Project CETI is harnessing AI to understand the complex communication system of sperm whales. In a new study, the project's scientists used AI to decode thousands of sperm whale clicks. CETI founder ...

More and more, I have noticed advertisements boasting meaningless language and deceptive calls to action. They start off with telling you the products are “inspired by NASA” or they’re “military-grade ...

Over the decades, archaeologists have turned up a great many artifacts from the Indus civilization, including stamp sealings, amulets and small tablets. Robert Harding / Photo Library The Indus ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, like ChatGTP, have taken the world by storm. Thre isn’t much they don’t have a hand in, from recommending the next binge-worthy TV show to helping navigate ...

In the 2016 science fiction movie Arrival, a linguist is faced with the daunting task of deciphering an alien language consisting of palindromic phrases, which read the same backwards as they do ...

Schematic representation of vinculin-actin directional catch bonding in cells. The study identified key amino acid residues in vinculin (green) that form directionally asymmetric force-strengthening ...

Geometric patterns on cloth. Symbols etched into sacred masks. Experts believe it’s all part of an ancient, largely forgotten writing system that was used by women in Zambia. Recently, the curators at ...

To know a language, know the world, and finally know you. You don’t know a single word in the language of this world. Deduce the meanings of words the person before you uses to communicate with you.