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Reading Body Language 101

It’s not easy to read someone’s body language especially if you're unsure or not expressive. Experts agree that communication is 80% of our body language, and not what we say. Body language is a way in which we can get an understanding of how someone truly feels. So, how can you read someone’s body

Why Do You Understand Language?

Have you ever wondered why you can understand the words other people say? How is it possible that our brains can turn noise into language? Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/producer/ab74e560-21e6-11e8-9e5c-976417fdd1d9 Life Noggin is a weekly animated educational series. Whether it

International Literacy Day

September 8 is International Literacy Day. Literacy is vital for self-esteem, functionality, and career advancement. This video sheds light on the issue and clarifies what we can do to increase global literacy. #literacy #internationalliteracyday #literacyday #simpleshowfoundation Transcript: alugh

How Do You Actually Understand Language?

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Evolutionary Roots of Language

In this video excerpt from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about an area of the brain that is involved with both language processing and the creation of stone tools. Correspondent and New York Times technology columnist David Pogue explores how tool-making (an ancient human skill that requires complex, seque

The art of text (rendering)

Typography is the art of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed. However, for the neophyte, typography is mostly apprehended as the juxtaposition of characters displayed on the screen while for the expert, typography means typeface, scripts, unicode,

The language of lying — Noah Zandan

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-language-of-lying-noah-zandan We hear anywhere from 10 to 200 lies a day. And although we’ve spent much of our history coming up with ways to detect these lies by tracking physiological changes in their tellers, these methods have proved unreliable. I

How computers translate human language - Ioannis Papachimonas

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-computers-translate-human-language-ioannis-papachimonas Is a universal translator possible in real life? We already have many programs that claim to be able to take a word, sentence, or entire book in one language and translate it into almost any othe

Movement Arts (according to Prof. Dr. Bähr)

The topic of movement arts will be explained on the basis of the explanations of Prof. Dr. Ingrid Bähr. The three characteristics of the movement arts (1. beauty, 2. openness of form and 3. beautiful movement) are described. Based on this, five methodological tips (1. Transferring responsibility to