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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

How Do You Actually Understand Language?

Language is fascinating, but how do we really understand it? Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifeNoggin Follow Life Noggin!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LifeNoggin/?ref=br_rs Instagram: https://instagram.com/lifenoggin/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/lifenoggin  Official We

Cultural diversity in communication

Successful communication in a culturally diverse environment requires knowledge and understanding. Our video suggests ways to communicate effectively in a culturally diverse workplace. #culturaldiversity #diversity #culturalawareness #interculturalcommunication #simpleshowfoundation #explainervid

The culture shock and the 4 stages of adaptation

When we move to another country, we are often exposed to a culture that is different from ours. We have to go through four phases of transition: honeymoon, frustration, adaptation and integration. Some people are enthusiastic about the foreign culture for months, while others are frustrated on the f

The Importance Of Culture For Sustainability

Sustainability is generally associated to sustainable development, which is based on the three-pillars model. These pillars are: the social, environmental and economic ones. Due to its very transformative and processual qualities, culture might not provide a renewed model for sustainability. Learn

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 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