How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky
May 29, 2021According to estimates, half of the world's
language
s will disappear in the next hundred years. And the worst news is that everything we know now about the human mind and brain is based on studies of, you know, English-speaking American college students, right? That excludes almost everyone, right? So what we know about the human mind is actually extremely limited and biased toward what science should do the best it can. I want to leave you with this last thought. I have told you how speakers of differentlanguage
s think
differently, but of course this has no bearing on how other peoplethink
.
It's about how you think. About how the language you speak influences the way you think. This gives you the opportunity to ask yourself, "Why do I think the way I do?" How can I think differently? Also: "What thoughts do I want to create?" Thank you so much! (Applause)
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