
62: Language in Spaaaaace (with Hannah Little)
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Is There a Universal Translator in the Universe?
The Expanse has built a Creole in the belt, which is the outer regions of the solar system. A lot of people live called the Belters, but they all come from different parts of Earth and Mars. And so they need a universal language to be able to communicate with each other for purposes of trade and things. So they have they have Belter Creole, which I think is a much more elegant and realistic solution in that universe than just kind of having either a kind of universal lingua franca or a common tongue.
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