A recent story on NPR explored the purported advantages of bilingual acquisition.  Previous reports have suggested that individuals with bilingual education attain other advantages in learning and “executive” function.  This may be a bunch of bunk and more related to scientific journals bias of reporting “positive” studies.  If you listen to the report (link below), consider how the problem of reporting bias affects so many fields in medicine and science.

Link: Bilingual Studies Reveal Flaw In How Info Reaches Mainstream

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