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Windows changed architecture long before they became something your neighbor peers through while pretending to check the weather. This episode looks at how civilizations figured out light, airflow, glassmaking, and the surprisingly complicated problem of keeping rain outside whil ...  Afficher plus

Disc golf turns a simple flying disc into a surprisingly structured sport with rules, strategy, and plenty of trees waiting to ruin your plans. In this episode, we follow the basics of the game, how courses are designed, what different discs are used for, and why players obsess o ...  Afficher plus

Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this bonus episode we talk about the state of modern linguistics, including the effects of the replication crisis, scientific fraud, Anglocentrism, and how the und ...  Afficher plus

Is the Way You Speak Limiting How You Think?

For years, scientists debated how language shapes the brain, but new research reveals it goes far beyond communication. Some languages lack numbers, grammar, or even complex sentences—yet their speakers naviga ...

A calming and relaxing ASMR experience is combined with beginner-level English vocabulary words. Learn essential English terms while you sleep.Listen to this EVERYDAY, to practice listening, and repeating all the new words you heard in this video!LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more slow ...  Afficher plus

Join us as we share a lighthearted conversation about eggcorns, malapropisms, and folk etymology. We explore how linguistic slip-ups—like confusing "Alzheimer's disease" with "old-timers disease" or "in one fell swoop" with "in one foul ...