You have a lot of choices if you’re looking to learn a new language, from Spanish to coding, or even whistling! And there are some broad similarities and patterns in the ways our brains process these different forms of communication.

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Original Episodes:
Is Coding a Math Skill or a Language Skill? Neither? Both?
   • Is Coding a Math Skill or a Language ...  
What Whistled Speech Tells Us About How the Brain Interprets Language
   • What Whistled Speech Tells Us About H...  
Will Learning Another Language Make You Smarter?
   • Will Learning Another Language Make Y...  
Want to Speak a Foreign Language Better? Have a Drink
   • Want to Speak a Foreign Language Bett...  
What We Often Get Wrong About the Brain's "Language Centers"
   • What We Often Get Wrong About the Bra...  

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