We still think of language as a real dividing barrier between cultures and understanding, right? I mean, it makes me think of this analogy, which o sen how they det the study of the racial difference likin skin color in the eye color than defines racial ence. The genetic expression of that is only a fraction, like, i think, two to three % of our total available genomic expressione. So in other words, our differences are really miniscul compared to the rest of us intellege we have have in common. And ithing the same is for languages, like we forget, but then we tend to go to wars with those who have languages ind you that we don't
China is now one of the world’s most powerful nations. But how did its unique and formidable language shape its rise? Jing Tsu, the author of Kingdom of Characters, joins Adam to explain the history of the Chinese language, and the amazing innovations that brought it into the modern world. Check out her book at http://factuallypod.com/books
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