What do Bigfoot, alien abductions and faked moon landings have in common with popular theories about word origins? More than you might think.

Last month, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. At issue was whether Idaho ...

RIoT offers their annual, bi-partisan, collaborative State of the Region address to highlight opportunities and growth across the State of North Carolina.

Meaning doesn’t stay inside individual brains. Shared attention and language allow meaning to become symbolic, social, and cumulative.

Contracting parties operating in Texas are no doubt mindful of the express negligence rule: If the contracting parties intend to indemnify a party ...

William Sanders Scarborough was an African-American ex-slave who authored a Greek textbook. His First Lessons in Greek ...

Yodeling has been officially recognized by the UN as part of the world's intangible cultural heritage. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: We all know yodeling, right? Alpine men and women singing across verdant ...

This article describes the role economic consultants can play in pro bono matters, creating meaningful opportunities for collaboration and community impact.

The evolutionary adaptation of the left inferior frontal gyrus is considered a crucial neural specialization supporting the emergence of human language. As a central node in the language network, it ...

Abstract: Grades deliver important quantitative feedback on student learning, but grading can be time-consuming for large student cohorts. Recent advances in large language models (LLMs) offer ...

DAMASCUS - The fall of the Assad regime has opened an extraordinary window of hope for peace and stability in Syria. A year on, displaced Syrians are returning to their homes – over 3 million to date ...

COLUMBIA — A Missouri appeals court in Kansas City has rewritten the ballot language for an amendment that would ban most abortions again in the state, ruling that the language approved by a Cole ...