Language vs. Reality: Why Language is Good for Lawyers and Bad for Scientists

by Nick Enfield

In Language vs Reality Nick Enfield, a linguistics professor at the University of Sydney, brings into focus just how misleading language is when it comes to describing reality. Language has evolved as a tool for persuading others, not for conveying factual information as accurately as possible. The book is a nice insight into how we start spinning reality the moment we open our mouths, a call to be aware and to have respect for language’s enormous power. Read more in our interview with Nick on Language and Post-Truth.