Just like algae blooms in the ocean and pollen in the spring, there’s been an explosion in the past year or two of new software, related tools and lingo from the IT and mainstream/consumer side. Some ...

Historically speaking, humanity has not been kind to those who are considered different, especially when those differences can be easily seen. While certainly not as discriminated against as other ...

In some situations, it’s necessary to change the keyboard, for example, if you want to write in a foreign language such as Spanish and need special characters, such as the tilde above a capital letter ...

The rapid growth (and partial retreat) of “they” and “them” has gotten a lot of attention in recent years, but English is hardly the only language that has been experimenting with a gender-neutral ...

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Is language core to thought, or a separate process? For 15 years, the neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko has gathered evidence of a language network in the human brain — and has found some similarities to ...

Linguist, influencer and author Adam Aleksic explored the effects of technology on modern-day language at a talk titled “Are We Cooked?,” hosted by the Northwestern University Linguistics Student ...

Since its breakout in 2022, ChatGPT has continued to find surprising new uses worldwide, becoming an everyday tool for writers, students, developers, and curious minds globally. With that kind of ...

Woman scrolls on phone in Qingdao, China (Photo by Gauthier DELECROIX - 郭天 from Qingdao, China is licensed under CC BY 2.0.) This article was reported by Ava Hu during her time as a 2025 fellow with ...

Machine translators have made it easier than ever to create error-plagued Wikipedia articles in obscure languages. What happens when AI models get trained on junk pages? When Kenneth Wehr started ...

Looking to learn a new language? Reading is a great way to start, and you don't need a physical book to do it: Here's how to change your Kindle's language (and download books in other languages!) to ...

JavaScript’s low bar to entry has resulted in one of the richest programming language ecosystems in the world. This month’s report celebrates the bounty, while also highlighting a recent example of ...