Sunday Jun 23rd, 2013
When in Rome, swear as the Romans do
What’s the meaning of the word irrumatio? In Ancient Rome, to threaten another individual with irrumatio qualified as one of the highest offenses, topping off a list of seemingly frivolous obscenities that — needless to say — did not survive into the modern era. read more »
Thursday Feb 20th, 2014
What does he mean by ‘I love you?’
Emotion words across languages and cultures
Monday Feb 17th, 2014
How the Humanities changed the world
Have insights from the humanities ever led to breakthroughs?
Sunday Feb 16th, 2014
Thinking about the mind: an anti-linguistic turn
Bence Nanay on language and the mind
Wednesday Jan 22nd, 2014
Whoa, or “the road we rode”
Being part 22 of the series “The Oddest English Spelling”
Wednesday
Nov 20th, 2013
Greeks and Romans: literary influence across languages and ethnicities
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