People with depression use language differently – here’s how to spot it
New research shows that people with depression use words such as ‘always’, ‘nothing’ or ‘completely’ more often than others.
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Can music be good company? Research shows it makes our imagination more social
When people listen to music, they’re more likely to imagine social interactions.
Ukraine: a peace deal will require mutual trust, which is very hard to imagine
What psychology has to offer when it comes to peace negotiations.
The BFG reminds us that wordplay is part of learning and mastering language
From Jabberwocky to the BFG’s gobblefunking, playing with words is the first step to mastering them – not something to be ironed out of teaching.
Why everyone should have to learn computer programming
When we ditched high-school Latin we lost a great intellectual training. Here’s how to get it back without resorting to a dead language.
Artificial intelligence may not actually be the solution for stopping the spread of fake news
Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly sophisticated. But we’re still a long way off from AI being able to discern what’s fake news.
Artificial intelligence: the adventure has just begun
While there is currently interest interest in artificial intelligence, it offers limited achievements, such as the autonomous car. Tomorrow, machines will learn alone and forge solutions.
What was in Boris Johnson’s Queen’s Speech – and does it matter?
A vague list of ideas for a government that doesn’t really want to see this parliament run its course.
Sign languages are fully‑fledged, natural languages with their own dialects – they need protecting
Diversity of world’s sign languages tells us much about how we communicate.
It’s against human nature to send two‑year‑olds to school
In order to make young children “school ready”, the English government is now encouraging parents to place their children in school nurseries shortly after their second birthday. But there is evidence…
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