237: The Science of Bilinguals

There's some evidence that langauges can impact the way your brain works, but what happens when you know more than one? Thanks to our patrons, that's exactly what we're chatting about this week! Exclusively in English, unfortunately... Grab yourself some merch!You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channelHelp keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!sciguys.co.ukTikTokTwitterInstagramFacebookIf you spot any points that need correcting, head to sciguys.co.uk/correctionsFollow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @lukecutforthReferences & Further ReadingLanguagehttps://www.britannica.com/topic/languageBilingualshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4295724/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6168212/#:~:text=Bilinguals%20who%20learn%20two%20languages,referred%20to%20as%20sequential%20bilinguals.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5324728/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cogs.12672How Language Affects the Brainhttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/07/being-bilingual-good-for-brain-mental-healthhttps://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/bilingual-advantage-aging-brainhttps://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/the-battle-over-bilingualism/462114/https://ilabs.uw.edu/sites/default/files/2017_FerjanRamirez_Kuhl_NAEYC.pdfhttps://www.cambridge.org/elt/blog/2022/04/29/learning-language-changes-your-brain/https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2017/language-shapes-how-the-brain-perceives-time/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-language-shapes-thought/https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221103-how-language-warps-the-way-you-perceive-time-and-space