Language can be a time machine—we can learn from ancient texts how our ancestors interacted with the world around them. But can language also teach us something about people whose language has been lost? Ph.D. candidate ...
Archaeology
Jul 3, 2023
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(Phys.org) —We might be one step closer to an Internet-of-things reality. University of Washington engineers have created a new wireless communication system that allows devices to interact with each other without relying ...
Engineering
Aug 13, 2013
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Apple Inc.'s iOS 7 is a big change - and worth downloading.
Software
Sep 23, 2013
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An international team led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and the Leon Levy Expedition have retrieved and analyzed genome-wide data from people who lived during the Bronze and ...
Archaeology
Jul 3, 2019
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The University of Copenhagen in Denmark is home to a unique collection of Ancient Egyptian papyrus manuscripts.
Archaeology
Aug 14, 2018
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With a small card reader that attaches to a cell phone, a new company is making it easier for small businesses and even individuals to accept credit card payments. The San Francisco start-up, called Square, ...
British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has warned that development of artificial intelligence could mean the end of humanity.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 3, 2014
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Communicating with a submerged submarine has always been difficult, and since the submarine has to come up to periscope depth it has also been risky. Now a new buoy developed by Lockheed Martin should enable ...
(Phys.org) —Theoretical physicist Marcelo Montemurro and colleague Damián H. Zanette have published a paper in the journal PLOS ONE claiming that the Voynich text is likely not a hoax as some have suggested. The two researchers ...
Emoticons, irregular spellings and exclamation points in text messages aren't sloppy or a sign that written language is going down the tubes—these "textisms" help convey meaning and intent in the absence of spoken conversation, ...
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2017
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