Sapir-What?!

In the same ways language connects us, it can just as easily divide us. Producers Thomas Moore Devlin and David Doochin debate the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which is the idea that different languages create different worldviews. This episode also features insight from academic and linguist John McWhorter, who wrote the book “The Language Hoax”. Later on, the entire team joins for a round of What We Learned This Week to talk about origins of color words, how languages and history are intertwined in South Africa and the pseudoscience of using crystals for language learning.Get 50% off a 3-month Babbel subscription by visiting babbel.com/podcast and using the code MULTI.Special thanks to John McWhorter for taking the time to speak with us.For more info about what we discussed in this episode, visit Babbel Magazine:babbel.com/magazine/sapir-what