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Stereotypic sex roles penetrate scientific literature
Could a 1950s attitude to gender roles be stunting animal behaviour research? A recent study published online by the journal Animal Behaviour has found extensive stereotyping of sex roles throughout...
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Ways with words
By Monique Tsang Learning a new language can be a lot of hard work – especially for the brain. But it could be easier than you think. If you ever thought you spoke a foreign language, chances are you...
View ArticleDolphin Wisdom to be Revealed
According to a friend, people think we’ll be able to talk with dolphins within 5 years. After questioning his drinking habits (and a quick Google), it turns out he was right. Research has shown that...
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Intellectual Chess
There is no question about it, we have big heads. Relative to our body size we have the largest brains on earth, and even non-relative to body size, our brains are still some of the largest. If we...
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Speaking Different Languages
This post originally appeared on Refractive Index, Imperial College London’s Science Communication Group blog. It can be tough being a member of ‘the public’. Imagine for a moment that you are on your...
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The Blessing of Bilingualism
Does talking to children in several different languages confuse them and slow their linguistic development?
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Language and the brain: Insights from Deafness and Sign Language
How does experience shape language development? This lecture will examine what we currently know about how the brain processes a signed language and how you learn to read a language that you can’t...
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Bilingual Brains
Being bilingual can help you on holiday, but does the evidence agree that it makes you smarter too? Ian Sillett investigates.
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Mapping language in the brain
Using an fMRI scanner to view word groups in the brain could take us closer to creating a universal ‘language decoder’.
View ArticleLanguage and Categorical Perception: how what we say influences our reality
Yu Hang Hui. runner up from the I, Write Competition, explores how language and culture can influence our perception of what we see and hear.
View ArticleI, Science Radio – Loving Language Learning
This week, the radio team explores the science behind language learning, looking at the benefits...
View ArticleTalking Like Friends: Exploring the Phenomenon of Accent Adaptation
Olive Bradshaw delves into how and why we adapt our accents to those around us
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