In the groundbreaking Science Fiction movie Arrival, a linguist (Amy Adams) interacts with the alien species called Heptapods by learning their language. As she acquires the written form of the alien language her perception of reality is totally altered. This sci-fi premise is based on a scientific hypothesis in the field of linguistics - the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. In this video, we explore the science behind Arrival.
0:00 Intro
1:19 Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
1:50 History of the theory
2:45 Two versions
3:11 Strong version
4:31 Weak version
4:49 Research
8:00 Application in the movie
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HASHTAGS: #arrival #sapirwhorfhypothesis #scifi
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