This idea that work is essentially bad for us has a long history. Karl Marx described workers being 'alienated' from the product of their labor: What, then, constitutes the alienation of labor?' he asked.
Asked if there was any reason someone couldn't learn dozens of languages, Pinker replied: "No theoretical reason I can think of, except, eventually, interference; Similar kinds of knowledge can interfere with one another."
In 1996, Dick Hudson, a professor of linguistics at University College London posted an email to a listserve for language scientists asking who held the world record for the number of languages they could speak.
The feats of daring actors in the early days of Hollywood were very dangerous and insurance companies soon started asking for stuntmen and women to take the place of the actors.
Ryan tells me he has a Magic 8 Ball that can tell the future. We asked it if Ryan would make good decisions in life and it said: "Outlook not so good."