Curations from the Human Jungle
[Thanks again to The Browser, which brings so many of these interesting, thought-provoking stories to our attention. SB SM] Language alters our experience of time Published: June 13, 2017 https://theconversation.com/language-alters-our-experience-of-time-76761?ref=thebrowser.com It turns out, Hollywood got it half right. In the film Arrival, Amy Adams plays linguist Louise Banks who is trying to decipher an alien language. She... Continue Reading →
[I'm a big fan of The Browser. I steal a lot from them, and that's a compliment! In addition to doing a lot of my work for me, they also pay attention to the way information is presented, which the the very definition of what it means "to publish." This article may be too nerdy... Continue Reading →
[In The Jungle we have but one word, Oo-oo, but an infinite variety of inflections. Humans, by contrast, are so primitive that they have to resort to communicating with their hands. SB SM] from the MIT Press Reader by way of The Browser An excerpt from François Caradec’s book “Dictionary of Gestures.” We might believe... Continue Reading →
Elective AnonymityBY ROBERT COTTRELL – 14 DEC 2022 [Robert Cottrell is the editor of The Browser, blog/newsletter that I crib a lot of interesting material from. The Browser's tagline is "Writing Worth Reading," and that summarizes their mission succinctly. Occasionally he addresses his subscribers directly, such as in this post which is about creators who... Continue Reading →