A Science Of Human Language - Part #3 In Part #1of this series, I suggested that a grammar heavily based in syntax was not sufficiently scientific as a general theory of how language functions. Part…

A Science Of Human Language - Part #2 Quistic Grammar : A New Universal Grammar In Part #1 of this series, I suggested that a grammar heavily based in syntax was not sufficiently scientific as a…

In the first article on this topic, I suggested that we can measure what people prefer and value, but we don’t know the “why” behind those preferences and values. An evolutionary psychologist…

A Science Of Human Language - Part #1 Quistic Grammar : A New Universal GrammarIn this series of articles I hope to build, on a sure foundation, a theory which explains language as a means by which…

After the Pandora vase of Berlusconi's private life got opened, there are news trickling out from it every day. In the last few days we learned that the parties thrown by the Italian premier in his…

People make value judgements about others based on their facial expressions, according to a new study carried out by Spanish and Brazilian researchers. After looking at a face for only 100…

We can measure what people prefer and value, but do we know why? And can we predict whether a nation will be liberal or conservative, atheist or religious, polygynous or monogamous? While researching…

Can you tell when your dog has done something wrong by his appearance?   Not really, says Alexandra Horowitz, Assistant Professor from Barnard College in New York, in Behavioural Processes.…

Obsessive-Compulsive Language Disorder If you have never heard of Obsessive-Compulsive Language Disorder, don't worry.  I just invented the expression to get your attention. In my article We…

In previous posts I have made the argument that the brain constructs a data organization framework which represents our worldview (or belief systems). It is against this structure that new…