Every Monday, I share some of what I’ve been reading in the past week.
Some fascinating new research looks at the linguistic features of threats.
Robots don’t yet talk like people. Here are some of the things they do differently.
Why do female academics publish less than male peers? In part, they are writing better. Discrimination means that their work is held up to tougher scrutiny — and so they may choose not to submit it rather than put in the extra time. “The overall effect of this quantity-quality trade-off is to disguise discrimination as ‘personal choice.’ The discrimination, bias and tougher standards that explain the gender productivity gap remain hidden, unacknowledged and unaddressed.”
I wrote an essay about representation in media and student walkouts.
Fantastic journalism on the overwhelming whiteness of the FBI.
Here’s a personal story about choosing to make music in a heritage language.
Everyday linguistic anthropology 