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Why do we baby talk?

By Magda Matetovici / 6 August 2025

I recently saw a group of policemen in the supermarket. They were probably grabbing lunch,


InScience: documentary Hacking Hate sheds light on the influence of hate speech on social media

By Carmen Ramoser / 23 July 2025

Why do people engage in hate speech online? TalkLing attended a screening of the documentary


Beyond Sight: How Technology Can Adjust To A Different Way of Experiencing The World In Blindness

By Ezgi Mamus / 9 July 2025

Imagine navigating a busy city street, ordering food, or reading a prescription label—without seeing. For


What genes make our brains look like our grandpas?

By Jitse Amelink / 1 July 2025

Humans share almost all of their genes with chimpanzees. But humans have bigger and more


Pronouns in Bio, Pt. 3: What the brain can tell us about pronouns

By Anna Mai / 11 June 2025

A pronoun like he or she might refer to dozens of different people, just in


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