language and thought

The Kasiski Method: From Ciphers to Authorship

Discover how a 19th-century code-breaking technique, the Kasiski examination, found a new life in the digital age. This method, originally…

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AI as Cryptographer: The New Codebreakers

From ancient scrolls to encrypted data streams, codebreaking has always been a linguistic puzzle. Now, a new kind of cryptographer…

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Cold Case Linguistics: The Somerton Man’s Code

In 1948, an unidentified man was found dead on an Australian beach with a scrap of paper bearing two Persian…

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The Zodiac Killer’s Ciphers: A Mind in Code

The Zodiac Killer's ciphers were more than just puzzles; they were a chilling form of communication and psychological warfare. By…

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The Uncrackable Language: The Pirahã Debate

The Pirahã language of the Amazon defies nearly every rule of "universal grammar", sparking one of modern linguistics' fiercest debates.…

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Bacon’s Cipher: The Binary of Typography

Imagine a secret message hidden not in the words you read, but in the very shape of the letters themselves.…

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The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis in Cryptography

Could the language you speak fundamentally change how you think about codes and ciphers? This thought experiment delves into the…

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Linguistic Steganalysis: Detecting Hidden Data

While steganography is the art of hiding messages in plain sight, linguistic steganalysis is the science of finding them. This…

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Lexical Encryption in Poetry

Poetry often feels like a message in a language we don’t speak, but what if that’s the point? Lexical encryption…

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Nullity Protocols in Diplomatic Cables

In the high-stakes world of diplomatic communication, some messages are designed to be meaningless. Nullity protocols use a constant stream…

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