Language Shaping Thought: An Interview with Cognitive Scientist Lera Boroditsky
“Language is meddling even with this very basic perceptual experience. What seems to us so automatic, and so much driven by the world, is instead a combination of factors, including the language that you speak.”—Lera Boroditsky, in our interview about her research on language and thought.
Art is a Deep Love of Humanity: An Interview with Musician Lake Montgomery
“There’s a lot of people who don’t understand that art is something that’s woven into the fabric of the community to strengthen it. What I’m doing is feeding, or nurturing the community’s souls. Helping spirits who need it.”—Lake Montgomery, in our interview about singing-songwriting
There but for the Grace of God: An Interview with Epidemiologist Lisa Johnston
“Every sex worker wants to use a condom. Come on. It’s the clients. And if you’re in a desperate situation, you’re willing to take more money to not use a condom. These are vulnerable populations.”—Lisa Johnston, in our interview about HIV epidemiology.