24 May 2009
17 May 2009
13 May 2009
the tube
The London underground is small, cramped and a complicated maze. It is the greatest underground system in the world.
10 May 2009
09 May 2009
Bringing up Baby Bilingually
The Economist has an interesting article on what goes on in a bilingual child's mind. The researchers found that:
some aspects of the cognitive development of infants raised in a bilingual household must be undergoing acceleration in order to manage which of the two languages they are dealing with.
The caveat in the research is that the findings relate to children who grow up in homes where two languages are commonly spoken, rather than in situations where one language is spoken at home and another at school.
some aspects of the cognitive development of infants raised in a bilingual household must be undergoing acceleration in order to manage which of the two languages they are dealing with.
The caveat in the research is that the findings relate to children who grow up in homes where two languages are commonly spoken, rather than in situations where one language is spoken at home and another at school.
08 May 2009
Flaubert Online
A copy of Gustav Flaubert's novel Madame Bovary -- including the draft versions and notes from the author -- are now online at www.bovary.fr. The Wall Street Journal has a short article about the process of digitising the work, which was done by 130 volunteers, and includes 4,500 pages of text.
05 May 2009
South Wind People
Siemens AG plans to announce today that it will open a $50 million facility in Hutchinson, Kan., to make wind-turbine parts for the North American market.
04 May 2009
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