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    You Say Potato, I Say Cassava: Language, Culture and Perception

    You Say Potato, I Say Cassava: Language, Culture and Perception

    FromScience Talk

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    You Say Potato, I Say Cassava: Language, Culture and Perception

    FromScience Talk

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    Length:
    25 minutes
    Released:
    Feb 6, 2008
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    In this episode, University of California, Berkeley, linguist Alice Gaby talks about the relationships among language, culture, cognition and perception. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include geekcruises.com
    Released:
    Feb 6, 2008
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    Science Talk is a weekly science audio show covering the latest in the world of science and technology. Join Steve Mirsky each week as he explores cutting-edge breakthroughs and controversial issues with leading scientists and journalists. He is also an articles editor and columnist at Scientific American magazine. His column, "Antigravity," is one of science writing's great humor venues. Also check our daily podcast from Scientific American : "60-Second Science." To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast