(Tom Parker) Google Docs has announced that it will start flagging “potentially discriminatory or inappropriate language” and prompting users to make their writing “more inclusive and appropriate” on some of its plans.
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The Language of Your Eyes
(Exploring Your Mind) They say the eyes are the window to your soul. Find out why here.
Orwell was Right: Control the Language, Control the World
(Bill Rice, Jr.) Of all the elements of today’s “New Normal,” the most ominous is the “reform” that effectively changed the meanings of previously accepted words or terms. The following glossary illustrates how changes to our vocabulary played a central role in making the world a more dangerous and frightening place.
A Tool of Control: How Health Officials Weaponize Language to Manage Public Perception of COVID Vaccines
(Children’s Health Defense) Psychological and linguistic manipulation are, for those in power, proven tools for building, consolidating and maintaining dominance — a reality keenly depicted in George Orwell’s never-more-relevant novel, “1984.”
The Left’s Orwellian Perversion of Language
(Lauri B. Regan) Lies and propaganda are now the mainstay of leftist communications. A twenty-first century reincarnation of George Orwell’s 1984 Newspeak is one of their primary mechanisms utilized to prevent critical thought and debate while expanding power by “reimagining” (their word du jour) language:
Yale research: Race-focused Language of ‘Democratic Elites’ Hurts Their Causes
(Greg Piper) It’s politically safer to appeal to class interests because of “backlash from race framing” among Republicans, survey finds.
What Etruscan Sounded Like – And How we Know (Video)
What Etruscan Sounded Like – And How we Know (Video)
Milton Erickson: How Changing Your Language Can Change Your Mind
(Exploring Your Mind) Milton Erickson is considered a creative genius. Perhaps this is due to the fact that other psychiatrists found his therapeutic approach so difficult to replicate. This American psychiatrist and psychologist was a pioneer in hypnosis therapies to the point of achieving legendary status. Milton Erickson developed, among other tools, therapeutic strategies based on how changing your language can “change” your mind.
Spontaneous Social Expression Documented in the Deaf, Can Inspire Us All
(Science Daily) How did the almost 6000 languages of the world come into being?
Recursive Language and Modern Imagination Were Acquired Simultaneously 70,000 Years Ago
(Neuroscience) A genetic mutation that slowed down the development of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) in two or more children may have triggered a cascade of events leading to acquisition of recursive language and modern imagination 70,000 years ago.
The Science of Linguistics: The Brain Processes Concrete Vs. Abstract Words Differently
(Paul Waters) In an review published in the Journal of Neurophysiology, an Italian researcher exploredthe various areas of the human brain responsible for processing the meanings of concrete and abstract words.
True Multi-Tasking: You Can Learn a New Language While You Sleep, According to Researchers
(Edsel Cook) Sleep turns out to be more than just a period when the body rests and recuperates from the labors of a busy day. Swiss researchers demonstrated the possibility of learning new things during sleeping periods.
The Zipf Mystery
The Zipf Mystery