Endangered Alphabets

Did you know 92% of IP professionals plan to try AI, yet 79% cite accuracy as a top barrier? Generative AI is reshaping the IP world, but are today’s tools truly delivering? In this new episode of the Globally Speaking podcast, we dive into the findings of RWS’s “Ahead of the Gam ...  Show more

Ready to glimpse the future of translation technology? The revolution is happening now! And we condensed all the insights in the new Translation Technology Insights 2025 report! AI, shifting market dynamics and rapid tech adoption are transforming localization. Dive into the lat ...  Show more

My guest today is someone who I believe, without exaggeration, will help transform the way people learn ancient languages for years to come. While our institutional academies crumble, a new academy is quietly emerging in independent organizations like the Ancient Language Institu ...  Show more

How did the English alphabet -- a strange agglomeration of curved and straight-lined symbols -- become a thing? In the second part of this special two-part series, Ben, Noel and Max dive into the messy evolution of modern English, with a special shoutout to each letter of the cur ...  Show more

Language not only defines humans as a species, placing us head and shoulders above even the most proficient animal communicators, but it also beguiles us with its endless mysteries. How did different languages come to be? Why isn't there just a single language? How does a languag ...  Show more

Around the world, 2.3 billion people speak English, and for most of them it is an extra, rather than their first, language.

In many countries, English is also used to teach most academic subjects at schools and universities – even where most of the populatio ...