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21/03/31

Category: B1+ and up / Tag: dumb, English lesson, ESL, intelligence, IQ tests, silly, smart, stupid, TEFL, TESL, Worldwide School / Add Comment

How Not to Be Stupid, According to a Top Stupidity Researcher

David Dunning is famous for studying stupidity, but his work also suggests ways we can all be smarter.

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21/03/21

Category: B1+ and up / Tag: English lesson, ESL, health, making conversation, people, relationships, small talk, TEFL, TESL, Worldwide School / Add Comment

Small Talk Can Improve Health

Social isolation, not loneliness, is linked with earlier death

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21/03/14

Category: B1+ and up / Tag: China, cuisine, eating, English lesson, ESL, Japan, TEFL, TESL, Worldwide School / Add Comment

Why 1,5 billion people eat with chopsticks

Author Jennifer 8. Lee explains how the chopstick spread from the East to the West — and was designed to give you the perfect bite.

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21/03/07

Category: B1+ and up / Tag: difficult job, English lesson, ESL, interpreter, TEFL, TESL, translation, Worldwide School / Add Comment

How interpreters juggle two languages at once

Language is complex, and when abstract or nuanced concepts get lost in translation, the consequences may be catastrophic. Given the complexities of language and cultural exchange, how do these epic miscommunications not happen all the time? Ewandro Magalhaes explains how much of the answer lies with the skill and training of interpreters to overcome language barriers.

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