Do words create culture?

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This 6 minute animated  film offers a concise and visually-rich adaptation of Keith Chen's work on the Influences of Language.  Keith Chen is a behavioral economist. 

THE ORIGINAL (optional)
If you want to see the original Keith Chen talk that this animation was based on just click the film below.  It is about 12 minutes in length.  

Chen is currently Uber's Head of Economic Research and is an associate professor of economics at UCLA.

​Answer & Submit through Canvas:

1.  What is the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis and how does it work?

2.  This animation summarizes Keith Chen's fascinating look at how language shapes our reality.  What does his research into cultures that use "futured" language versus cultures that use "futureless" language tell us?  

​3.  List two or three findings you found fascinating and tell me why you found them fascinating.