The Hidden Language of Ocean Coral – State of the Planet
For Logan Brenner, an adjunct associate research scientist at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, joining…
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Large Language Models’ Emergent Abilities Are a Mirage
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Two years ago, in a project…
The Language of Astronomy Is Needlessly Violent and Inaccurate
January 4, 20243 min readAstronomy is beautiful and elegant. The language we use to describe…
Gesturing as you talk may help you speak a new language like a local
Hand gestures may help you stress syllables that should be emphasised as you learn a…
New university study reveals how ‘Star Wars’ helps shape the English language
The "Star Wars" entertainment juggernaut that erupted like a sci-fi supernova with George Lucas's galaxy…
‘Phaseout’ or ‘phasedown’? Why UN climate negotiators obsess over language
In recent years, environmental activists have lambasted annual United Nations climate conferences for producing “empty…
What Is Cryptophasia (Twin Language)?
After an infant’s early babbling stage, many parents expect their baby’s first word to be…
We still don’t really understand what large language models are
SILICON Valley’s feverish embrace of large language models (LLMs) shows no sign of letting up.…
Language recognition is as much about brains as it is about hearing
How well we understand spoken language may depend more on our brains than our ears.…
The State of Large Language Models
LAUREN LEFFER: At the end of November, it’ll be one year since ChatGPT was first…