> He discovered that some 16 languages spoken in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh have 200 words for snow alone A know urban legend often applied to Inu

> He discovered that some 16 languages spoken in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh have 200 words for snow alone A know urban legend often applied to Inuits. > Dr Devy, an untrained linguist But we'll still call him doctor. I'll guess he's a doctor in English? and they are there to entertain as he's done. (Obviously doctors in English can do other important things as well) I don't know.... the BBC when they do these stories... intelligent people know they are not true buuuut then what does one think when they report on Syria. Are stories like these symptoms and show we also should also take stories on Syria very very carefully or are they cancerous and encourage bad reporting and bad thinking? Are stories on Syria the same, just entertainment anyway and their accuracy for the masses is on equal importance? I guess for me a source of truth is important and I would have though many on HN would want to seek the truth, but perhaps not so much. [edit] There is also a interesting story here, I assume it's not a lie and the doctor believes what he's doing is true.... but I can't be sure from all the other inaccuracies.... but at face value he's done something really interesting that is BBC worthy. It just needs better framing.