#30 Dr Nick Enfield Language Expert: How Language Warps Your Memory, Emotions, Beliefs and Reality itself!
Dr. Nick Enfield is a linguistic anthropologist and author of Language vs. Reality: Why Language Is Good for Lawyers and Bad for Scientists, a mind-bending exploration of how words shape — and distort — the world we live in.
Language isn’t just a tool for communication. It’s a tool for persuasion, …
Has thank you lost its meaning?
Professor Nick Enfield from University of Sydney's Department of Linguistics tells Suzanne Hill how our language of gratitude is evolving.
"The Language Of Woke Taboos" with Nick Enfield
How do taboo words develop, and why do we seem to be getting worse and worse at understanding each other? N. J. Enfield is a professor and the chair of linguistics at the University of Sydney, and a research associate in the Language and Cognition Group at the Max Planck Institute.
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The Ramsay Centre Podcast: The Truth Test: Science and Pseudoscience in a World of Information Overload – Prof Ian Frazer AC.
Science is power. So is the ability to persuade people that something is scientific or supported by science, i.e. that science is “on your side”. In a scientific civilisation, when our world is increasingly shaped by, and dependent on, the achievements of science, and the word “science” is often wi…
How Words Warp Reality | Nick Enfield
Language shapes how we think, remember, and reason. But does it help us to uncover the fundamental nature of reality? Join the author of Language vs. Reality and linguistic anthropologist, Nick Enfield, as he explores why language excels at persuasion but falters at faithfully representing reality.…
The Game's Afoot
This week, Nick Enfield explores the benefits of playing games - whether or not you keep score; and Mike Jakeman on how the football World Cup has got bigger and bigger.
'The Score: How to stop playing someone else's game', by C Thi Nguyen
'World Cup Fever: A footballing journey in nine tournaments…
Podcast episode 56: Nick Enfield on linguistic signs and concepts
In this interview, we talk to Nick Enfield about his research into the connections between linguistic signs and concepts.
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References for Episode 56
Dunbar, R. I. M. (2004). “Gossip in Evol…
February Highlights
As February draws to a close, we’re taking a listen back at some of the conversations we’ve had over the past month on The TLS Podcast.
We listen back to Nick Enfield exploring the benefits of playing games, Mary Hitchman on the history of humanity's fascination with the moon, Peter Filkins, winner…
Summer Games
This week, we look back at some of the year's highlights, and illuminating conversations with Joanna Kavenna and Nick Enfield.
Produced by Charlotte Pardy
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Why DINKs are in the happiest relationships and how technology is stealing our everyday speech
According to the latest HILDA survey, most Australians are pretty satisfied with their relationships. The data suggests couples without kids are among the happiest. Psychologist Stephen Andrew and sociologist Leah Ruppanner discuss the ingredients for a strong relationship.
Over the last couple of …
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