by Alex Tenea, Social Barrel Google is about to open its YouTube videos collection to a wider audience, allowing the actors to translate their spoken phrases in any of over 60 international languages, or up to 300 languages lesser known if we use Google Translator Toolkit . YouTube provides two types of services for translating…

by Patrick Del Rosario Nearly every two weeks, a language dies off completely. That’s according to National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis, citing a rather alarming statistic. He also discusses how languages help to shape the way we think and look at the world, and how sad it is that around fifty percent of the languages…

As any business owner may tell you, competition is like going to war against your enemy.  You’re both vying for the same customers, and you’ll do anything it takes in order to get them to order from your business over your competitor’s. Since business is like war, companies often use espionage and “spy tactics” to…

Curiosity’s trek on top the Martian surface has officially commenced, as the rover took off on Tuesday towards a destination about a quarter mile away. NASA said the rover drove eastward about 52 feet on Tuesday, concluding its third drive when considering the two test drives it has already taken. “This drive really begins our…

The world is a vast and varied place—offering countless sights, sounds and cultures—but in some ways it can seem such a small place as well. Our steady technological progression means that it has never been easier to visit foreign lands, exchange ideas from continent to continent, or experience other cultures without leaving our hometowns. Very…

by Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com Sights and sounds are sensory details that are absorbed by a child early on. How much of that becomes recognizable to the infant is still being debated. According to researchers from New York University (NYU), an infant’s ability to recognize speech is more advanced that previously understood. While it’s…

It’s a common phrase, “I’m talking on the phone.” But hearing on the phone is a big part of talking on the phone. “Hearing is much more than being able to hear what an individual said. We don’t hear with our ears, we hear with our brain,” said Dr. Terri Schneider. Barbara Phillips said her…

If you’ve ever been screamed at over the Scrabble tiles for making up words, now’s your chance to shine. Collins is allowing members of the public to suggest new entries for its dictionary for the first time. It said opening up the submission process would make its recording of the language more democratic. Amateur lexicographers…

By Gigi Griffis Whether your company is looking to enter a foreign market or is already there, at some point you’ll likely be faced with overseeing the translation of your content marketing assets. While Google Translate may (awkwardly) get you through a few email conversations, professional jobs require a much more sophisticated solution. Here are…

by BBC News An American scientist is to unveil details of work on the brain patterns of Prof Stephen Hawking which he says could help safeguard the physicist’s ability to communicate. Prof Philip Low said he eventually hoped to allow Prof Hawking to “write” words with his brain as an alternative to his current speech…