{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Harvard Gazette","provider_url":"https:\/\/dev.news.harvard.edu\/gazette","author_name":"gazetteimport","author_url":"https:\/\/dev.news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/author\/gazetteimport\/","title":"Conference looks at benefits to bilingualism &#8212; Harvard Gazette","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"s58kHngX9Q\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2004\/05\/conference-looks-at-benefits-to-bilingualism\/\">Conference looks at benefits to bilingualism<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2004\/05\/conference-looks-at-benefits-to-bilingualism\/embed\/#?secret=s58kHngX9Q\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Conference looks at benefits to bilingualism&#8221; &#8212; Harvard Gazette\" data-secret=\"s58kHngX9Q\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/dev.news.harvard.edu\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"In remarks that opened a multidisciplinary conference called Bilingual Benefits Friday (April 30), Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers stated the truism that its always preferable to know more than to know less, and most of us wish we knew more languages than we do.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/dev.news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/05\/6-bilingual1-450-2.jpg"}