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Do different languages confer different personalities? (The Economist 8-11-2013)
Nov 5th 2013, 12:06 by R.L.G. | BERLIN LAST week, Johnson took a look at some of the advantages of bilingualism. These include better performance at tasks involving “executive function” (which involve the brain’s ability to plan and prioritise), better defence against dementia in old age and—the obvious—the ability to speak a second language. One purported […]
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How do we talk about dying?
Study examines how we talk about dying 30 September 2013 15:20 A journey or a battle? A crossroads or a fight? A stolen life or a gift?
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Unreliable research. Trouble at the Lab (The Economist 19th Oct 2013)
Scientists like to think of science as self-correcting. To an alarming degree, it is not Oct 19th 2013 |From the print edition “I SEE a train wreck looming,” warned Daniel Kahneman, an eminent psychologist, in an open letter last year. The premonition concerned research on a phenomenon known as “priming”. Priming studies suggest that decisions can […]
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Bibliotherapy: Textual healing (The Economist 12th Oct 2013)
Book balm, also known as bibliotherapy
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New publication: Research Trends in Intercultural Pragmatics. Ed. by Kecskes, Istvan & Romero-Trillo, Jesús
Mouton de Gruyter 2013. Click this link for Table of Contents and other details
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Universities should ditch the talk of investing in the future | Simon Jenkins
Instead of research academics need to focus on giving students what they want for their money: that is, a well-rounded education Money talks. After two years of tuition fees at £7,000-£9,000 universities are apparently rolling in cash, and their students are demanding value for it. Universities are expected to deliver not just education but jobs. […]