A new paper in the journal Cognition examines the visual complexity of written language and how that complexity has evolved.
Education
Jun 16, 2021
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Scientists have published an article describing the oldest axial fossils yet discovered for the genus Australopithecus. Dated 4.2 million years ago, these and other fossils recovered from the Assa Issie site in the Middle ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jun 14, 2019
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(AP) -- Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are the first countries to win preliminary approval for Internet addresses written entirely in their native scripts.
Internet
Jan 21, 2010
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Many people enter into a monogamous romantic relationship hoping to remain faithful to their partner and enjoy all the benefits such a relationship can offer, including a sense of security, belonging and intimacy. However, ...
Social Sciences
Jan 30, 2023
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Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering have utilized AI technologies to conclude that male characters are four times more prevalent in literature than female characters.
Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2022
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Creative authors could soon have a new option to help overcome writer's block, thanks to a system launched by researchers in the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State.
Education
Mar 13, 2020
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"Everybody jiggles" according Dr. Michael Black, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), in Tübingen Germany. We may not like it, but how we jiggle says a lot about who we are. Our soft tissue ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 10, 2015
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A written character that evokes everything people in Japan were urged to avoid this year—crowds, confined spaces and close contact with others—was on Monday voted the country's top linguistic symbol of 2020.
Other
Dec 14, 2020
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Gender and gender identity may seem like more recent headline-grabbing topics, but societies have discussed the subjects for centuries. A new approach to reading a medieval French narrative text suggests that gender identity ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2023
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More than eight out of ten parents believe schools should teach children character and values alongside academic study, a new survey has found.
Social Sciences
Sep 3, 2013
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