Ojibwe teacher Keller Paap reflects on his work and the necessity of his language to adapt in order for it to flourish.
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This week we interviewed Jean Berko Gleason, a psycholinguist who is now a professor emerita at Boston University, about how we learn and use the most valuable of skills: human language. She's best known for her wug test experiment, revealing that children develop general systems to learn language.
Compelling video of elephants mourning the death of a calf, and a magnificent segment on the secret language of elephants.
Sometimes it takes persistence to pitch a voice you know is right — and the willingness to listen to others around the dinner table.
A "linguistic resurrection" you ask? Krista’s presentation at the United Nations was featured on TED.com! Krista's TEDTalk presents ways in which we can ground + humanize the word "compassion" by using language more fully and by looking to people who exemplify this aspiration. Watch and share what your ideas.
A New York Times editorial sheds light on the difficulties of covering torture and interrogation.
Compelling video of elephants mourning the death of a calf, and a magnificent segment on the secret language of elephants.
Sometimes it takes persistence to pitch a voice you know is right — and the willingness to listen to others around the dinner table.
"The Dead Sea Scrolls" of Chinese theological history uncover an emotional side of Confucianism.
