Selected Press
Language and Decision Making
Washington Post: Bilingual people may make different choices based on the language they’re thinking in. Here’s why. February 19, 2020
Big Think: 5 things that happen to your brain when you learn a new language. July 29, 2020
Did You Know Stuff?: A study from the University of Chicago suggests that thinking in a foreign language leads to more rational decision making. October 2, 2019
From the Grapevine: You cannot tell a lie – in your non-native language. August 24, 2018
Earth: People tend to be more honest when speaking a foreign language. August 21, 2018
Qrius: Want to be more rational? Learn another language. March 18, 2018
Quartz: Why our morality changes when we're speaking a foreign language. February 23, 2018
Financial Times: Do we make better decisions in a foreign language? February 19, 2018
Psychology Today: Explaining the moral foreign-language effect. January 1, 2018
Universitat Pompeu Fabra News: The use of a foreign language in the decision making process lowers the emotional component. September, 15, 2017
John Hopkins Newsletter: Speaking foreign languages affects morality. September 14, 2017
Earth: Using a different language to make decisions helps mental clarity. August 19, 2017
ZME Science: Talking in a foreign language makes our decision more about utility, less about emotion. August 18, 2017
Daily Mail: Struggling to make a tough decision? Try it in a foreign language: Switching from your native tongue removes emotional interference, experts say. August 17, 2017
UChicago News: Communicating in a foreign language takes emotion out of decision-making. August 15, 2017
UChicago News: Research examines impact of foreign language on risk perception, moral judgment. November 18, 2016
Freakonomics: Is learning a foreign language really worth it? [PODCAST]. August 8, 2016
New York Times: Our moral tongue: Moral judgments depend on what language we're speaking. June 20, 2014
Le Monde: Le langage de nos émotions. May 20, 2014
Scientific American: In a foreign language, "killing 1 to save 5" may be more permissible. May 20, 2014
Wired: Thinking in a Foreign Language Could Sway Your Moral Judgments. May 19, 2014
The Economist: Gained in translation: When moral dilemmas are posed in a foreign language, people become more coolly utilitarian. May 17, 2014
The Wall Street Journal: Moral decisions may depend on your language. May 12, 2014
The Independent: Would you push a stranger off a bridge? How your morals depend on language. May 1, 2014
Scientific American: Reasoning is sharper in a foreign language. November 1, 2012
Scientific American: How Knowing a Foreign Language Can Improve Your Decisions. July 3, 2012
The British Psychological Society: We think more rationally in a foreign language. June 25, 2012
ABC News: Reduce dumb decisions by thinking in a foreign language. May 22, 2012
The Economist: Oprima dos for better cognition. May 8, 2012
Daily Mail: Pensez-vous Francais? Thinking in a foreign language ‘leads to more rational decision making’. April 26, 2012
Bloomberg Business: To avoid stupid mistakes, think in French. April 25, 2012
Huffington Post: Thinking In A Foreign Language Leads To Better Decisions: Study. April 25, 2012
Wired: Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational. April 24, 2012
Language and Sensory Perception
Mind News. Bilingual people are better at sensory perception: Study. July 9, 2018
Boston Herald. Language helps determine what we hear. November 17, 2018
Chicago Tribune. The other Yanny vs. Laurel: How learning a 2nd language alters sensory perception.
Neuroscience News. Learning a second language alters sensory perception. May 14, 2018
Daily Mail. Learning a second language can alter sensory perception: Study shows the ability makes you hear different sounds than monolingual people. May 14, 2018
News Medical. Study: Learning a second language can change sensory perception. May 14, 2018
Reliawire. Sensory perception is altered by learning a second language. May 14, 2018
Medical Xpress. Learning a second language alters sensory perception, study finds. May 14, 2018
Newswise. Learning a second language alters sensory perception, study finds. May 11, 2018
Northwestern News. Learning a second language alters sensory perception, study finds. May 11, 2018
Washington Post: Bilingual people may make different choices based on the language they’re thinking in. Here’s why. February 19, 2020
Big Think: 5 things that happen to your brain when you learn a new language. July 29, 2020
Did You Know Stuff?: A study from the University of Chicago suggests that thinking in a foreign language leads to more rational decision making. October 2, 2019
From the Grapevine: You cannot tell a lie – in your non-native language. August 24, 2018
Earth: People tend to be more honest when speaking a foreign language. August 21, 2018
Qrius: Want to be more rational? Learn another language. March 18, 2018
Quartz: Why our morality changes when we're speaking a foreign language. February 23, 2018
Financial Times: Do we make better decisions in a foreign language? February 19, 2018
Psychology Today: Explaining the moral foreign-language effect. January 1, 2018
Universitat Pompeu Fabra News: The use of a foreign language in the decision making process lowers the emotional component. September, 15, 2017
John Hopkins Newsletter: Speaking foreign languages affects morality. September 14, 2017
Earth: Using a different language to make decisions helps mental clarity. August 19, 2017
ZME Science: Talking in a foreign language makes our decision more about utility, less about emotion. August 18, 2017
Daily Mail: Struggling to make a tough decision? Try it in a foreign language: Switching from your native tongue removes emotional interference, experts say. August 17, 2017
UChicago News: Communicating in a foreign language takes emotion out of decision-making. August 15, 2017
UChicago News: Research examines impact of foreign language on risk perception, moral judgment. November 18, 2016
Freakonomics: Is learning a foreign language really worth it? [PODCAST]. August 8, 2016
New York Times: Our moral tongue: Moral judgments depend on what language we're speaking. June 20, 2014
Le Monde: Le langage de nos émotions. May 20, 2014
Scientific American: In a foreign language, "killing 1 to save 5" may be more permissible. May 20, 2014
Wired: Thinking in a Foreign Language Could Sway Your Moral Judgments. May 19, 2014
The Economist: Gained in translation: When moral dilemmas are posed in a foreign language, people become more coolly utilitarian. May 17, 2014
The Wall Street Journal: Moral decisions may depend on your language. May 12, 2014
The Independent: Would you push a stranger off a bridge? How your morals depend on language. May 1, 2014
Scientific American: Reasoning is sharper in a foreign language. November 1, 2012
Scientific American: How Knowing a Foreign Language Can Improve Your Decisions. July 3, 2012
The British Psychological Society: We think more rationally in a foreign language. June 25, 2012
ABC News: Reduce dumb decisions by thinking in a foreign language. May 22, 2012
The Economist: Oprima dos for better cognition. May 8, 2012
Daily Mail: Pensez-vous Francais? Thinking in a foreign language ‘leads to more rational decision making’. April 26, 2012
Bloomberg Business: To avoid stupid mistakes, think in French. April 25, 2012
Huffington Post: Thinking In A Foreign Language Leads To Better Decisions: Study. April 25, 2012
Wired: Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational. April 24, 2012
Language and Sensory Perception
Mind News. Bilingual people are better at sensory perception: Study. July 9, 2018
Boston Herald. Language helps determine what we hear. November 17, 2018
Chicago Tribune. The other Yanny vs. Laurel: How learning a 2nd language alters sensory perception.
Neuroscience News. Learning a second language alters sensory perception. May 14, 2018
Daily Mail. Learning a second language can alter sensory perception: Study shows the ability makes you hear different sounds than monolingual people. May 14, 2018
News Medical. Study: Learning a second language can change sensory perception. May 14, 2018
Reliawire. Sensory perception is altered by learning a second language. May 14, 2018
Medical Xpress. Learning a second language alters sensory perception, study finds. May 14, 2018
Newswise. Learning a second language alters sensory perception, study finds. May 11, 2018
Northwestern News. Learning a second language alters sensory perception, study finds. May 11, 2018
