Curiosity Daily Podcast: Emoji Around the World (w/ Gretchen McCulloch) and Plants May Have a Sense of Sight
Learn about how some plants may have a sense of sight. Then, learn about how emoji reflect cultural differences around the world, in the final edition of our “Hashtag Tuesdays” mini-series with internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch.
September 10, 2019
Episode Show Notes:
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how some plants may have a sense of sight: https://curiosity.im/2KMMgHw
Additional resources from Gretchen McCullough:
- “Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language” — https://amazon.com
- Follow @GretchenAMcC on Twitter — https://twitter.com/GretchenAMcC
- Official website — https://gretchenmcculloch.com/
- Lingthusiasm, Gretchen’s podcast — https://lingthusiasm.com/
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