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Damián Blasi @damianblasi.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Had a great time chatting with the inimitable @kensycoop.bsky.social on my favorite podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social about linguistic diversity!

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Science Magazine @science.org · 27/07/2026

Before entering a long decline that continues into the present, humanity may have spoken far more languages, experiencing a “golden age” of linguistic diversity, with tens of thousands of languages spoken worldwide only several thousand years ago, a new Science study finds. scim.ag/4b8zW0b

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The rise and fall of language diversity through the Holocene

Characterizing the factors that have shaped linguistic diversity is fundamental for understanding human history, culture, and cognition. In this study, we combined statistical and social computational...

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agenciasinc.es @agenciasinc.es · 24/07/2026

“Hemos perdido gran parte de la diversidad lingüística desarrollada durante cientos o miles de generaciones. La naturaleza humana es probablemente más rica y diversa de lo que nuestras teorías permiten predecir”, dice @damianblasi.bsky.social 🖊️ @AnaHernandoDyO www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/Hac...

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Hace solo unos milenios, la diversidad lingüística era mucho mayor que la actual

Un modelo demográfico reconstruye la historia de las lenguas durante los últimos 12 000 años y sitúa su ‘edad de oro’ hace entre 3 000 y 1 000 años, cuando pudieron coexistir decenas de miles. A aquel...

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Tania Lombrozo @tanialombrozo.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I wrote a book! It's called WHY WE ASK WHY, and it's about the human drive to explain, combining psychology, philosophy, and stories. It will be released on October 6, but it's currently available for pre-order from Barnes & Noble at 25% off with code PREORDER25.

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languagemit.bsky.social @languagemit.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

—— Open Mind is MIT Press’s Diamond Open Access Cognitive Science journal. We now have our first Impact Factor: 2.9 as of June 2026 Submit your papers to Open Mind direct.mit.edu/opmi

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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · 18/06/2026

(1/5)🏆 Today, The GovLab, UNESCO, & Microsoft, with a Steering Committee of Indigenous data experts, launched the New Commons Incubator for Indigenous Languages and Culture It supports Indigenous-led efforts to develop data commons that preserve, steward & govern language & cultural resources

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Damián Blasi @damianblasi.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Join us in Barcelona for a postdoc! We are looking for candidates with a strong NLP/ML/AI background and an interest in linguistic diversity and human and machine cognition: dub.sh/blasi_nlp_po...

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bergelsonlab @handle.invalid · 20/02/2026

Research plug: we're currently seeking (bilateraly, congenitally) blind adults & Deaf adults for a *paid* online research study (screen reader compatible) on how individuals experience words across perceptual modalities. Ping bergelsonlab@fas.harvard.edu if interested! Reposts welcome! #Blind #Deaf

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Damián Blasi @damianblasi.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

What a thrilling start to 2026 – honored to be recognised by @cogscisociety.bsky.social and @fabbs.org ! Can’t wait to meet you all in Rio this July, one of the absolute gems of my beloved South America!

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Mike Frank @mcxfrank.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

We are pleased to announce that the first LEVANTE data release is now publicly available! To access and download the pilot data, follow instructions on researcher.levante-network.org/data. This data release accompanies the preprint linked in the thread.

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Data Access

Data collected through the LEVANTE Framework is de-identified. LEVANTE currently does not hold any data regulated under HIPAA (US) or GDPR (EU). To learn more, please see our Ethics and Privacy page.

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languagemit.bsky.social @languagemit.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

New book! I have written a book, called Syntax: A cognitive approach, published by MIT Press. This is open access; MIT Press will post a link soon, but until then, the book is available on my website: tedlab.mit.edu/tedlab_websi...

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Adam Van Arsdale @apv2600.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Excited to finally have this article out with @robingnelson.blacksky.app. Although we have nominally centered populations as our unit of evolutionary analysis in biological anthropology, we have no coherent understanding of what a population is. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

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The Population Problem: Biological Anthropology and the Many Definitions of a Population

Objectives With a focus on variability, biological anthropology has nominally centered the population as a key unit of analysis and node of evolutionary change. In this paper, we examine constructio...

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Damián Blasi @damianblasi.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

It’s an incredible honor to receive this year’s National Geographic Society's Wayfinder Award presented by Kia. I grew up feeding my imagination and wanderlust with the work by National Geographic Explorers, and it feels a true responsibility being among their ranks now (1/2)

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The National Geographic Society Honors 15 Visionaries: Meet the Recipients of the 2025 Wayfinder Award Presented by Kia

Celebrating 15 Explorers transforming how we understand nature, culture and the future of our planet

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Damián Blasi @damianblasi.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Had a great time chatting with @bjkspod.bsky.social on a range of topics around linguistic diversity and my academic path. Go check his podcast!

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