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Benefits of Learning a Second Language
What research suggests about the benefits of learning a second language, from communication to cognition, and why the evidence is more mixed than headlines imply.
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Learning and Education
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Education and Economic Growth: Correlation or Causation?
Using education and economic growth as an example, learn how correlation differs from causation and why untangling cause and effect is hard.
How to Learn a New Language in a Week
A realistic look at what one week of language study can achieve, what it cannot, and how to spend seven days wisely. Results vary from person to person.
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