EPISTOLARY
Literary works presented in the form of letters.
BIOINFORMATICS
An interdisciplinary field utilizing engineering, complex systems, computer sciences and statistics to analyze biological data.
BICAMERALISM
The hypothesis that the ancient human mind was divided into two parts: One which produced auditory hallucinations and the other which heard and obeyed them.
DEBRIEFING
Conversational sessions that revolve around sharing and examining information after a specific event has occurred.
EXOSOMATIC MEMORY
The recording, storage, and recollection of past experiences by a system external to the human brain.
ICONIC MEMORY
A visual memory system; allows for large amounts of information to be stored for very brief durations.
NOOLOGY
The study of phenomena originating in the mind, including knowledge, intellect, and intuition.
HOLOPHRASIS
Using a single word to express complex ideas, a phase in early childhood language development.
EIDETIC MEMORY
The ability to recall visual images with exceptional precision, also known as “photographic memory” or “total recall.”
GLOTTOCHRONOLOGY
A method of statistically estimating when distinct languages diverged from their common source.
DOUBLE AGENT
Intelligence lingo. An agent under the control of another intelligence service being used against his or her original handlers.
WATCHER TEAM
From the intelligence world, a surveillance team assigned to monitor a specific target.
ZIGGURAT
An ancient Mesopotamian terraced step pyramid temple, believed to connect Heaven and Earth.
MODISTAE
A group of Medieval philosophers who categorized language into modes of being, understanding, and signifying.
BIOLINGUISTICS
The study of the relationship between biology and all aspects of language.
EX NIHILO
Latin for 'from nothing.' Often used in philosophical and theological arguments centered around the issue of cause and effect.
VERIDICAL DREAM
A dream depicting a real event from the past, present, or future, though the dreamer has no knowledge of the event.
HYPOCOGNITION
The inability to express or comprehend a concept because one's language has no words to describe it.
QUIPU
Threads knotted in a positional decimal system, used to record numerical data and possibly language, in South America, as early as 2500-3000 B.C.
DEAD MAN'S SWITCH
A device or system that holds an automated task at bay as long as a physical operator is present preventing it from triggering. if the operator goes absent, the task triggers.
PSYCHOGRAPHY
Text written by a Writer who is guided by a spiritual or subconscious force, also known as “automatic writing.”
ARROW OF TIME
The concept of the one-way directionality of time, used to describe irreversible processes in nature.
SEMANTIC SATIATION
A psychological phenomenon in which a constantly repeated word temporarily loses its meaning to the listener.
MNEMOSYNE
In Greek mythology, the personification of Memory and mother of the nine Muses, who were the goddesses of inspiration. Something to think about…