Splash Biography



TOM MCCOY, Yale sophomore studying linguistics



Major: Linguistics

College/Employer: Yale

Year of Graduation: 2017

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Past Classes

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X1812: Decoding Language in Splash Fall 15 (Nov. 14, 2015)
There are over 6,000 languages in the world. How do these languages communicate the same information in wildly different ways? What patterns exist across all languages? How do computers encode the structure of language? Learn the answers to these questions and more by solving fun language puzzles. In the process, discover surprising truths about unfamiliar languages and even about English itself.


E1713: Decoding Language in Sprout Fall 15 (Oct. 03 - 17, 2015)
There are over 6,000 languages in the world. How do these languages communicate the same information in wildly different ways? What patterns exist across all languages? How do computers encode the structure of language? Learn the answers to these questions and more by solving fun language puzzles. In the process, discover surprising truths about unfamiliar languages and even about English itself. No previous experience with linguistics or computer science is required!


E1719: Decoding Language in Sprout Fall 15 (Oct. 03 - 17, 2015)
There are over 6,000 languages in the world. How do these languages communicate the same information in wildly different ways? What patterns exist across all languages? How do computers encode the structure of language? Learn the answers to these questions and more by solving fun language puzzles. In the process, discover surprising truths about unfamiliar languages and even about English itself.


X1579: Decoding Language in Splash Spring 15 (Apr. 04, 2015)
There are over 6,000 languages in the world. How do these languages communicate the same information in wildly different ways? What patterns exist across all languages? Learn the answers to these questions and more by solving fun language puzzles. In the process, discover surprising truths about unfamiliar languages and even about English itself. No previous experience with linguistics is required!


E1442: Decoding Language in Sprout Spring 15 (Feb. 14 - 28, 2015)
There are over 6,000 languages in the world. How do these languages communicate the same information in wildly different ways? What patterns exist across all languages? Learn the answers to these questions and more by solving fun language puzzles. In the process, discover surprising truths about unfamiliar languages and even about English itself. No previous experience with linguistics is required!


X1353: Decoding Language in Splash Fall 14 (Nov. 08, 2014)
There are over 6,000 languages in the world. How do these languages communicate the same information in wildly different ways? What patterns exist across all languages? How do computers encode the structure of language? Learn the answers to these questions and more by solving fun language puzzles. In the process, discover surprising truths about unfamiliar languages and even about English itself. No previous experience with linguistics or computer science is required!


E1227: Decoding Language in Sprout Fall 2014 (Oct. 04 - 18, 2014)
How do we make (and break) codes? Why is it so hard to learn a foreign language? And how do we teach computers to understand us? Learn the answers to these questions and more while solving fun language puzzles. No experience in linguistics or computer science required!