Twitter Updates for 2011-03-25 (Science of Sound, Signing, and Language): sandykidd

sandykidd

Mar 25, 2011 03:59

Originally published at Kay Holt. You can comment here or there.

Today's #science tweets feature sound, sign languages, and bilingual brains. #
The things our ancestors understood, we have to study: Ecological importance of sounds http://t.co/XfRLSQp #science #sff #
What do you make with your hands? Deaf Children Use Hands To Invent Language http://t.co/7QPV8Ni #sience #sff #
Sign language users read words and see signs simultaneously http://t.co/c9jAEGO #science #sff #
Sign language speakers' hands, mouths operate separately http://t.co/44OpQ24 #science #sff #
…Why would you want to? Bilinguals Are Unable To 'Turn Off' A Language Completely http://t.co/8ZpNi2C #science #sff #
@ spacedlaw Mm, yes I can see that. Still seems a little like having a super power to me.
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@ spacedlaw How are you, dahling? #
Aw, sick kid just got sicker.
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Aaaaaaand cue earache.
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@ astruc I don't know if there's a standard practice. My vote is to shave it, but that's just because I have a grudge against hair.
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