cognition

The Body’s Compass: Reading Legs & Feet

While we consciously control our facial expressions, our legs and feet often reveal the truth of our intentions. Rooted in…

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Diplomatic Language: Say More, Risk Less

Delve into the subtle art of diplomatic communication, where carefully chosen words can de-escalate conflict and build powerful alliances. This…

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Reading: The Brain’s Heavy Lift

Ever wondered if learning thousands of Chinese characters is cognitively harder than mastering the English alphabet? This post dives into…

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The Echo Chamber of the Mind

Echolalia, the repetition of heard phrases, is often dismissed as simple mimicry, particularly in autism. But what if these echoes…

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When a Word Loses Its Meaning

Say a word over and over again until it loses all meaning. This bizarre experience, known as semantic satiation, isn't…

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The Billion-Dollar Phoneme

What do Kodak, Xerox, and Google have in common? Their names weren't chosen by accident; they were meticulously engineered using…

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The Birth of a Question Mark

The question mark seems like a fundamental part of writing, but it wasn't always there. This ubiquitous symbol of curiosity…

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The QWERTY Problem: Typing in a Non-Latin World

How do you type a language with thousands of characters on a keyboard with only a few dozen keys? The…

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The Telephone’s Missing Body Language

When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, he inadvertently stripped conversation of its most fundamental element: body language. In response,…

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The Name You Cannot Speak: Taboo Words

Move beyond profanity to a world where a person's name is the most forbidden word you can speak. This article…

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