Researchers at the University of Malaga have, for the first time, measured lexical richness and vocabulary in oral expression in Spanish. This has been possible thanks to the design of an algorithm guaranteeing very reliable results. One of the conclusions they have reached is that, when we speak, we don’t use more than 2,500 words.
Month: June 2017
Ángel Pantoja, photography and collaging as weapons for social criticism
The Sevillian Ángel Pantoja cannot comprehend life without art, or art that doesn’t have some connection to real life. This artist uses digital technology to create images that encourage critique of human beings and our ways of life. The exhibition ‘Present Day Mythologies’ brings together his artistic work of the last few years. In the […]
A videogame to warn of the dangers of crossing the Strait of Gibraltar in dinghies
It is a project by the company Omnium Lab in collaboration with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and their programme PEACEapp. ‘Survival’ is a graphic adventure which hopes to warn people of the danger involved in crossing the Strait of Gibraltar in dinghies, and all the problems and threats faced during migrant crossings. In […]
José Manuel Fernández, a Paralympic athlete that is not detained by distances
José Manuel Fernández Barranquero started running to improve his school grades and ended up participating in two Paralympic Games. José Manuel, who suffers from a brachial palsy in his right arm, competed in Atlanta and Sidney, where he won a bronze medal in 800 meters and a silver one in 4×400. Then, he left the […]