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Language

Want to see what's inside? You'll need help!

When can reading get in the way of speaking?

Listen as we demonstrate the meaning of sound jargon.

Discover how we shot 1,500 languages into space.

Join the conversation with award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard.

by Pamela Winfrey • June 22, 2015

Curator Pamela Winfrey dives into what she learned while creating the Exploratorium's newest exhibition, The Really Big Questions.

Visit the beating heart of the Exploratorium—our shop.

You can make sentences without words!

Listen to the story of Ladle Rat Rotten Hut.

Examine words from different languages and determine which two languages are the most closely related.

Learn how to find the histories and origins of words.

Where do all the different languages in the world come from?

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