Alice Kober Linear B word endings grammar

Repeated word parts exposed Linear B’s grammar

Alice Kober noticed that words in the ancient script Linear B shared recurring beginnings and endings. Signs between them seemed to bridge the parts. She used these patterns to infer that the language changed word forms to show grammar, even before anyone knew what language it was.

Browning food can create hundreds of flavor chemicals

Hundreds Of Flavor Compounds

The Maillard reaction that browns food can create hundreds of different flavor and smell chemicals. These can break down into still more compounds. The final flavor depends on the ingredients, heat, cooking time, and contact with air.

Some people can feel strong pain without finding it unpleasant

In a rare condition called pain asymbolia, people can clearly feel and recognize pain but show little or no distress about it. The sensation may still be intense, but its unpleasant emotional part is greatly reduced.

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Alice Kober Linear B word endings grammar

Repeated word parts exposed Linear B’s grammar

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