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Podcast: Science Quickly
Episode: ENCORE: Algorithmic Social Media Is Driving New Slang
Description: From viral slang such as “skibidi” to the rise of so-called brain rot, linguist and content creator Adam Aleksic, aka the “Etymology Nerd,” and associate editor Allison Parshall, who covers the mind and brain, unpack how social media and algorithms are reshaping the way we communicate. This episode first aired in September.
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