On the NPR TED Radio Hour, Sunday 15th February, Newstalk FM:

Spoken and Unspoken:

We communicate with each other in all sorts of ways, spoken and unspoken. This Sunday, TED speakers reflect on how our words and methods of communication affect us, and it's more than you might expect. 

Does texting mean the death of good writing skills? Linguist John McWhorter says that there's much more to texting than it seems, and it's all good news.

Biologist Mark Pagel says early humans developed language as a tool to cooperate. But with thousands of different languages, Pagel says language also exists to prevent us from communicating outside our tribal groups.

Phuc Tran grew up caught between two languages with opposing cultural perspectives: the indicative reality of Vietnamese and the power to imagine endless possibilities with English. In this personal talk, Tran explains how both shaped his identity.

How did the word "president" become associated with the most powerful person in the world?  Etymologist Mark Forsyth shares the surprising back story.

Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how "power posing" can affect our brains, and might even have an impact on our chances for success.

The NPR TED Radio Hour on Newstalk 106-108 FM, this Sunday from 6pm.

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