Words Fail Me

A stutterer's soliloquy

by Aman Kumar

The Catharsis of Communicative Diversity

In a place where stuttered speech is the norm, fluent speakers the minority, and simple sentences can last minutes, a thousand stutterers find in themselves a quiet dignity and immeasurable resolve. Read More

On Oscar's Day, a Duality of Communication

The consensus for the annual Academy Awards front-runner this evening is of course divided between The King's Speech and The Social Network. For which group should I be cheering — my dozens of friends working at Facebook, or the dozens of people I know who stutter? Read More

My Trepidation with The King's Speech

I have been remiss in two key dimensions: the first in not having attended to this column for months, and the second in not having viewed The King's Speech before this week. Read More

Aman Kumar recently graduated from Stanford University with degrees in symbolic systems and artificial intelligence. His current research focuses on natural language processing and media multitasking.

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About Words Fail Me

Words Fail Me is about three things:

perspective and introspection on stuttering, its community and pathology
commentary on life and career as a recent college graduate in computer science in Silicon Valley
research on media multitasking, tweens, and digital learning