Unearthed Ajami script dispels colonial myth

The discovery of Ajami, a modified Arabic script, shows that African people labeled illiterate for not writing in French were anything but.

Boston University • futurity
Jan. 19, 2023 ~11 min

1-in-5 in US Homes Speaks a Second Language after English

VOA Learning English • voa
Jan. 15, 2023 ~4 min


AI and the future of work: 5 experts on what ChatGPT, DALL-E and other AI tools mean for artists and knowledge workers

Now that AI systems can generate realistic images and convincing prose, are creative and knowledge workers endangered or poised for productivity gains? A panel of experts says it’s not so clear-cut.

Mark Finlayson, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Florida International University • conversation
Jan. 11, 2023 ~18 min

Cognitive scientists develop new model explaining difficulty in language comprehension

Built on recent advances in machine learning, the model predicts how well individuals will produce and comprehend sentences.

Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences • mit
Dec. 22, 2022 ~10 min

This is your brain. This is your brain on code

MIT researchers are discovering which parts of the brain are engaged when a person evaluates a computer program.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
Dec. 21, 2022 ~9 min

Swear words: we studied speakers of languages from Hindi to Hungarian to find out why obscenities sound the way they do

It’s not just you – there’s a reason swearing is so satisfying.

Shiri Lev-Ari, Lecturer in Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Dec. 6, 2022 ~7 min

Swear words: we studied speakers of languages from Hindi to Hungarian to find out why they sound the way they do

It’s not just you – there’s a reason swearing is so satisfying.

Shiri Lev-Ari, Lecturer in Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Dec. 6, 2022 ~7 min

Large language models help decipher clinical notes

Researchers used a powerful deep-learning model to extract important data from electronic health records that could assist with personalized medicine.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Dec. 1, 2022 ~9 min


Ushering in a new era of computing

Dan Huttenlocher is a professor of electrical engineering and computer science and the inaugural dean at MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.

Daniel de Wolff | MIT Industrial Liaison Program • mit
Nov. 30, 2022 ~7 min

Just Stop Oil: research shows how activists and politicians talk differently about climate change

Linguistic analysis shows that activists and politicians have very different messages when it comes to the environment.

Clare Cunningham, Associate Professor in English Language and Linguistics, York St John University • conversation
Nov. 16, 2022 ~6 min

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