Language and computing (with Steven Piantadosi)
In this interview I speak to Steven Piantadosi, assistant professor of the computation and language lab at UC Berkeley. We talk about language acquisition, how children learn vocabulary, and the futur...
27 Jul 201929min
Daily Digest 25/7/19 | Subtitles or no subtitles?
Today's daily digest answers the question of whether you should watch English films and series with subtitles or no subtitles. And the answer might surprise you.
25 Jul 201914min
Daily Digest 24/7/19 | How do I learn English?
Today's daily digest answers a question that I get asked every day: "How do I learn English?". The answer involves elephants, bees, and children playing with toys.
24 Jul 201914min
Daily Digest 23/7/19 | Illusions and language learning
Today's daily digest explains what audio and video illusions can tell us about how our brains work, and the best way to prepare ourselves for fluent English. You can become my patron here: https://ww...
23 Jul 201913min
Daily Digest 22/7/19 | A photographic memory for English
Today's daily digest talks about why I seem to contradict myself, how children remember everything they hear, and what it tells about how adults might learn a language better.
22 Jul 201915min
Daily Digest 19/7/19 | Learn English by doing nothing
Today's daily digest talks about what sign language can tell us about spoken language: why children are more successful at learning than adults, and how we can learn by doing nothing. You can become ...
19 Jul 201913min
Daily Digest 18/7/19 | Your name controls your life
Today's daily digest talks about how sound symbolism can work in two directions, why you should change your name to pass that English exam, and how to describe a room full of tropical birds.ç You can...
18 Jul 201913min
Daily Digest 17/7/19 | How to write better in English
Today's daily digest talks about how to learn how to write in English, and why you really have no excuses in 2019. You can become my patron here: https://www.patreon.com/canguroenglish
17 Jul 201912min
