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How Did ‘White’ Become A Metaphor For All Things Good?

July 20, 2020

Shortly after George Floyd’s death, one of my friends texted me that Floyd wasn’t necessarily a bad person, but, pointing to his prior stints in prison, added that “he wasn’t…

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Top 7 Reasons To Start Learning A New Language Right Now

June 11, 2020

There are roughly 6500 languages in the world, and the number of people that only speak 1 is worrying. As a global nation, we should be encouraging everyone to learn…

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Can Hearing Lots Of Languages Offer Benefits Of Bilingualism?

September 13, 2019

Being bilingual enables to connect with more people and in touch with more cultures. However, bilingualism is known to have cognitive benefits, too. It turns out that being bilingual also…

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How People Talk Now Holds Clues About Human Migration Centuries Ago

September 9, 2019

Often, you can tell where someone grew up by the way they speak. For example, if someone in the United States doesn’t pronounce the final “r” at the end of…

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Science

Complex Birdsongs Help Biologists Piece Together The Evolution Of Lifelong Learning

September 6, 2019

Bonjour! Ni hao! Merhaba! If you move to a new country as an adult, you have to work much harder to get past that initial “hello” in the local language…

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Wah Lao! Why Can’t I Speak Singlish?

November 18, 2017

“Two dollar onny, dis one,” a street vendor might say to you in Singapore. A local might reply, “Wah! So espensive one, cannot leh.” While this might sound like broken English, it…

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How Did ‘White’ Become A Metaphor For All Things Good?

Top 7 Reasons To Start Learning A New Language Right Now

Can Hearing Lots Of Languages Offer Benefits Of Bilingualism?

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How People Talk Now Holds Clues About Human Migration Centuries Ago

Complex Birdsongs Help Biologists Piece Together The Evolution Of Lifelong Learning

Wah Lao! Why Can’t I Speak Singlish?

The Definitive Who’s Who of the 2025 Papal Conclave

The World Is Revalidating Itself

IBM and Oracle Expand Partnership to Advance Agentic AI and Hybrid Cloud

Conclave: How A New Pope Is Chosen

Canonical Releases Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin

Mathematicians uncover the logic behind how people walk in crowds

Tokyo Electron and IBM Renew Collaboration for Advanced Semiconductor Technology

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IBM contributes key open-source projects to Linux Foundation to advance AI community participation

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Pope Benedict XVI: A man at odds with the modern world who leaves a legacy of intellectual brilliance and controversy

Singapore, India And Thailand Conclude Trilateral Singapore-India-Thailand Maritime Exercise

Singapore’s Greening Journey: 200 Years And Beyond – An Exhibition On Singapore’s Transformation Into One Of The World’s Lushest Cities

How 18 Million Americans Could Move Into Rural Areas – Without Leaving Home

New NEA Facility To Boost Production Of Male Wolbachia-Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes To Benefit More Residents

What’s A Nursing Home Combined With A Childcare Center? A Hopeful Model For The Future Of Aging

Marrying Psychology And Machines

Why It Matters That The Coronavirus Is Changing – And What This Means For Vaccine Effectiveness

Popes were once confined to Rome. Now they travel the world – and Francis’ current journey is particularly significant

ABB Powers Singapore’s Digital Economy

A Century Of Public Housing: Lessons From Singapore, Where Housing Is A Social, Not Financial, Asset

The Definitive Who’s Who of the 2025 Papal Conclave

The World Is Revalidating Itself

IBM and Oracle Expand Partnership to Advance Agentic AI and Hybrid Cloud

Conclave: How A New Pope Is Chosen

Canonical Releases Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin

Mathematicians uncover the logic behind how people walk in crowds

Tokyo Electron and IBM Renew Collaboration for Advanced Semiconductor Technology

Tariffs, Trump, and Other Things That Start With T – They’re Not The Problem, It’s How We Use Them

IBM contributes key open-source projects to Linux Foundation to advance AI community participation

The Unexpected Pi-Fect Deals This March 14