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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Wednesday, June 5, something amazing happened on the U.S. stock market. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) became the first computer "hardware" stock to reach a $3 trillion valuation, largely on the success of ...

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 ...

“Dating back to our founding, FOE has spoken to the needs of the planet and its people, not to the needs of politicians for compromise. I am absolutely committed to that mission.” —Erich Pica What ...

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 ...

What difference would it make if Kenyans spoke in the same language, the same way Americans talk English or the Japanese Nihongo? Some suggest anthropologies and sociologists would be denied jobs ...