Linguists and geographers analysed 8.9 billion words contained within 980 million Tweets posted across the United States between 2013 and […]
The universality of shame
Shame on you. These three simple words can have devastating effect on an individual’s psyche. But why is that? How […]
Children take longer to learn two languages at once compared to just one — don’t fret
Worldwide immigration patterns are increasing the number of children who grow up exposed to two languages, a circumstance that provides […]
Category learning influenced by where an object is in our field of vision
We humans are pros at category learning — the process by which we classify things, whether objects, concepts or events, […]
Blind people depend on timing cues for some spatial awareness
It’s a popular idea in books and movies that blind people develop super sensitive hearing to help navigate the world […]
City size plays crucial role in migration patterns
People from smaller cities are more likely to migrate than people from larger cities, according to a new study by […]