300. Why Don’t We All Speak the Same Language? (Earth 2.0 Series)

There are 7,000 languages spoken on Earth. What are the costs — and benefits — of our modern-day Tower of Babel?

Episode 300 of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "300. Why Don’t We All Speak the Same Language? (Earth 2.0 Series)" was published on September 14, 2017 and runs 43 minutes.

September 14, 2017 ·43m · Freakonomics Radio

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There are 7,000 languages spoken on Earth. What are the costs — and benefits — of our modern-day Tower of Babel?

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