Language

Talking speed key to understanding brain health, new study suggests

“Our results show that changes in general talking speed may reflect changes in the brain,” noted lead author Dr. Jed Meltzer at Baycrest, a global leader in aging and brain health.

The history of the -phile suffix

Let’s take a look at the many words that include the combining form of “phil” or “phile” and see what we can uncover. 

By RUTH BELOFF
10/02/2024

Israeli start-up wins biggest ed-tech competition in the world

Israeli ed-tech company Storywizard won the award for its use of AI in the field of education.

How a new genetic tool can help you track ancient relatives

The researchers applied "ancIBD" to ancient genomes from across Eurasia and found hundreds of previously undetected pairs of relatives.

Artificial intelligence can predict events in people’s lives and even their deaths

A Danish study analyzed registry data on residence, education, income, health, and working conditions to make predictions with high accuracy,

Can artificial intelligence predict what's going to happen in your life?

Protecting sensitive data, preserving privacy, and addressing biases in the data are challenges that must be tackled before models like this can be deployed.

My Word: A time, a place, and a word for it

I don’t seem to have lived my year on the same page as the Oxford wordsmiths, and perhaps we live in a parallel universe.

Boost your vocabulary throughout your life – not just in school – to become a better reader

Vocabulary is something you have to work on your whole life, stressed Sigmundsson. “We have to work on our vocabulary from birth, throughout our school years, and really our whole lives.”

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