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Do-Hu Suh

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Do-Hu Suh

Do-Hu Suh

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Josiah McElheny

Josiah McElheny

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Language and Extinction

In recent years, much has been made of the idea that humans possess a “language instinct”: infants easily learn to speak because all languages follow a set of rules built into their brains. While there is no doubt that human thinking influences the form that language takes, if Evans and Levinson are correct, language in turn shapes our brains. This suggests that humans are more diverse than we thought, with our brains having differences depending on the language environment in which we grew up. And that leads to a disturbing conclusion: every time a language becomes extinct, humanity loses an important piece of diversity.

“Language Lessons” by Christine Kenneally from New Scientist.

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I don’t hate people, I just feel better when they aren’t around.
— Bukowski
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The Chinese Government’s CGI re-enactment of the Tiger Woods story.

From trueslant.com

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Ryohei Hase

Ryohei Hase

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Generative Art

Generative Art

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Andy Gilmore

Andy Gilmore

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Still from An Unseen Enemy, D W Griffith, 1912

Still from An Unseen Enemy, D W Griffith, 1912