Tag: communication
Bat Kids Bird Calls
All of the bat kids have a “bird call” whistle unique to them, used to sound off at a distance without comms when necessary. Here’s…
We Should Teach ASL to Everyone
This post makes some really good points about why we should teach ASL to everyone, not just deaf people. American Sign Language (ASL) is a…
Texting vs Phone Calls
This is a great post comparing texting vs phone calls. Texting is like leaving your card with someone’s butler, and a phone call is like…
Talk Like an Elcor From Mass Effect
Elcor are a fictional alien species who have an interesting way of talking. They are from the Mass Effect video game series created by BioWare…
Alien Learns About Sign Language
For today’s humans are weird content, Zort the alien learns about sign language! Zort has been studying human for years and finally gets to meet…
People Have Never Constantly Talked
I always think the same thing when people complain about “kids these days” always being on their smartphones. You can still be social on the…
Obsolete Hand Gestures
This is an interesting post about obsolete hand gestures. It starts with the fact that kids don’t do the thumb-and-pinky-out gesture for “phone” anymore. But…
625 Words to Know in Your Target Language
One trick that helps when learning a foreign language is to know these 625 vocabulary words in your target language. That way you have a…
Flower Language
Flower language or floriography is of course the language of flowers. Flowers have different meanings, often based on the type or color of the flower, or…