Language
From bluey to bogans: Researchers who help define how the nation speaks to lose their jobs
For almost 40 years, the words the nation uses in speech, newspapers and books has been mapped by a small team at the Australian National Dictionary Centre.
- Christopher Harris
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Is being bilingual good for your brain? Perhaps
Some studies say it is. Others have failed to replicate the results, leaving experts wondering if the effect is real, and what exactly it consists of.
- The Economist
Read my lips: AI-dubbed films are debuting in cinemas
The new Swedish sci-fi film Watch The Skies is being marketed as the world’s first full-length theatrical feature to use AI for an immersive dubbing.
- Hannah Kennelly
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- Liam Runnalls
Humpback whales sing the way humans speak
The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests.
- Emily Anthes
This year’s Spanish Scrabble champion? A New Zealander who can’t even speak the language
Nigel Richards lost only one of his 24 games and beat 147 competitors from around the world to claim the prize. The runner-up said his victory was a “humiliation”.
- Kyle Melnick
- Political Sketch
- John Pesutto
Note to Pesutto: Don’t mention the war
Two famously wry aphorisms warn against comparisons with Hitler or the Nazis in public arguments. Perhaps John Pesutto should have taken note.
- Tony Wright
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