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  • Language

  Evolutionary Biology Can Help Us Understand How Language Works

  As a linguist I dread the question, “what do you do?”, because when I answer “I’m a linguist” the inevitable follow-up question is: “How many languages do you speak?” That, of course, is not the point. While learning languages is a wonderful thing to do, academic linguistics is the scientific study of language.

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  • Language

  English Language Day

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  • Earth & Environment, Language

  The Swiftness of Glaciers: Language in a Time of Climate Change

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  • Earth & Environment, Language

  Jedek, a Newly Found Human Language

  “Jedek,” spoken in a community within an already-studied “Jahai” language area, is a newly-discovered language in the Malay Peninsula.

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  • February 2018 | Healthcare, Opinion

  The Fight for Social Justice in American Hospitals

  February ushers in Black History Month, a time to remember and celebrate Black lives in all forms and capacities. This month also marks a period when the intersections of Black identities and social justice are brought to the forefront of society.

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Open Access

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  • February 16, 2018

  The Future of Anonymous Peer Review

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  • May 1, 2017

  Impactstory - the Plug-In That Allows Users to Browser Open Access Papers

  Impactstory, a nonprofit organization working to advance open access, has unveiled Unpaywall, a browser plug-in that gives users easy access to electronic open access scientific articles.

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  • March 20, 2017

  FP7 Post-grant Open Access Pilot Project is Coming to an End

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  • November 30, 2016

  Open and Post Peer Review: New Trends in Open Access Publications

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  • June 7, 2016

  EU Puts Forward Ambitious Open Access Target

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  • May 24, 2016

  Raising The Standards Of Open Access Journals