The Puzzle of Language - Exploring Linguistic Conundrums

Explore the fascinating world of language puzzles in this 50-minute talk by mathematician Alex Bellos at The Royal Institution. Delve into mind-bending conundrums, crosswords, and logic puzzles focused on language. Discover unusual alphabets, scripts, vocabularies, and phonologies from ancient, modern, and invented languages. Test your puzzle-solving skills with Bellos' favorite linguistic challenges, inspired by his book "The Language Lover's Puzzle Book." Learn about the intersection of mathematics, philosophy, and language as Bellos shares insights from his bestselling works on puzzles and popular mathematics.

The Puzzle of Language - with Alex Bellos