Does language shape thought? Do the languages we speak affect how we live our lives? These are some of the oldest questions in the cognitive and social sciences, and most everybody reading these words probably has thought about them. These also speak to core questions in the philosophy of mind and language, on the role […]

The events in Afghanistan are tragic, they are heartbreaking, they are devastating… I cannot supply words that do them justice. I am not an expert by any means in Afghan politics, society, or history, and thus I have very little to contribute to a broader understanding of what went wrong or what happens next. All […]