Emily Kwong

And each word has its own interesting evolutionary story.

But these days, there is a unique tool influencing language, and that is technology.

Gen Z has popularized the words unalive, skibbity, riz, and fueling these and other phrases are algorithms.

That's what we're excited to explore today in a special episode from the podcast TED Tech.

Linguist Adam Oleksik gets into the nitty gritty of how social media algorithms are reshaping the way we communicate and how we view ourselves.

I hope you enjoy.

That was an episode of TED Tech.

You can find more TED Talks and conversations about how the quickly evolving world of technology is shaping our lives on their feed.

Check out TED Tech wherever you get your podcasts.

All right.

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See you Monday.

Dean Regas here, astronomer and host of Looking Up.

I journey to the far reaches of the universe, hearing from scientists, astronauts, and geeky celebs along the way.

We cover everything from black holes to the latest in science fiction.

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Emily Kwong here.

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