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'Living Lab' in Ottawa Conducts Cutting-Edge Science in Family-Friendly Environment

Families planning a visit to the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa now have the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge scientific research.

Going International from the Inside Out: Making the Most of Multilingual and Multicultural Staff

by Martin Cross

Person reading a paper and highlighting parts

Words Matter: How Researchers Can Avoid Stigmatizing Language

by Arizona State University

Vector image of a small man reading a job discription on a laptop

Altering Language of Job Descriptions May Not Help Address Diversity Issues

by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

Gender-neutral job postings have little impact on pool of applicants

AI Reads Oncologists' Notes, Accurately Predicts Patient Outcomes

by Holden Galusha

New NLP model reads oncologists' patient notes and predicts outcomes with more than 80 percent accuracy

School kids write at their desks in a classroom

New Research Demonstrates How AI Can Streamline Writing Assignments for Students and Teachers

by Holden Galusha

Using natural language processing, researchers from Penn State developed a program that offers instant essay feedback

Is English the Lingua Franca of Science? Not for Everyone

by University of California - Berkeley

For many non-English speakers, language is a hindrance to full participation in science

How Speech Propels Pathogens

by CNRS

New research reveals insight into how exactly speech and singing propel saliva droplets

Mother Bats Use Baby Talk to Communicate with Their Pups

by Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Recent research indicates that parent-offspring communication in bats is more complex than previously thought, opening new avenues for further research

At 8 Months, Babies Already Know Their Grammar

by CNRS

New research shows that, even before they begin to speak, babies already have a strong grasp of the grammar basics of their first language

The Use of Jargon Kills People's Interest in Science, Politics

by Ohio State University

Even when specialized terms are defined in the text, the damage is done

Artificial Throat Could Someday Help Mute People 'Speak'

by American Chemical Society

Researchers say that, in the future, mute people could be trained to generate signals with their throats that the device would translate into speech

Groups of Pilot Whales Have Their Own Dialects

by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

This could be especially important for understanding the species, since relatively little is known about their social behavior