"There is no limit to the human capacity for language except for things like having time to get enough exposure to the language," says Suzanne Flynn, a psycholinguist at MIT. Harvard psycholinguist Steven Pinker agrees.
Professional linguists, too, are divided on this question. Philip Herdina, at the University of Innsbruck in Austria, is a sceptic. He doubts whether anyone has the capacity to speak 72 languages.
Photographer Jimmy Kong is fantastic in capturing the venomous detail of spiders. They look positively alien and almost peaceful. But don't you dare think that.
Photographer Jimmy Kong is fantastic in capturing the venomous detail of spiders. They look positively alien and almost peaceful. But don't you dare think that.
Photographer Jimmy Kong is fantastic in capturing the venomous detail of spiders. They look positively alien and almost peaceful. But don't you dare think that.
Dogs have been proven capable of sniffing out cancer, from its early stages to advanced malignancies. Researchers are piqued by what exactly the canines are detecting.
Dogs have been proven capable of sniffing out cancer, from its early stages to advanced malignancies. Researchers are piqued by what exactly the canines are detecting.
Dogs have been proven capable of sniffing out cancer, from its early stages to advanced malignancies. Researchers are piqued by what exactly the canines are detecting.
Lee Westwood is in the early stages of working with Sean Foley to iron out the kinks in his swing. The coach, known to look after Tiger Woods and US Open champion Justin Rose, is capable of getting inside his players' heads.
The duties of a World Cup security guard require you to attend World Cup matches and stand within shouting distance of the action that has captivated tens of millions across the globe. The catch? You can't watch the games!
The duties of a World Cup security guard require you to attend World Cup matches and stand within shouting distance of the action that has captivated tens of millions across the globe. The catch? You can't watch the games!
The duties of a World Cup security guard require you to attend World Cup matches and stand within shouting distance of the action that has captivated tens of millions across the globe. The catch? You can't watch the games!
The duties of a World Cup security guard require you to attend World Cup matches and stand within shouting distance of the action that has captivated tens of millions across the globe. The catch? You can't watch the games!
A universal antidote — one that could treat any snakebite — would have to include antibodies capable of responding to all of the toxins from every snake in the world. That would be one heck of an injection!
A universal antidote — one that could treat any snakebite — would have to include antibodies capable of responding to all of the toxins from every snake in the world. That would be one heck of an injection!
A universal antidote — one that could treat any snakebite — would have to include antibodies capable of responding to all of the toxins from every snake in the world. That would be one heck of an injection!