The International Association
of Hyperpolyglots
HYPIA
Est. 2016
HYPIA is comprised of fascinating individuals. We have begun to interview our members and post a collection of rich discussions with them on YouTube as part of HYPIA's public outreach. See the interviews here.
The Hyperpolyglot Activist
Dr. Carlos Yebra Lopez
Natural Language Learning
Mikel Telleria
Macedonian Language Corner
Andrijana Smiljkovska
Couch Polyglot
Laura Homs
Helga
Olga Koeva
Pricaj Srpski
Isailo Dondic
Teacher Suzana
Suzana Andjelković
Passpandoo
Georgios Gkaraklidis
HYPIA Directors participated in the Polyglot Gathering 2024.
A HYPIA Reunion! Members of HYPIA attended the 2023 Polyglot Gathering in Teresin, Poland. A first in-person encounter for some, familiar faces for others (see details).
Media Office
HYPIA strives to spread the positive message of hyperplogtism to a wider audience. The following small but growing collection of material across various media showcase the outreach efforts of HYPIA
Media Office List
RTS (Radio) CQFD (French) [02/2023]
Dr. Eduardo Teiga, Director of Communications Outreach, was part of a study at the Centre of Language and the Brain at the University of Geneva and the Centre for Cognitive Sciences at the University of Vienna. This podcast covers the study.
Grunge [08/2022]
This article in Grunge covers the hyperpolyglot space and discusses HYPIA in that context.
Brain & Language Lab [02/2023]
The Brain & Language Lab has been undertaking groundbreaking neuroscience research with respect to hyperpolyglotswith the participation of some HYPIA members as subjects. This video explains part of the Brain & Language Lab's work.
Polyglot Gathering 2019
Dr. Eduardo Teiga (Spanish) [11/2019]
Dr. Eduardo Teiga, Director of Communications Outreach, spoke brilliantly at the Polyglot Gathering about the cognitive advantages of polyglots in the labor market.
[1] SBS Espanol (Spanish) [11/2016]
HYPIA was interviewed on mainstream Australian radio, on SBS Espanol, to discuss hyperpolyglotism and the objectives of the institution
[2] BBC World Service (English) [01/2017]
HYPIA President Usman W. Chohan was interviewed on the largest radio service in the world, BBC World Radio, to discuss HYPIA and the objectives of the institution, among other interesting themes.
[3] SBS Francais (French) [04/2017]
HYPIA was interviewed on mainstream Australian radio, on SBS Francais, to discuss hyperpolyglotism and the objectives of the institution
[Book Mention]
Superhuman: Life at the Extremes of Mental and Physical Ability.
HYPIA is mentioned in Chapter 3 regarding superhuman language achievement in Rowan Hooper's Sunday Times Book of the Year Superhuman: Life at the Extremes of Mental and Physical Ability.
BBC Interview
Meet the Rwandan hyperpolyglot who can speak 30+ languages
HYPIA member Antoine Habineza was interviewed by the BBC about his spoken languages.
Suno TV Interview
HYPIA President on languages (Urdu)
HYPIA President Dr. Usman Chohan was interviewed by Suno TV about HYPIA and about language learning.
The Intelligentsia Podcast
How Multilingualism Can Change Your Life? (Urdu)
HYPIA member Ambassador Naela Chohan spoke on the Intelligensia podcast about multilingualism.
NewsNation Interview
News correspondent goes viral after reporting live in 6 languages
HYPIA member Philip Crowther spoke on NewsNation about his news reporting in multiple languages.
Hindustan Times Coverage
Six Languages: One Reporter
HYPIA member Philip Crowther was covered on Hindustan Times about his multilingual coverage.
Democracy Now! Interview
Ariel Koren on Democracy Now!
HYPIA Member Ariel Koren was interviewed on Democracy Now! Mentioning her polyglot abilities as well as her principled stance on Big Tech.
Guatemala.com Interview
Políglota guatemalteco Pedro Perebal
HYPIA Member Pedro Perebal Perez is covered in Guatemala.com as the first Guatemalan hyperpolyglot.
Language Simp Video
Language Simp on HYPIA
HYPIA was humorously covered in a video by popular youtuber Language Simp.