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Literature & Language

The secret behind how Chinese characters work

1,197,622 Views

Literature & Language

Why don't "tough" and "dough" rhyme?

492,691 Views

Social Studies

Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?

671,030 Views

Literature & Language

A brief history of Spanish

455,278 Views

Linguistics

What makes a language... a language?

801,227 Views

Literature & Language

Who decides what’s in the dictionary?

445,441 Views

Speaking

How to have constructive conversations - Julia Dhar

326,600 Views

Literature & Language

Why do we, like, hesitate when we, um, speak?

2,314,067 Views

Speaking

We can help you master public speaking

400,436 Views

Literature & Language

"Jabberwocky": One of literature's best bits of nonsense

1,015,064 Views

Literature & Language

Evolution’s great mystery: Language

634,406 Views

Linguistics

The race to decode a mysterious language

835,452 Views

Literature & Language

What do all languages have in common?

826,755 Views

History

The secret messages of Viking runestones

739,649 Views

Literature & Language

4 reasons to learn a new language - John McWhorter

2,103,210 Views

Literature & Language

What “Machiavellian” really means

3,211,589 Views

How language shapes the way we think - Lera Boroditsky

13,649,480 Views

Literature & Language

How can you change someone's mind? (hint: facts aren't always enough)

2,201,787 Views

Writing/Composition

How many verb tenses are there in English?

898,320 Views

Literature & Language

The tragic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice

8,551,304 Views

Linguistics

Where do new words come from?

1,379,363 Views

Literature & Language

The world’s most mysterious book

9,775,739 Views

Medical Conditions

Aphasia: The disorder that makes you lose your words

1,470,291 Views

Linguistics

One of the most difficult words to translate...

2,010,280 Views