Beschreibung
Is vocabulary destiny? Why do clocks "talk" to the Nahua people of Mexico? Will A.I. researchers ever produce true human-machine dialogue? Daniel Tammet answers these and other questions in this mesmerizing collection of essays. A mind-expanding, deeply humane tour of language(s) - and those who speak, study, and invent them - by the bestselling author of "Born on a blue day" and "Thinking in Numbers".