TikTok user Diego Rivas has received millions of views for his videos that capture what different languages sound like to people who do not speak the language. “Gibberish”: Rivas, who uses the handle ...

A TikTok video hilariously demonstrates how much of the meaning of language is conveyed separately from its content. In March, Diego J. Rivas began posting TikTok videos of him recreating what ...

Current research on the evolution of language shows that we need to move beyond classifying people as “visual” or “verbal.” Using language well involves a vast range of skills, from finely controlling ...

The COVID crisis throws into relief what happens when grief has—quite literally—nowhere to go. The evidence suggests that most people summon strengths that surpass their own expectations. Current ...