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  Bilinguals perceive shades differently based on which language they are using

  psypost.org - Eric W. Dolan

  A recent study published in the journal Language Learning explores how bilingual individuals perceive colors differently based on the language they …

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  Klingon and Elvish Represent the Power of World-Building Fictional Languages

  giantfreakinrobot.com - Em Helena

  Star Trek and The Lord of the Rings are two franchises well-known for being fully fleshed-out entities. There is one …

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  How We Recognize Words in Real-Time

  neurosciencenews.com - Neuroscience News

  A recent study has identified three distinct strategies people use to recognize words: "Wait and See," "Sustained Activation," and "Slow Activation." …

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  The Letter 'Ñ': How a Tilde Saved Space for Medieval Scribes

  howstuffworks.com - Mitch Ryan

  The letter "ñ" is Latin small letter (aka lowercase letter) found in Spanish words. A tilde (the squiggly line over the letter) distinguishes "ñ" …

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  New Study Shows Climate Crisis Language Failing to Drive Action

  One Green Planet - By Nicholas Vincent

  The study surveyed over 5,000 U.S. residents, exploring their reactions to different climate-related terms. Surprisingly, traditional phrases like …

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  Move over, text: Video is the new medium of our lives

  MIT Technology Review - Clive Thompson

  We are increasingly learning and communicating by means of the moving image. It will shift our culture in untold ways. The other day I idly opened …