Lera Boroditsky
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Dr. Lera Boroditsky is a cognitive scientist and professor in the fields of language and cognition. She is one of the main contributors to the theory of linguistic relativity. She is a Searle Scholar,
Left to right: Performance artist Xandra Ibarra, cultural anthropologist Adrian Van Allen, Dr. Boroditsky in 2017
Northwestern University
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Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851, it is the oldest chartered university in Illinois. Northwestern was initially affili
Lera Boroditsky
…which language differences could shape an argument and exaggerate the differences between people. She received her B.A. degree in cognitive science at Northwestern University in 1996. She went to graduate school at Stanford University, where she obtained her Ph.D. in cognitive psychology in 2001. She worked under Gordon Bower…
University Hall (1869), the oldest building still standing on campus
A postcard of Northwestern University from 1907
A chromolithograph of the school's basketball team, 1910
Northwestern's midshipmen school during World War II