The fascinating story of the ancient words that survive in the mouths of billions of speakers today
How did the language you’re reading this in come to exist? The Indo-European family of languages cov…
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Swahili? Mandarin? The UK is increasingly multilingual – yet our politicians won’t talk about it | Laura Spinney ○
Even the census ignores them, but multilinguals could hold the key to Britain’s social and economic future
- Laura Spinney is a science journalist and the author of Proto: How One Ancient Language went …
The Guardian view on Covid-19, five years on: lessons still to be learned | Editorial ○
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Though many would rather forget the pandemic, we are living with its consequences. Are we any better prepared for the next one?
“When asked what was the biggest disaster of the twentieth century, almo…
Five years on from the pandemic, the right’s fake Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream | Laura Spinney ○
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Before the next outbreak, we need a serious conversation about how to cope, but first, the more strident, misguided voices must be muted
- Laura Spinney is a science journalist and the author of Pale Ri…
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