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There are about 7,000 different languages. But do they shape the way we think? Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares examples of language that suggest the answer is a resounding yes. “The beauty of linguistic diversity is that it reveals to us just how ingenious and how flexible the human mind is,” Boroditsky says. “Human minds have invented not one cognitive universe, but 7,000.” We’ll watch this TED talk together and then engage in dialogue about it. Refreshments will be served! (See other TED Talk discussions, class #106, 146, and 224)
