by Asif Afzal | Jul 31, 2019 | Interpreting, Language, Translation
An article by Alzheimer’s Research UK has highlighted a study by scientists in Italy, which suggests that being bilingual could be beneficial in delaying Alzheimer’s, due to an increase in ‘cognitive reserve’. Earlier studies had shown how those that speak more than...
by Asif Afzal | Jul 29, 2019 | Cross-Cultural Training, Language, Translation
In the 1940s a linguist called Benjamin Lee Whorf claimed that speakers of the Hopi language (a Native American language spoken in North-Eastern America) and Native English speakers, view the world differently because of differences in their language. Since this time,...
by Asif Afzal | Jul 18, 2019 | Cross-Cultural Training, Doing business, Language
The law industry is a highly competitive field. To be successful there are a few essential skills you’ll require, alongside your law degree.These skills can be classified as ‘soft skills’ – they’re transferable which means they are important in many industries, but...
by Asif Afzal | Jul 10, 2019 | Interpreting, Language, Translation
A team from MIT and Google’s AI lab in Mountain View, California, have developed a machine-learning system which they’ve shown is capable of automatically deciphering ancient texts. According to MIT Technology Review, Jiaming Luo and Regina Barzilay from MIT, and Yuan...
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