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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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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?

Malaysia’s ‘ASEAN Shenzhen’ needs some significant legal reform to take off — here’s how

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Mangrove Forests Provide Cause For Conservation Optimism, For Now

Malaysia’s ‘ASEAN Shenzhen’ needs some significant legal reform to take off — here’s how

Air Fryer: The One Cooking Appliance to Rule Them All – Best All-Around Picks in 2025

Samsung Electronics Debuts Odyssey G7 Monitors, Showcasing Top Games on Its Displays at Gamescom 2025

HP Cranks Up the Game with Smarter Systems, Cooler Builds, and Gear That Hits Different

New Trump tariffs: early modelling shows most economies lose – the US more than many

Wetsuit or Drysuit? As always, it depends. This quick guide can help you choose.

Thoughts on America’s AI Action Plan

Introducing Surface Laptop 5G: Seamless connectivity, built for business

Press Start (Or Hit Enter)! Your Go-To Loadout for Streamers and Gamers.

ESWIN Computing launches the EBC77 Series Single Board Computer with Ubuntu