How would we recognize a message from an alien civilization if we cannot understand its language? By combining information theory, Zipf’s Law, and studies of human and dolphin communication, ...

Several years ago, my linguistic research team and I began developing a computational tool we call "Read-y Grammarian." Our ...

American and Canadian researchers studying sperm whale clicks have made a fascinating discovery recently about how the animals communicate, noting that said clicks – known as codas – bear a strong ...