Bruce HowardPhD student solves a mysterious ancient Sanskrit text algorithm after 2,500 yearsbigthink.com - Kevin DickinsonAround 350 BC, the scholar Pāṇini composed a grammatical treatise of astounding breadth and comprehension. Known as the Aṣṭādhyāyī, it contained 4,000 …
Bruce HowardThis ancient language puzzle was impossible to solve—until a PhD student cracked the codeverified_publisherPopular Science - Laura BaisasThe discovery makes it possible to translate any word written in Sanskrit. A PhD student studying at the University of Cambridge has solved a puzzle that has stumped scholars since the fifth century BCE. Rishi Rajpopat decoded a rule taught by Pāṇini, an Indian grammarian who is believed to have …
Bruce HowardMost assume writing systems get simpler. But 3,600 years of Chinese writing show it’s getting increasingly complextheconversation.com - Piers Kelly and Charles Kemp and James WintersAt this very moment, the words you are reading are entering your mind at the speed of thought. Below your awareness, strings of letters are …
Bruce HowardAuthor Neil Gaiman hands a free history lesson to those attacking 'They/Them' pronounsupworthy.comEditor's note: This article was originally published on December 16, 2021. It has since been updated. For every fantasy author out there being a …
Bruce HowardPopular Slang Words No One Uses Anymore247wallst.com - Sarah BurnsThe English language is constantly changing and adapting to the needs of its users. While new words are created and some old words acquire new …
Bruce HowardA Clockwork Orange: 60-year-old teen slang that still shocksverified_publisherBBC Culture - Arwa HaiderAnthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange spawned an underground lexicon that seeped into pop culture and resonates now, writes Arwa Haider, in BBC Culture's new Cult Books series. Within the first few lines of Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange, we are lured into a near-future after-dark …
