Linguist Marina Yaguello traces the myths, legends, and religious narratives that have shaped humanity's understanding of the origins of language.
Marina Yaguello | Oct 26, 2023
Anton Chekhov's stories are a testament to the way memory can illuminate the path to understanding and endow a life with meaning.
Abby Smith Rumsey | Oct 23, 2023
A new paper provides the first evidence from a randomized controlled trial isolating the impact of financial assistance to prevent homelessness. We spoke with its authors.
Brian A. Jacob | Oct 19, 2023
Books in Slab City provide valuable footholds out here in the desert on the edge of society.
Charlie Hailey | Oct 16, 2023
The term “hallucination,” which has been widely adopted to describe large language models outputting false information, is misleading. Its application to creativity risks compounding that.
Oliver Bown | Oct 13, 2023
