The last few months have seen a dramatic increase in excitement around Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI. While not new, recent performance improvements and immense increases in the size ...

In this one-hour activity, students gain an understanding of the nature of human communication and foster a scientific view on languages. Through class activities, games, reading, and analysis, ...

Heading out on a nature walk near their Carbondale, Colorado, home, Rachel Mulry and her three kids review some words: verde (green), naranja (orange), rojo (red). The family is learning Spanish ...

When I began studying body language, I realized how many people, myself included, are unaware of what their body language is communicating to others. Most body language “tells” are very ambiguous.

Large language models like ChatGPT and Llama-2 are notorious for their extensive memory and computational demands, making them costly to run. Trimming even a small fraction of their size can lead to ...

The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate. Adults have a number of advantages when it comes to learning a second language, and it comes with major benefits.

Instead of transitioning between Latin and English, spoken Latin keeps the cognition all in one language. Illustration by Meilan Solly / Photos via Getty Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art under ...

The R language for statistical computing has creeped back into the top 10 in Tiobe’s monthly index of programming language popularity. “Programming language R is known for fitting statisticians and ...