The FINANCIAL — In the 1930s, the American linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf put forward the hypothesis that people of different mother tongues perceive the world differently. According to linguistic ...

Why do we use words like “natural” in economics? Or what about the word “utility”? The answer can be traced all the way back to the 18th century. “It's really an encyclopedia,” said Matías Vernengo at ...

Rail and bus transit move through Portland, Ore. The urban planning tool Replica paints a detailed picture of how the transportation system is used in a metro region. In an age of data and disruption, ...

The Communication and Language Skills Program is a collaboration between English Language Programs and the School of Business and Economics. The program offers language support for all students ...

In the last 50 years, economic theory has come to be based almost solely on mathematics. This brings logical precision, but according to a new paper by SFI economist Brian Arthur, it restricts what ...

To celebrate April Fools’ Day I’ve tried to have some fun in this newsletter, including in the choice of reader mail and the quote of the day. Everything’s true, though — no fooling. I’m fascinated by ...

The Kazakhstani authorities have again brought up the issue of state language. Kazakh language has been heavily depreciated in the Soviet times against the background of inculcation of Russian ...

Ariel Rubinstein is the Salzberg Chair professor of economics at Tel-Aviv University, where he has been teaching since 1990, and a professor of economics at Princeton University, where he has been ...