Daniel W. Hieber, Ph.D. (@linguisticdiscovery): "Do the linguistics of Project Hail Mary work? I say the answer is “yes”: https://linguisticdiscovery.substack.com/p/project-hail-mary https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/03/project-hail-mary-is-in-theaters-but-do-the-linguistics-work/"

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Linguistic Discovery

Do the linguistics of Project Hail Mary work?

I say the answer is “yes”:

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arstechnica.com

Project Hail Mary is in theaters—but do the linguistics work?

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