# Languages and linguistics

486 courses and talks.

- [Situational irony: The opposite of what you think](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/christopher_warner_situational_irony_the_opposite_of_what_you_think): Christopher Warner · TED
- [What our language habits reveal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/steven_pinker_what_our_language_habits_reveal): Steven Pinker · TED
- [Does grammar matter?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/andreea_s_calude_does_grammar_matter): Andreea S. Calude · TED
- [Don't insist on English!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/patricia_ryan_don_t_insist_on_english): Patricia Ryan · TED
- [Poetry, music and identity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jorge_drexler_poetry_music_and_identity): Jorge Drexler · TED
- [How to use a semicolon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/emma_bryce_how_to_use_a_semicolon): Emma Bryce · TED
- [Language shouldn't be a barrier to climate action](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/sophia_kianni_language_shouldn_t_be_a_barrier_to_climate_action): Sophia Kianni · TED
- [A Rosetta Stone for a lost language](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/rajesh_rao_a_rosetta_stone_for_a_lost_language): Rajesh Rao · TED
- [How to win an argument (at the US Supreme Court, or anywhere)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/neal_katyal_how_to_win_an_argument_at_the_us_supreme_court_or_anywhere): Neal Katyal · TED
- [The enchanting music of sign language](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/christine_sun_kim_the_enchanting_music_of_sign_language): Christine Sun Kim · TED
- [How to save a language from extinction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/daniel_bogre_udell_how_to_save_a_language_from_extinction): Daniel Bögre Udell · TED
- [Go ahead, make up new words!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/erin_mckean_go_ahead_make_up_new_words): Erin McKean · TED
- [What makes a word "real"?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/anne_curzan_what_makes_a_word_real): Anne Curzan · TED
- [A history of Indigenous languages -- and how to revitalize them](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/lindsay_morcom_a_history_of_indigenous_languages_and_how_to_revitalize_them): Lindsay Morcom · TED
- [Could your language affect your ability to save money?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/keith_chen_could_your_language_affect_your_ability_to_save_money): Keith Chen · TED
- [One of the most difficult words to translate...](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/krystian_aparta_one_of_the_most_difficult_words_to_translate): Krystian Aparta · TED
- [Beautiful new words to describe obscure emotions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/john_koenig_beautiful_new_words_to_describe_obscure_emotions): John Koenig · TED
- [The secret behind how Chinese characters work](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/gina_marie_elia_the_secret_behind_how_chinese_characters_work): Gina Marie Elia · TED
- [How language transformed humanity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/mark_pagel_how_language_transformed_humanity): Mark Pagel · TED
- [For argument's sake](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/daniel_h_cohen_for_argument_s_sake): Daniel H. Cohen · TED
- [Wisdom from great writers on every year of life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/joshua_prager_wisdom_from_great_writers_on_every_year_of_life): Joshua Prager · TED
- [The most powerful yet overlooked resource in schools](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/heejae_lim_the_most_powerful_yet_overlooked_resource_in_schools): Heejae Lim · TED
- [A broken body isn't a broken person](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/janine_shepherd_a_broken_body_isn_t_a_broken_person): Janine Shepherd · TED
- [What's a snollygoster? A short lesson in political speak](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/mark_forsyth_what_s_a_snollygoster_a_short_lesson_in_political_speak): Mark Forsyth · TED
- [Massive-scale online collaboration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/luis_von_ahn_massive_scale_online_collaboration): Luis von Ahn · TED
- [How interpreters juggle two languages at once](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ewandro_magalhaes_how_interpreters_juggle_two_languages_at_once): Ewandro Magalhaes · TED
- [Human nature and the blank slate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/steven_pinker_human_nature_and_the_blank_slate): Steven Pinker · TED
- [Why I keep speaking up, even when people mock my accent](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/safwat_saleem_why_i_keep_speaking_up_even_when_people_mock_my_accent): Safwat Saleem · TED
- [Humanities Events Video](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ia/ucberkeley_webcast_itunesu_390697355): Tom Gold and others · University of California, Berkeley (125 lectures)
- [How I'm using LEGO to teach Arabic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ghada_wali_how_i_m_using_lego_to_teach_arabic): Ghada Wali · TED
- [Street art with a message of hope and peace](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/el_seed_street_art_with_a_message_of_hope_and_peace): eL Seed · TED
- [Why language is humanity's greatest invention](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/david_peterson_why_language_is_humanity_s_greatest_invention): David Peterson · TED
- [Who counts as a speaker of a language?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/anna_babel_who_counts_as_a_speaker_of_a_language_sep_2020): Anna Babel · TED
- [Please, please, people. Let's put the 'awe' back in 'awesome'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jill_shargaa_please_please_people_let_s_put_the_awe_back_in_awesome): Jill Shargaa · TED
- [Could we speak the language of dolphins?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/denise_herzing_could_we_speak_the_language_of_dolphins): Denise Herzing · TED
- [Philosophy 133 001 Fall 2010 UC Berkeley Philosophy of Language](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ia/Philosophy_133_001_Fall_2010_UC_Berkeley_Philosophy_of_Language): John R. SEARLE · University of California, Berkeley (28 lectures)
- [Don't kill your language](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/suzanne_talhouk_don_t_kill_your_language): Suzanne Talhouk · TED
- [Language around gender and identity evolves (and always has)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/archie_crowley_language_around_gender_and_identity_evolves_and_always_has): Archie Crowley · TED
- [Why people need poetry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/stephen_burt_why_people_need_poetry): Stephen Burt · TED
- [Why love is harder in a second language](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/magdalena_hoeller_why_love_is_harder_in_a_second_language_aug_2025): Magdalena Hoeller · TED
- [A word game to communicate in any language](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ajit_narayanan_a_word_game_to_communicate_in_any_language): Ajit Narayanan · TED
- [Does AI actually understand us?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/alona_fyshe_does_ai_actually_understand_us): Alona Fyshe · TED
- [The joy of lexicography](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/erin_mckean_the_joy_of_lexicography): Erin McKean · TED
- [Changing my legs - and my mindset](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/aimee_mullins_changing_my_legs_and_my_mindset): Aimee Mullins · TED
- [How did English evolve?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/kate_gardoqui_how_did_english_evolve): Kate Gardoqui · TED
- [This is what happens in your brain when you can’t recall a word](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/cella_wright_this_is_what_happens_in_your_brain_when_you_can_t_recall_a_word): Cella Wright · TED
- [How will Icelandic survive the digital age?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/far_flung_how_will_icelandic_survive_the_digital_age): Far Flung · TED
- [The giant leaps in language technology -- and who's left behind](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/kalika_bali_the_giant_leaps_in_language_technology_and_who_s_left_behind): Kalika Bali · TED

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