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."
A dozen witches threw the poisonous mandrake plant into the river Danube to put a curse on officials that will force them to pay taxes for the first time.
A dozen witches threw the poisonous mandrake plant into the river Danube to put a curse on officials that will force them to pay taxes for the first time.
The mother lode was at the train station, where about a dozen avid collectors had congregated. Many of them turn up every two years with thousands of pins, trading hugs and stories.
A dozen kung fu nuns from an Asian Buddhist order displayed their martial arts prowess to bemused scientists at CERN as their spiritual leader explained how their energy was like that of the cosmos.
Music videos by the alternative rock band OK Go are undoubtedly creative. In their latest music video the band members move around with exquisite choreography, demonstrating dozens of visual illusions in the process.
Music videos by the alternative rock band OK Go are undoubtedly creative. In their latest music video the band members move around with exquisite choreography, demonstrating dozens of visual illusions in the process.
Music videos by the alternative rock band OK Go are undoubtedly creative. In their latest music video the band members move around with exquisite choreography, demonstrating dozens of visual illusions in the process.
Scores of young girls are waiting in the wings as Salma Kakar and her dozen female teammates lead a revolution on two wheels, breaking the taboo of Muslim women riding bikes.
Scores of young girls are waiting in the wings as Salma Kakar and her dozen female teammates lead a revolution on two wheels, breaking the taboo of Muslim women riding bikes.
Scores of young girls are waiting in the wings as Salma Kakar and her dozen female teammates lead a revolution on two wheels, breaking the taboo of Muslim women riding bikes.
Artist Stephen Glassman sees billboards as a potential tool for confronting pollution challenges as cities grow. Imagine dozens of billboards repurposed as mini-gardens, each creating a tiny, cool microclimate.
Artist Stephen Glassman sees billboards as a potential tool for confronting pollution challenges as cities grow. Imagine dozens of billboards repurposed as mini-gardens, each creating a tiny, cool microclimate.
Artist Stephen Glassman sees billboards as a potential tool for confronting pollution challenges as cities grow. Imagine dozens of billboards repurposed as mini-gardens, each creating a tiny, cool microclimate.
A dozen kung fu nuns from an Asian Buddhist order displayed their martial arts prowess to bemused scientists at CERN as their spiritual leader explained how their energy was like that of the cosmos.
A dozen kung fu nuns from an Asian Buddhist order displayed their martial arts prowess to bemused scientists at CERN as their spiritual leader explained how their energy was like that of the cosmos.
Park rangers in Africa are basically at war. Dozens have been killed by poachers who have become more brazen and sophisticated in their attacks, prompting the rangers to appeal for aid from the government.
Park rangers in Africa are basically at war. Dozens have been killed by poachers who have become more brazen and sophisticated in their attacks, prompting the rangers to appeal for aid from the government.
Park rangers in Africa are basically at war. Dozens have been killed by poachers who have become more brazen and sophisticated in their attacks, prompting the rangers to appeal for aid from the government.
The mother lode was at the train station, where about a dozen avid collectors had congregated. Many of them turn up every two years with thousands of pins, trading hugs and stories.
The mother lode was at the train station, where about a dozen avid collectors had congregated. Many of them turn up every two years with thousands of pins, trading hugs and stories.
A strong aftershock ripped through northeastern Japan, killing two, injuring dozens and piling misery on a region still buried under the rubble of last month's devastating tsunami.
A strong aftershock ripped through northeastern Japan, killing two, injuring dozens and piling misery on a region still buried under the rubble of last month's devastating tsunami.