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Surprising Things about American English
Here’s a collection of things I find surprising about American English as a British linguist living in Southern California. I look at vowel mergers in US English, vocabulary and grammar features, surprising pronunciations and hypercorrections. This is the first time … Continue reading
Europe’s sleeper train network is expanding. Can it go the distance?
For more than a century, sleeper trains have provided a way for everyone, from budget backpackers to royals, to get around Europe. But these services are expensive to run and come with many operational challenges not faced by the more … Continue reading
HOW TO USE THOU …as well as thee, thy, ye & you.
English used to have a formal and informal way of saying “you” – like lots of other languages do now! Allow me to explain… What does “thou” actually mean? How is it different to “you”? And what about “thee”? These … Continue reading
A Tour of The Accents of England
Polyglot and language coach Dave Huxtable takes a tour of the English accents of England, taking a look at the most interesting and iconic accents across the country and the phonetic features that make then stand out. If you like … Continue reading
The World’s LARGEST Metro System! | Shanghai Metro Explained
[…] The Shanghai Metro is the world’s largest metro system, and so it was about time we made an Explained video on it! Enjoy, and I hope you learn something about this marvellous metro. […]
The Blind Spots of the Green Energy Transition | Olivia Lazard | TED
The world needs clean power, but decarbonization calls for a massive increase in the mining and extraction of minerals like lithium, graphite and cobalt. Environmental peacemaking expert Olivia Lazard sheds light on the scramble for these precious mineral resources — … Continue reading
Why the modern world is fine with things being so ugly
When The World Abandoned Aesthetics. Why is our modern world so ugly? Have you ever considered how we progressed from ornate marble columns, arches, and buttresses, to concrete monolithic structures polluting our skylines? I love modern architecture, I even love … Continue reading
The return of Mongolia’s “wild” horses – Nigel Rothfels
Dig into the breeding program that saved Takhi horses from extinction, and explore the role of zoos in animal conservation. — For thousands of years, native Takhi horses roamed the steppes of Central Asia. But by the late 1960s, their … Continue reading
Crows and Magpies Are Building Nests with Anti-Bird Spikes | Colossal
JULY 13, 2023 GRACE EBERT All images courtesy of Denisea A new paper highlights examples of magpies and carrion crows building nests with strips of anti-bird spikes in both Rotterdam and Antwerp. Hostile architecture is a design strategy that restricts … Continue reading
Gödel, Escher, Bach author Doug Hofstadter on the state of AI today
Click here to hear this video without annoying background music: • Gödel, Escher, Ba… ” *Douglas Hofstadter*, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Gödel, Escher, Bach, reflects on how he got interested in the mind and consciousness, how he came to … Continue reading
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