Language and Thinking

There is an audio magazine called Radiolab. You New Yorkers or former New Yorkers probably already know about it. I found it via a reference from This American Life. If you have an hour and are interested in the nature of language, you may find the article "Words" interesting. Go half way down the second column to play the audio file. It could have been better edited but it illustrates some good ideas and adds new meaning to Guillermo del Toro's statement that we are saved through story telling.

By the way, Guillermo del Toro has amicably resigned from directing the two Hobbit movies. He originally signed up for 3 years, but found out it will now require 6.

Edit: Looking over this post, I think I may have under sold the article. In order to mitigate my soft sell, I'll put on my carny hat. "Prepare to be astounded! Step right up to 'Words.' What would existence be like without language? Can you think without language? Who is better at thinking, a five year child or a mouse? Does the quality of our thinking depend on the richness of our language?"