A telltale stretch of DNA at a gene called ROBO2 is linked to the number of words that a child masters in the early stage of talking, they reported in the journal Nature Communications. ROBO2 cont...
As an athlete we try to find ways to focus in on big moments and key plays. But with that comes a lot of pressure. I found an article that talks about positive self talk which allows athletes to re...
Some possible signs, according to various researchers cited in the article: 1. amount of bragging 2. efforts to elevate themselves by comparing down to others 3. efforts to draw attention to onesel...
This article talks about how the Irish language is being used and understood by fewer and fewer people. It also talks about what the government is doing to fix the problem.
!: This episode talks about the use of the exclamation point and its origins. Coding: This episode talks about the future of coding as a language. Link: https://www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=80216752
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/linguistics/sign.jsp This talks about why Sign Language is important to our society.
Many people say that the most successful communicators have the ability to do both talk and text, but some fear that more people are losing the ability to have or avoiding face to face conversation...
Article addresses the origins on usage of the word "like" and also the vocal phenomenon of "up-talking".
http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2013/09/13/mandarin_chinese_is_english_s_growing_popularity_a_threat_to_china_s_national.html This is a follow up of the Ted talk we watched a few days ag...
Very interesting article. It talks about different body languages and what they represent and how you should/shouldn't avoid them to be "successful." My favorites are #s 9 and 10 where they say you...
Our brain likes to work in stages and steps. In order to keep the process flowing and optimal, you need long periods of time in which you can just focus on a single task. By not allowing yourself...
This article talks about why some authors use their second language to write in instead of their first, and how it benefits them. This isn't a very common thing, but more writers are trying it out.
You know those alien languages you hear in the movies and ever wondered who comes up with them? Well, this article talked about Sara Maria Forsberg, a high school graduate who today is 23 years old...
This is an interesting article on lying and what liars tend to do. According to the article when people lie they tend to say certain things, do certain things, show different facial expressions, an...
This article provides an analysis of the way children's brains develop depending on how their parents conversate with them. The article talks about the importance of having quality conversations wi...
This article is about research that shows how the gender of the person you're talking to affects the way you speak to them. They have found that both men and women are more likely to interrupt women.
This article talks about the theory from John Gray's book, Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, that men and women fundamentally differ in the way in which they use language to communicate. It ...
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/08/how-internet-slang-makes-people-better-writers/595858/ This article talks about how the usage of internet slang actually displays a sophis...
This article talks about the negative effects that technology can have on children, as well as what we can do to prevent these negative effects.
This article talks about the evolution of memes, where the word "meme" is originated from, how memes are being exploited these days, and what the future of memes could hold.
