Trending Now: The remarkable brain of a carpet cleaner who speaks 24 languages
| Vaughn Smith is a hyperpolyglot able to speak more than two dozen languages. But he didn't go to college and earns less than $20 an hour working for his brother's Washington-area carpet-cleaning business. In a city where diplomats and embassies abound and where language proficiency is résumé rocket fuel, Vaughn is a savant with a secret. Here's what he can teach us about the potential of our brains. |
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| | | |  |  | | Must-read stories around major news events | | | Trending Now | April 5, 2:50 p.m. EDT | | | | | Vaughn Smith is a hyperpolyglot able to speak more than two dozen languages. But he didn't go to college and earns less than $20 an hour working for his brother's Washington-area carpet-cleaning business. In a city where diplomats and embassies abound and where language proficiency is résumé rocket fuel, Vaughn is a savant with a secret. Here's what he can teach us about the potential of our brains. | | | | | |
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