Book Reviews & Recommendations
In Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language, linguist and influencer Adam Aleksic, better known as @etymologynerd, examines how social media algorithms are reshaping the way we communicate. From emoji hieroglyphics and viral slang to influencer “-core” aesthetics, Aleksic […]
Amanda Montell’s Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism promises a linguistic x-ray of how words recruit, bind, and radicalize. What you actually get is a brisk, darkly witty tour through classic high-control groups like Jonestown, Heaven’s Gate, and Scientology alongside modern phenomena that […]
In his latest work, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows…: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life, cognitive scientist and bestselling author Steven Pinker invites readers into one of the most fascinating and complex ideas in human psychology: […]