Macaques appear to associate spoken words with pictures
One of the most important cognitive foundations of human language is our ability to develop associations between the ...
Roger Ebert1d
In the Name of Friendship: Matthew Rankin on “Universal Language”
One of Canada's most idiosyncratic fantasists discusses the links between Iranian cinema, architecture, and cultural exchange.
‘Images are a language’: Best International Feature Oscar nominees on how their films ‘transcend culture’
My goal is to create an experience. Music is closer to filmmaking than any other art. It transcends culture. Filmmaking is a ...
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Cause & Culture: Lost (and found) in translation—connecting communities through language
When the pandemic hit, it became apparent how vital it is for a community to be able to unite for the greater good and ensure ...
Khaleej Times21d
180 nations, 1 country: Why UAE culture is unlike 'anywhere else in the world'
The UAE, specifically Dubai, has a very interesting social fabric of people from over 180 countries which allows everyone to retain their own practices and identity and co-exist without ...
Forbes21d
How Healthcare Industry Leaders Succeed – Exceptional Cultures
Healthcare is not just a driver of our economy, at 17% of the GDP, it is more significantly at the core of our very well-being. I was interested to clarify what America’s best healthcare ...
The Independent23d
The world’s most embarrassing inauguration was led by the Culture Wars President
An inauguration to text your friends about, with attendees including Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla founder Elon Musk (EPA) Gather round, everyone, for the world’s most embarrassing ...
The Conversation26d
Why is one half of Mars so different to the other? ‘Marsquakes’ may have just revealed the answer
To find the location of a marsquake, we have to rely on measuring the difference in arrival time between different kinds of vibrations (called P and S waves). This lets us calculate the distance ...
The Globe and Mail26d
The point is not to be different from the States. It’s to be better than them
medicare – was itself held up as one of those things that made us different: a product, it was said, of our “public enterprise culture.” There were, needless to say, a lot of problems with ...
Indiatimes26d
What is 'Nothing Day' and how can doing nothing lead to a fuller life?
However, this perception is being challenged by various cultures and philosophies of taking a step back from constant activity. ‘Nothing Day’ has been celebrated on January 16 in the United ...
Wall Street Journal27d
‘A Different Man’ Review: A Drama of Deformity on Max
“A Different Man” is an urban parable, even an urban myth if one thinks in classical terms—Midas, Tantalus, Oedipus, Prometheus. Regrets, they’ve had a few. So does the protagonist of ...
Forbes27d
The Courage To Improve: How Leaders Can Embrace Change And Build Strong Cultures
They can embrace neurodiversity as a tool to create organizations built on foundations from synergy where different individuals create coherent company cultures together. This shared sense of ...