language

There are ways to engage with someone with whom you don’t agree.

It may be easiest when you’re young, but the proven benefits of learning a new language at any age cannot be ignored.

Now is the perfect time to take up a new language. Self-motivation and commitment are key to mastering this fun and useful new skill.

A new study finds evidence of an important neural speech pathway in macaques.

Practicing Socratic ignorance, or avoiding certainty of our own knowledge, diminishes inequality and pushes us in our search for wisdom.

None of us know where this is heading, but we can still learn from the moment.

How can you give and receive more productive feedback? Form a psychological contract with a trusted partner.

Learn how to negotiate like a shark. Here are Shark Tank investor Daymond John’s tips for powerful communication.

In 1998, former New Yorker editor Tina Brown went into business with Harvey Weinstein. That was a colossal mistake.

Disagreements should not equal censorship.

Whether you’re speaking at a wedding or your own TED Talk, here’s how you can make the experience a little less harrowing.

This sentence search engine takes an innovative approach to improving your writing skills.

It’s possible to seek equality without seeking sameness.

Is the experience we call “love” felt the same in every language?

Social media giants aren’t legally obligated to protect free speech. But they should. Former ACLU president Nadine Strossen explains why.

Audio recordings reveal cows have unique voices and share emotions with each other.

Hundreds more are documented in Robert Macfarlane’s Landmarks.

Isogloss cartography shows diversity, richness, and humour of the French language

Tips on telling human stories that audiences want to hear from start to finish.

It doesn’t matter where you’re from — music is an emotional powerhouse.

European Word Translator: a simple idea adds a cartographic flourish to Google’s online translation service

From “if-by-whiskey” to the McNamara fallacy, being able to spot logical missteps is an invaluable skill.

Interpreter, Google’s language translating tool, is coming to mobile and it’s poised to change our everyday conversations.

Many renowned writers have revelled in the gifts of their non-native tongues.

“They” has taken on a not-so-new meaning lately. This earned it the scrutiny it needed to win.

When it comes to making others laugh, you have to help them observe an absurd fact of life with you.

Dominant wild silverbacks wax musical with their mouths full.

A guide to keep conflicts from flaring up while you pass your uncle the pumpkin pie.

Get connected with a native speaker and be immediately immersed in a virtual reality learning space.

“What a shock,” said no dog lover ever.