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words

Zemblanity, the Opposite of Serendipity

January 08, 2014

Discovering the concept of zemblanity as the opposite of serendipity.

The Evolution of Words

December 23, 2012

The evolution of dictionaries and language mirrors the growth of scientific method and Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.

Short Words, Short Data

November 27, 2011

Research from MIT suggests that word length is more associated with the amount of information it contains than its frequency.

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