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Exercise benefits to the brain 'may be passed on'

Physicalandmentalexercisehasbeenfoundtobebeneficialforourbrains,butscientistshavenowfounditcouldalsoimprovethelearningabilityofourchildren.Inamousestudy,researc

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Study shows how brain learns language

Newevidencesshowthatlanguageislearnedinbrainssystemsthatarealsousedformanyotherpurposes,insteadofinnately-specifiedlanguagemodulesaspreviouslythought.Thestudy,p

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Paid Podcasts becomes a trend in China

CrowdfundingforonlinecontenthasbecomeanewtrendinChina.Anestimated188millionpeopleinthecountryhadregisteredfornewlearningexperiencesontheInternet,primarilyviapod

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Google crunches data to help NASA find two new planets

AlphabetInc’sGoogleandNASAsaidonThursdaythatadvancedcomputeranalysisidentifiedtwonewplanetsarounddistantstars,includingonethatispartofthefirststarsystemwithasma

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Nvidia launches Titan V desktop GPU to accelerate AI computation

NvidialaunchedanewdesktopGPUtodaythat’sdesignedtobringmassiveamountsofpowertopeoplewhoareworkingonmachinelearningapplications.ThenewTitanVcardwillprovidecustome

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Machine learning could lead to more accurate earthquake prediction

Researchershavecreatedamachinelearningalgorithmthatcansuccessfullypredictearthquakesinalabsetting,andthetechniquescouldbedevelopedintorealearthquakeforecasting,

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Intel aims to conquer AI with the Nervana processor

Intelmakessomeprettyfastchips,butnoneareveryefficientatthehottestthingincomputingrightnow:Artificialintelligence(AI).Deep-learningappsthatdocomputervision,voice

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What emerging research says about the promise of personalized learning

Personalizedlearninghasgrownincreasinglypopularinrecentyears,encouragedinpartbya2015RANDstudyshowinglargegainsfromthepractice.Butnewerresearchhasfoundmoremodest

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For better learning in class, lay down the laptop and pick up a pen

Docomputershelporhinderclassroomlearningincollege?Stepintoanycollegelectureandyou’llfindaseaofstudentswithlaptopsandtabletsopen,typingastheprofessorspeaks.Witht

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Phone apps boost Chinese-learning fever in the US

Thirtyyearsago,whenCharlesLaughlinwasincollegeintheUSstateofMinnesota,ChinesewascategorizedalongwithArabic,SwahiliandIcelandicasa"LessCommonlyTaughtLanguage"int

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Smart phone apps boost "Chinese Fever" in America

WhenCharlesLaughlinwasincollegeintheU.S.stateofMinnesotaabout30yearsago,ChinesewascategorizedalongwithArabic,SwahiliandIcelandicasaLessCommonlyTaughtLanguage"in

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Google DeepMind AI learns to creatively move around obstacles

Reinforcementlearning(RL)isthepracticeofteachingandguidingbehaviorbyusingarewardsystem.Desirablebehaviorproducesrewards;undesirablebehaviordoesnot.It'sacommonto

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Microsoft’s AI is the first to reach a perfect Ms. Pac-Man score

Atlonglast,theperfectscoreforarcadeclassicMs.Pac-Manhasbeenachieved,thoughnotbyahuman.Maluuba—adeeplearningteamacquiredbyMicrosoftinJanuary—hascreatedanAIsystem

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Google’s latest platform play is artificial intelligence

GooglehasalwaysuseditsannualI/Oconferencetoconnecttodevelopersinitssprawlingempire.Itannouncesnewtoolsandinitiatives,sprinklesinalittlehype,andthentellsthosewat

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Google’s new machine learning framework to put more AI on your phone

Atthemoment,artificialintelligencelivesinthecloud,butGoogle—andotherbigtechcompanies—wantitworkdirectlyonyourdevices,too.AtGoogleI/Otoday,thesearchgiantannounce

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The machines are coming: China's role in the future of artificial intelligence

After a year of breakthroughs, experts believe they are on the brink of revolutionising our daily lives through artificial intelligence – and Asia can play a leading role in this brave new world

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UC Berkeley researcher to study language development via bats

A researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, has received a grant to study the neurobiological basis of language learning in the mammalian brain using an unusual model system: the bat.