linguistics

October 21st 2026

Voynich Manuscript Botanical Art Double Spread

No Wonder We Can’t Read the Voynich Manuscript—Its Pages Are Probably Out of Order

“This means that any research that relies on the current sequence of pages needs to be revisited, since the manuscript is out of order.”

Human History Gayoung Lee Oct 21

April 16th 2026

Sperm Whales Swimming Ocean

Sperm Whales Speak With a Complex Alphabet and Even Have ‘Vowels,’ Study Finds

Linguists hope to be conversant in rudimentary-level sperm whale in the next five years.

Biology Matthew Phelan Apr 16

February 10th 2026

Green's Dictionary Of Slang

Largest Dictionary of English Slang Is Now Free Online to Help You Talk Like a Zoomer

It'd probably help the New York Times, too.

Culture Tom Hawking Feb 10

December 7th 2025

Digitally influenced speech illustrated by an image of a man on a screen with image distortion over his mouth.

Evidence That Humans Now Speak in a Chatbot-Influenced Dialect Is Getting Stronger

Slop may be seeping into the nooks and crannies of our brains.

Artificial Intelligence Mike Pearl Dec 7 '25

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