Planning exercises that got community engagement right

Much has been written about how government agencies struggle with community engagement in climate resilience planning. For example, a 2024 study by the Resilient Coastal Communities Project (RCCP) ...
Mashable

Your global conversations start with Babbel Language Learning

The following content is brought to you by Mashable partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. TL;DR: Babbel helps you learn languages for ...
Miami Herald

What Is the Easiest Language to Learn for English Speakers?

Language learning is deeply personal—but some languages are, objectively, more accessible to native English speakers than others. Factors like shared roots, familiar grammar rules, a common writing ...
IEEE

Survey on Large Language Model-Enhanced Reinforcement Learning: Concept, Taxonomy, and Methods

Abstract: With extensive pretrained knowledge and high-level general capabilities, large language models (LLMs) emerge as a promising avenue to augment reinforcement learning (RL) in aspects, such as ...
Post and Courier

CENTER FOR LIFELONG LEARNING: Retirees need to keep on learning

Winter is often a time to sit at home and be glad, as a senior citizen, you no longer have to face unfriendly weather to go to work each day. However, if you’re doing that, you’re missing out on a ...
Los Angeles Times

Older adults may struggle to learn a new language, but classes are a worthwhile exercise

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Older adults may find learning new languages challenging, but recent research shows the effort itself provides ...
IEEE

A Community-Aware Spatio-Temporal Hypergraph Contrastive Learning Method for Social Bot Detection

Abstract: Social bot detection plays a crucial role in enabling social media platforms and governments to effectively manage and regulate social networks. Existing methods, which typically rely on ...
Wired

AI Models Are Starting to Learn by Asking Themselves Questions

An AI model that learns without human input—by posing interesting queries for itself—might point the way to superintelligence. Save this story Save this story Even the smartest artificial intelligence ...
The Conversation

Five myths about learning a new language – busted

Jessica Mary Bradley currently receives funding from the British Academy / Leverhulme Trust in collaboration with Wellcome. Abigail Parrish does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding ...
Chicago Tribune

Sign language Masses ‘rooted in compassion,’ build relationships with deaf community

It’s not always easy for Christians who are deaf or hard of hearing to find services and Masses that can accommodate their needs, but some churches are finding a way to do just that. Our Lady of the ...
Associated Press

Older adults may struggle to learn a new language but classes are a worthwhile exercise

TOKYO (AP) — I speak decent Spanish, picked up working several decades ago as a news and sports reporter in Spain, Mexico and Argentina. Now I report from Tokyo. After seven years, I still can’t grasp ...