Whether you're learning French from zero, or brushing up for LangFest next month, here's my how-to on speaking French with confidence for the Lingvist blog.
Read More Need a palate cleanser to steel yourself for the next wave of news to make you go "ugh"? Then check out Watch Your Mouth, a fun and revealing compliation of two episodes all about language and cognition on NPR's Hidden Brain podcast.
Come closer, my pretty pretty. I’ve got some talk decks for you to click through. /afterthetalk is kind of like a conference afterparty — with more slides.
Read MoreMy calendar now has space for both long-term and short-term projects. Find out more about what I do, and how we can work together.
Read MoreMeet DV Team, LivingStyleGuide’s team for Rails Girls Summer of Code!
Read MoreWhat happens when a museum decides to put up a barrier to the entrance to part of its exhibition? What happens when I decide that its unfair to an overlapping set of marginalised groups? Find out.
Read MoreI had such a great time last year, that I'll be heading back to Bratislava, Slovakia for Polyglot Gathering 2018! Instead of talking about AI and language technology, I'll be going back to my roots as Japanologist, linguist, and language educator with an all new talk just for the Gathering...
Read MoreI'm a huge podcast fan. I listen to them constantly; on my commute, when I'm having problems sleeping, while I'm out doing the grocery... (I used to work in radio, so perhaps it should be no surprise). I'm thrilled to share that I was chosen to contribute to this week's episode of NPR's Hidden Brain podcast!
Read MoreGet a preview of my next stop: The Polyglot Conference in Reykjavík, Iceland this coming week! How has my Icelandic fared since I got serious about it in July? Find out...
Read MoreOctober is almost up, and my month of conferences is heading into the homestretch. Here's a recap of what went down in Amsterdam at Fronteers Conf and the Language Show in London, with info on how you can share your post-Brext language education stories.
Read MoreMy island, Puerto Rico, is struggling for survival. I'm watching my people and my culture slowly drowning before my very eyes in a flood of post-natural disaster neglect, socioeconomic and racial discrimination, lax bureaucracy and antiquated colonial laws and politics. You can help.
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