{"id":1176,"date":"2025-02-04T10:22:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T09:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aksioma.org\/ayasu\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2025-05-12T08:57:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T06:57:43","slug":"on-words-and-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aksioma.org\/ayasu\/conference\/on-words-and-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"On Words and Worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nelly Y. 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