Language feels simple when we use it. We talk, we text, we listen, and words seem to appear naturally from thought. But the study of linguistics tells a more complicated story, one where language ...

Want to learn a new language but not sure where to start? While translation apps are handy for quick conversations, actually learning a language offers serious benefits. Studies have shown that it can ...

Drug addiction has been one of America’s growing public health concerns for decades. Despite the development of effective treatments and support resources, few people who are suffering from a ...

Small Language Models or SLMs are on their way toward being on your smartphones and other local devices, be aware of what's coming. In today’s column, I take a close look at the rising availability ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Among the myriad abilities that humans possess, which ones are uniquely human? Language has been a top candidate at least since ...

A technique can plan a trajectory for a robot using only language-based inputs. While it can't outperform vision-based approaches, it could be useful in settings that lack visual data to use for ...