All articles tagged with #learning
Originally Published 9 days ago — by Financial Times
Computer scientist Yann LeCun emphasizes that true intelligence fundamentally involves learning, highlighting the importance of learning processes in understanding and developing artificial intelligence.
Originally Published 16 days ago — by Hacker News
The article discusses the versatility and limitations of text as a primary medium for communication and learning, highlighting its historical significance, efficiency, and the challenges of richer media like video and interactive tools. It emphasizes that while text remains fundamental due to its durability and ecosystem, exploring other modes and improving tools could enhance knowledge transmission, especially in education and complex data representation.
Originally Published 20 days ago — by Harvard Business Review
AI is transforming workplace learning, but the article also highlights concerns about personal data processing and sharing with multiple vendors and ad partners, emphasizing the importance of managing privacy settings.
Originally Published 21 days ago — by Variety
Kumail Nanjiani expressed pride in his performance in Marvel's 'Eternals' and reflected on how the experience changed his approach to work, emphasizing learning from every project regardless of its reception.
Originally Published 28 days ago — by ScienceAlert
A study led by Princeton University found that human brains, modeled through rhesus macaques, use flexible neural 'cognitive Lego' blocks in the prefrontal cortex to transfer skills across tasks, giving humans an advantage over AI in adaptability and learning new tasks.
Originally Published 1 month ago — by Big Blue View
NY Giants rookie Abdul Carter, despite a challenging start to his NFL career marked by benchings and criticism, is learning valuable lessons about maturity and improving his game, showing flashes of his potential and aiming to finish the season strong.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by CNN
Scientists have discovered that bumblebees can process the duration of light flashes to make foraging decisions, marking the first evidence of such complex time perception in insects, which challenges previous beliefs about insect simplicity and highlights their cognitive abilities.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by The Conversation
The article explores how different numeral bases, such as base-10 and base-60, influence our thinking, language, and culture, affecting how we learn, process, and communicate about numbers, with implications for education, cross-cultural collaboration, and everyday decision-making.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Medical Xpress
A study in Nature Neuroscience reveals that estrogen enhances learning in female rats by increasing dopamine activity in the brain's reward center, with implications for understanding hormonal influences on cognition and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Live Science
Brainless animals like jellyfish, sea anemones, and hydras can learn, remember, and respond to stimuli through diffuse nerve nets, suggesting they possess a rudimentary form of cognition, though whether they can truly 'think' remains a complex and debated question among scientists.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by The Times of India
Research shows that brief, under-five-minute micro-breaks can significantly improve focus, attention, and learning outcomes by allowing the brain to reset neural networks, enhance memory consolidation, and maintain cognitive flexibility, making them a valuable tool in educational settings.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by ZME Science
New research from NYU suggests that memory and learning are not exclusive to brain cells; other human cells can also recognize and store temporal patterns through molecular mechanisms, indicating that memory might be a fundamental property of all cells and not just neural tissue.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by Hacker News
A programmer expresses dissatisfaction with how AI coding tools have shifted the focus from understanding and personal satisfaction to rapid, automated problem-solving, leading to a loss of deep engagement and a sense of ownership over their work.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by Earth.com
Scientists discovered that memories are stored not only in the brain but also in other body cells, with spaced chemical signals enhancing and prolonging cellular responses, suggesting that learning principles like timing and pattern are fundamental to all cells, not just neurons.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by The Times of India
A study from Boston University reveals that the brain prioritizes memories linked to emotional events through a process called memory enhancement, which stabilizes important memories and has implications for healthcare and education.