Episode 86
Your Brain on Profanity
Why are so many swear words monosyllabic?
May 31, 201631m 26s
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Show Notes
Benjamin K. Bergen, author of What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves, discusses the science of cursing.
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