Posts Tagged ‘learn’

  • Science Matters, Tom Siegfried: Languages survive by evolving to be learnable

    Over the years, the mysteriously rapid way in which humans learn language has given scientists a lot to talk about.


    Thursday, May 10th, 2007
  • Can dogs be trained not to bark?

    “Yes, absolutely,” said canine authority and UW-Madison adjunct associate professor of zoology Patricia McConnell.
    When confronting the natural tendency of our best friends to wake the dead whenever the doorbell rings, McConnell said it is essential to remember that “dogs do not come equipped to understand English” and yelling at a barking dog is perceived by [...]


    Wednesday, April 25th, 2007


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