Misheard lyrics
I'm farting carrots...Kicking your cat all over the place...Here we are now, in containers...Kick your teeth out...It doesn't matter if we're naked or not - these are just a few of the thousands of cases when people misheard or misunderstood the lyrics to a song. Has it also happened to you either in English or [...]
Myths and half-truths about language
What languages have the largest number of native speakers? Where would you find Hungarian in the ranking of the ~5000 languages of the world? Do languages become worse with time and why do languages change anyway? In this talk, we are going to discuss some of the most interesting myths and half-truths about natural languages? [...]
Accents in American films
How do the different characters speak in Star Wars, in Lord of the Rings, in Game of Thrones or in action movies? Which accents are associated with what kinds of characters? In this talk, you may learn about the connections between the popular cultural aspects of the study of accents and dialects of English. Recommended [...]
Analysis of two-player games
Situations can arise in different games, or even in real life, where two parties are facing each other. What is an advantage for one is a disadvantage for the other, and vice versa. One of the biggest difficulties is to see the wide range of consequences that our decisions (our moves) and our opponent's decisions (his moves) can have. Through some simple games that can be played in pairs, even with pebbles, [...]