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☆ I've been living in Spain for 12 years. I've stopped dating locals because too much gets lost in translation.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Nicola Prentis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Say something to me in Spanish," said my date in the small Catalan city where I've lived since 2016. It's an inevitable part of the first date scenario I've come to hate while dating in Spain. Navigating the apps with my level of Spanish is easy, and I can even manage whole dates. But it wasn't the first time I've been mocked for speaking Spanish in a supposedly romantic context. Debating something complex in Spanish is beyond my language level, but I also know I'll sound rude if I disagree using the blunt language tools I do have.

Persons: I've, It's, I'm, it's, I'd, There's, Nate Young, Marie Sklodowska, Young, Queen Mary , Organizations: Curie, University of Oslo, Queen Mary, Queen Mary , University of London Locations: Spain, Madrid, Barcelona, Mexican, Queen

☆ ‘Utterly Demoralizing’: How College Grads Are Struggling to Land Jobs - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When I asked new college graduates last month to tell me about their job searches, I got back a ton of heartache. For some, a sense that college was a waste of time and money. John York wrote that he was about to earn a master’s degree in mathematics from New York University. Utterly demoralizing,” wrote Beth Donnelly, who is graduating this month with a major in linguistics and minors in German and teaching English as a second language. “I’ve been searching since early August for full-time, part-time or internship positions after I graduate.

Persons: John York, “, ”, he’s, ” Mauricio Naranjo, Beth Donnelly, I’ve Organizations: New York University, Financial Analysts

☆ ‘Pregnant people’: The case for using gender-neutral language
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The use of phrases such as “pregnant people” or “penis owners” in cultural or political discourse is sometimes met with confusion, or even anger. And it’s the most inclusive, streamlined way to refer to everyone who, regardless of their gender identity, has certain anatomy or biological abilities. Using gender-inclusive language can create an environment of acceptance, experts say. READ MORE: Gender identity: The difference between gender, sex and other need-to-knowsHere’s what experts have to say about these linguistic changes and concerns that have been raised. Gender-inclusive language may seem to be just words, but research has shown that acceptance can be lifesaving for transgender and nonbinary people, Miller said, both for medical and psychological reasons.

Persons: “, Jack Drescher, Alberto Mier, they’re, ”, Keygan Miller, Miller, Dr, Dennis Baron, ” Miller, can’t, —, hasn’t, “ it’s, ” Baron, Drescher, uteruses, ” Drescher, haven’t, ’ ” Baron, it’s, ’ Organizations: CNN, Group, of Psychiatry, Columbia University, American Psychological Association, University of California, Los Angeles ’ Williams Institute, UCLA, University of Illinois, American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, National Institutes of Health Locations: New York City, United States, Los Angeles, Urbana, Champaign, “

☆ Email isn't just annoying to Gen Z workers—it's stressing them out
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

But Gen Z workers ages 18 to 24 are the most likely to let those messages pile up. More than a third, 36%, of Gen Z workers say they have over 1,000 unread emails in their inbox, compared with 18% of office workers overall. They're also more likely than other age groups to say they've sent an email they regret, with 1 in 5 Gen Z professionals saying they "very often" regret the emails they send. "Gen Z's communication preferences are heavily influenced by the prevalence of instant messaging platforms and social media," he says. On the other hand, "the structured and formal nature of email communication may feel unfamiliar and more complicated to many [Gen Zers]," Touma says.

Persons: Gen, They're, they've, Gen Z, Esteban Touma, Zers, Touma Locations: Babbel

☆ 88% of workers have sent an email they regret—this 4-step trick will help you avoid it
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ever wanted to retract an email right after you've sent it? A majority of workers know the feeling, and the youngest professionals are the most likely to feel email regret. Some 88% of people say they've regretted the contents of a work email right after hitting send, and 28% even believe an email they've sent directly hurt their careers, according to a survey of 2,000 U.S. office workers from Babbel, the language learning platform. And just around 1 in 5 Gen Z office workers between 18 and 24 years old say they "very often regret" the emails they send. Two big mistakes that can lead to email regret is having typos and unclear messaging, says Esteban Touma, a cultural and linguistics expert at Babbel.

Persons: you've, they've, Esteban Touma Organizations: CNBC Locations: Babbel

☆ The No. 1 tip for communicating well over email, according to a language expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Love it or hate it, communicating well over email is key to succeeding in an office setting. And if you want to get better at mastering the email game, you should prioritize one thing, says a language expert: timeliness. "A top tip for communicating well over email would be to prioritize responsiveness," says Esteban Touma, a cultural and linguistics expert at Babbel, the language learning platform. Touma stresses the courtesy of responding to emails quickly, even if it comes with the caveat that you'll return to the message with greater attention later on. What's more, 18% of people reported having 1,000 unread emails in their inbox, and 6% have more than 5,000 unread messages.

Persons: Esteban Touma Locations: Babbel

☆ The 2 biggest mistakes people make in work emails—and how to avoid them
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"Our research reveals that emails are a major source of workplace stress," says Esteban Touma, a cultural and linguistics expert at Babbel. As a language expert, Touma tells CNBC Make It he often sees people make two big mistakes when writing over email. Typos and grammatical errorsThe first big mistake Touma often sees is when people neglect to proofread and edit messages thoroughly. To avoid this mistake, take the time to proofread emails before you hit send, Touma says. For example, Touma says, "'Let's schedule a call when you have some time to kill, Brian' is politely addressing Brian.

Persons: they've, Esteban Touma, Touma, Brian Organizations: CNBC Locations: Babbel

☆ The War in Gaza Told Through One Man’s Pain - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Nicholas Kristof | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When President Biden weighs American policy toward Gaza, may he think of a gentle scholar named Mohammed Alshannat. Alshannat is a Palestinian in Gaza who at the start of the war was working remotely on his Ph.D. dissertation in linguistics for Rhodes University in South Africa. He is the opposite of Hamas, for in his writing he has criticized suicide bombings and rocket firings. I have been texting him during the war, but his main outside contact has been Lindsay Houghton, a fellow doctoral student at Rhodes. I have trimmed for length, but he wrote in English and these are his words:Oct. 11: The situation in Gaza is very grave.

Persons: Biden, Mohammed Alshannat, Lindsay Houghton, Houghton Organizations: Rhodes University, Rhodes Locations: Gaza, Palestinian, South Africa

☆ Gaslit, gaslighted... gaslated? The word has flummoxed the internet for years. It turns out the answer is complicated.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Andrew Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Internet users have turned to the web for years to find the past tense of "gaslight." A linguist TikToker went viral when he joked "gaslighted" and "gaslit" were both wrong. AdvertisementPeople have been trying to agree on the past tense of "gaslight" for years, and a viral video has just added more confusion to the mix. With the rise in the term's popularity has also come confusion about its past tense. AdvertisementAs the background lights slowly dimmed throughout the course of the TikTok, he insisted the correct past tense was, in fact, "gaslated."

Persons: TikToker, —, Perpetua Neo, Webster, they'd, gaslighting, erb, ong Organizations: Service, Merriam

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky city has come up with an out-of-this-world campaign to promote tourism. The Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau used an infrared laser to beam a message into space to invite extraterrestrial travelers. “The first thing you’ll notice as you descend through Earth’s atmosphere above Central Kentucky is the lush green countryside that surrounds Lexington’s vibrant city center. It goes on to describe gentle rolling hills, horse farms and bourbon before suggesting places to stay and eat and shop. “We included imagery representing the elements of life, our iconic Lexington rolling hills, and the molecular structure for water, bourbon, and even dopamine … because Lexington is fun!”It could take a while to get an answer though.

Persons: Robert Lodder, “, Andrew Byrd Organizations: —, Lexington Convention, Visitors Bureau, Lexington, Extraterrestrial Intelligence, FAA Locations: LEXINGTON, Ky, Kentucky, Central Kentucky, Lexington

☆ My close friend is 40 years younger than I am. Our age-gap friendship developed while she was teaching me Spanish.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Louisa Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Over the last three years, I've been taking Spanish lessons from my teacher, Camila. We've become friends as we've talked about our lives in Spanish and I'm grateful for our friendship. AdvertisementI always look forward to my weekly classes with my Spanish tutor, Camila. Despite the fact that she's 34 and single while I'm 72 and married, we have a lot in common. I'm motivated partly because I'm curious about Camila, because she's very different from our earlier Spanish teachers.

Persons: I've, Camila, We've, we've, —, Barry, we'd, She's, doesn't, hasn't Organizations: Service Locations: Guanajuato, Mexico, Canada, Spanish, Japan, Europe, cabeza

☆ I'm an American teacher in China. I can't see myself going back to the US to teach.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Harlie Rush | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

However, as a product of the American public school system and a teacher in China, I notice a number of distinct differences characterizing education. China represents the world's largest population of English language learners, and this multilingual environment impacts the school and the students. One can often hear students speaking English together in the halls due to either school policy or an interest in the language. China boasts a nearly flawless high school graduation rate, and students often begin their education in an early years program. As a teacher in China, I'm more respected than in the USTeaching is an esteemed and sought-after profession, and teachers in China will often find more respect from students and parents than those in the US.

Persons: Harlie Rush, Rush Organizations: US, China, American, Linguistics Locations: China —, Midwest, Chicago, China, Shanghai

☆ Marissa Mayer on 2024: I knew AI was going to change everything, and I'm excited to see where it goes next
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-19 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The former Yahoo CEO is excited that AI is finally having its moment but worries about regulation. I'm looking forward to 2024 — 12 is my lucky number, so 24 is kind of close. I feel I've been a lifelong student of AI and, really, a follower of AI. So to see AI really have its moment in 2023 — I feel like my lifelong conviction that this was going to be something that ends up changing everything has started to come into focus. And the fact that that was the area that really moved AI the furthest forward was a surprise to me.

Persons: Marissa Mayer, —, Mayer, she's, I'm, — I've, I've Organizations: Yahoo, Service, Google, Sunshine Locations: Business

☆ A teacher who lived in Dubai and Qatar for 10 years to save money shares what it was like — and why moving back to Ireland was a relief
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

She moved to Qatar for a higher salaryCoyle told BI that a lot of people she knew viewed the Gulf states as "scary," particularly for women. Coyle told BI that, in her second year, she was given a rent allowance of 9,000 riyals. Coyle told BI the students would often ask about life in Western countries, such as how people met their spouses and why people drank alcohol. She moved to Dubai insteadCoyle applied for a job at a school in Dubai, in the UAE. She told BI Dubai was more "hectic" than Doha.

Persons: Sorcha Coyle, Coyle, she'd, there's, would've, expats, wasn't, haven't Organizations: Business, United Arab, Qatari, Gaelic football team, Qatar, BI Dubai Locations: England, Ireland, Qatar, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, UAE, Doha, Cuba, China, Israel, London, California

☆ OpenAI's chaos has both hastened the arms race to AI dominance and opened the door to competitors
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Monica Melton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

OpenAI chaos has calmed as CEO Sam Altman is reinstated and an investigation begins. AdvertisementThe drama of Sam Altman unexpectedly being fired on Friday and then reinstated to OpenAI Tuesday night has reached a close. AI ethics experts have expressed concern about the power of AI technology being controlled by the hands of a few. "The increasing concentration of capital, compute, and data are a problem," Emily M. Bender, a University of Washington linguistics professor, told BI. The seemingly earth-shattering news from OpenAI may have instead opened a door for resourcefulness and for other players to emerge.

Persons: Sam Altman, —, OpenAI, Émile Torres, Altman, Emily M, Bender, nilly, Ali Alkhatib, Pistilli Organizations: Service, University of Washington, Microsoft Locations: AGI

☆ Sam Altman warns AI could kill us all. But he still wants the world to use it
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Samantha Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York CNN —Sam Altman thinks the technology underpinning his company’s most famous product could bring about the end of human civilization. As many as 300 million full-time jobs around the world could eventually be automated in some way by generative AI, according to Goldman Sachs estimates. Challenges aheadWhen starting OpenAI, Altman told CNN in 2015 he wanted to steer the path of AI, rather than worrying about the potential harms and doing nothing. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addresses a speech during a meeting at Station F in Paris on May 26. Sam embodies that for AI right now.”The world is counting on Altman to act in the best interest of humanity with a technology by his own admission could be a weapon of mass destruction.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans view college campuses as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes to free speech, with adults across the political spectrum seeing less tolerance for those on the right, according to a new poll. More recently, a conservative Princeton University professor was drowned out while discussing free speech at Washington College, a small school in Maryland. Overall, Republicans see a clear double standard on college campuses. “The reality is that there’s free speech for everyone on college campuses,” said Fleisher, a linguistics professor at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. But as the nation has become more politically divided, so have college campuses, said Kristen Shahverdian, senior manager for education at PEN.

Persons: you’re, ”, Rhonda Baker, Donald Trump, ’, Chris Gauvin, “, Gauvin, Nicholas Fleisher, Fleisher, Kristen Shahverdian, Morgan Ashford, Linda Woodward, Mike Darlington, Ilya Shapiro, Shapiro, Gene VanZandt, ___, ___ Gecker Organizations: WASHINGTON, University of Chicago, The Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, Republicans, Republican, Stanford University, Princeton University, Washington College, Overall, Yale University, Congress, GOP, American Association of University, University of Wisconsin, PEN America, PEN, Democrat, Troy University, Stanford, Foundation, Rights, University of, Manhattan Institute, Darlington, Associated Press, Carnegie Corporation of New, AP Locations: Goldsboro , North Carolina, Maryland, Manchester, Conn, Milwaukee, Alabama, Ashford, “, Hot Springs, , Arkansas, Darlington, Chesterfield County , Virginia, Hampton , Virginia, San Francisco, Carnegie Corporation of New York

☆ My computer science classes were too slow, so I dropped out to focus on my AI startup. Even my dad agreed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Govind Gnanakumar enrolled at Georgia Tech in 2022 as a freshman majoring in computer science. I spent my senior year of high school thinking I'd study computer science, philosophy, and linguistics in college. I ended up enrolling in Georgia Tech with plans to major in computer science. You don't need to act like a cloistered nun in academia to study computer science. So, I told him that I was going to take a leave of absence from Georgia Tech.

Persons: Govind Gnanakumar, Gnanakumar, you've, Mahesh Natamai, Maaher Gandhi, didn't, Y Organizations: Georgia Tech, Service Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Inside the Elaborate, Enviable Design of Three New York Homes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +34 min

If You Can Make It Here Great design for a great city (New York, of course — where else?) In the oak-paneled living room of Justinian Kfoury’s apartment in a townhouse on Washington Square Park, an Audubon-style print and a Hans Wegner Papa Bear chair. “She was eccentric, grand, but not afraid of making weird decisions about design.” In the living room, a 1975 Leonid Berman painting of the Venice Lagoon hangs between the French doors. A view of the double-height living room from the curved balcony on the third floor. A sculpture by Huma Bhabha and a configuration of five Isamu Noguchi L7 pendants in the landing that separates the primary suite from the living room.

Persons: it’s, Mishan, there’s, —, Justinian, Hans Wegner Papa Bear, Paavo, Marc Hundley, that’s, Adriana Lara, Nicholas Krushenick, ”, Justinian Kfoury, downtowners, He’d, Trish Goff, Kfoury, “, Leonid Berman, Jelto ”, Tomma Abts, Paul Cadmus, Edith Wharton, Henry James, Paul van der, ” Kfoury, Joe Roberts, Mary Cameron Goodyear, Kfoury’s, He’s, Wolfgang Tillmans, they’d, It’s, Lorna Simpson, Mario Bellini, Misha Kahn, Michael Anastassiades, Glenn Ligon’s, Frank Bowling, Piet Hein Eek, Miriam Cahn, Paul Pfeiffer’s, Leah Panlilio, Tal Schori, Rustam Mehta, Adam Pogue, Constantino Buccolieri, Michael Kirkland, Alvar Aalto, Cy Twombly’s, Ho, Huma Bhabha, Isamu Noguchi, Nairy Baghramian, Coco Fusco, Robert Vinas Jr, Duro Olowu, Mark Ellison, Adam Marelli, Bob Chan, Isamu Noguchi Akari, Danh Vo, Nairy, ‘, Laura Mac Donald, Theaster Gates, Frank Lloyd, Kirkland, Ettore, Parsons, Jasper Johns, Merce Cunningham, Julianne Moore, Bart Freundlich’s Montauk, Bart Freundlich’s, Moore, Tom Volk, Oliver Freundlich, Anne’s, Pierre Jeanneret, Willy Van Der, Ori Gersht, she’s, ” It’s, Bart Freundlich, Tomas Maier, Bottega, Andrew Geller, Norman Jaffe, Freundlich, ” Moore, Moore’s, Liv, Caleb, Robert Gurr, Pierre, Noguchi, Alma Allen, Joseph Dirand, Oliver, “ I’m, ” Oliver, grins, MOORE, Anne Love Smith, Massimiliano Locatelli, Daniel Romualdez, Vincent Van Duysen, Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Chapo, Willy Van Der Meeren, Friedrich Kunath, Mark Wilson, Donald Judd, Wilson, Karl Springer, Rogan Gregory, Nancy Pearce, Oscar, Alice ”, Alexander Calder, Andrea Zittel, JB Blunk, AFTRA, Hope, ‘ You’re, ’ ” Organizations: Manhattan’s, Yorkers, that’s, Audubon, Washington, East Village, brac, AS, Fifth, Fort Standard, GRT Architects, Architects, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Soane Britain, Hamptons, WHO, Writers Guild of America, SAG, “ Locations: New York, Paris, London, Rome , New York, It’s, Washington, Manhattan, Harlem, Montauk, American, Chinatown, York, New York’s Washington, Kennebunkport, England, East, Boston, Lebanon, Maine, Vermont, Venice, Moroccan, North, Kfoury’s, New York’s Harlem, Westchester County, N.Y, Brooklyn, Italian, Finnish, Rome, Los Angeles, Korean, Berlin, Iranian, Chicago, North Carolina, California, Summerhill, Long, Fort Pond, New York City, Pond, Morentz, Scottish, Japanese American, Belgian, East Hampton, Japan, “, Swiss

☆ Julianne Moore’s Montauk Sanctuary
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Nick Haramis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +34 min

— HANYA YANAGIHARASpeak Softly In a wild meadow by the sea, Julianne Moore and Bart Freundlich’s Montauk house uses just a few materials to say many things. In Moore’s office, a Pierre Jeanneret desk and chair, an Alvar Aalto stool and a Willy Van Der Meeren cabinet. In the oak-paneled living room of Justinian Kfoury’s apartment in a townhouse on Washington Square Park, an Audubon-style print and a Hans Wegner Papa Bear chair. A view of the double-height living room from the curved balcony on the third floor. A sculpture by Huma Bhabha and a configuration of five Isamu Noguchi L7 pendants in the landing that separates the primary suite from the living room.

Persons: it’s, Mishan, there’s, —, Julianne Moore, Bart Freundlich’s Montauk, Bart Freundlich’s, Moore, Tom Volk, Oliver Freundlich, Anne’s, Pierre Jeanneret, Alvar Aalto, Willy Van Der, Ori Gersht, she’s, ” It’s, ”, “, Bart Freundlich, Tomas Maier, Bottega, Andrew Geller, Norman Jaffe, Freundlich, ” Moore, Moore’s, Liv, Caleb, Robert Gurr, Isamu Noguchi, Pierre, Noguchi, Alma Allen, Joseph Dirand, Oliver, “ I’m, ” Oliver, grins, MOORE, Anne Love Smith, Massimiliano Locatelli, Daniel Romualdez, Vincent Van Duysen, Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Chapo, Willy Van Der Meeren, Friedrich Kunath, Mark Wilson, Donald Judd, Wilson, Mario Bellini, Karl Springer, Rogan Gregory, Nancy Pearce, Oscar, Alice ”, Alexander Calder, Andrea Zittel, JB Blunk, AFTRA, Hope, It’s, ‘ You’re, ’ ”, Justinian, Hans Wegner Papa Bear, Paavo, Marc Hundley, that’s, Adriana Lara, Nicholas Krushenick, Justinian Kfoury, downtowners, He’d, Trish Goff, Kfoury, Leonid Berman, Jelto ”, Tomma Abts, Paul Cadmus, Edith Wharton, Henry James, Paul van der, ” Kfoury, Joe Roberts, Mary Cameron Goodyear, Kfoury’s, He’s, Wolfgang Tillmans, they’d, Lorna Simpson, Misha Kahn, Michael Anastassiades, Glenn Ligon’s, Frank Bowling, Piet Hein Eek, Miriam Cahn, Paul Pfeiffer’s, Leah Panlilio, Tal Schori, Rustam Mehta, Adam Pogue, Constantino Buccolieri, Michael Kirkland, Cy Twombly’s, Ho, Huma Bhabha, Nairy Baghramian, Coco Fusco, Robert Vinas Jr, Duro Olowu, Mark Ellison, Adam Marelli, Bob Chan, Isamu Noguchi Akari, Danh Vo, Nairy, ‘, Laura Mac Donald, Theaster Gates, Frank Lloyd, Kirkland, Ettore, Parsons, Jasper Johns, Merce Cunningham Organizations: Manhattan’s, Yorkers, that’s, Hamptons, WHO, Writers Guild of America, SAG, “, Audubon, Washington, East Village, brac, AS, Fifth, Fort Standard, GRT Architects, Architects, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Soane Britain Locations: New York, Paris, London, Rome , New York, It’s, Washington, Manhattan, Harlem, Montauk, American, Chinatown, York, N.Y, Summerhill, Long, Fort Pond, New York City, Pond, North Carolina, Morentz, Scottish, Japanese American, Belgian, East Hampton, Japan, “, California, Swiss, New York’s Washington, Kennebunkport, England, East, Boston, Lebanon, Maine, Vermont, Venice, Moroccan, North, Kfoury’s, New York’s Harlem, Westchester County, Brooklyn, Italian, Finnish, Rome, Los Angeles, Korean, Berlin, Iranian, Chicago

☆ The CEO of a hedge fund that averaged a 66% return for 3 decades spoke about investing, hiring, and sleeping 2,000 nights in his office. Here are the 11 best quotes.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Brown had the idea for IBM's "Deep Blue," and has spent over 2,000 nights sleeping in his office. RenTech was founded by Jim Simons, a former MIT math professor and Cold War codebreaker. Peter Brown is the CEO of Renaissance Technologies, a quant fund founded by former Cold War codebreaker and MIT math professor Jim Simons. And the job is so demanding, I really don't see how I could do it otherwise." We don't know any economics.

Persons: Peter Brown, Brown, RenTech, Jim Simons, Goldman, he's, he'd, Peter, we're, we've Organizations: Renaissance, MIT, Service, Goldman Sachs Exchanges, Renaissance Technologies Locations: Wall, Silicon, York

☆ Ivy League linguistics expert shares the No. 1 common phrase to never use: It really means 'Your problems don't matter to me'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

If you're speaking with John McWhorter, never use this common phrase: "It is what it is." "The first time someone said that to me was when something unpleasant had happened to me, and he didn't care. "And I parsed it and I thought, 'What a gorgeously chilly way of saying: Your problems don't matter to me.'" But it can come across as so passive that using it can erode other people's trust in you, as McWhorter noted. It's not entirely bad news for McWhorter's least-favorite phrase: Using it can be a sign of emotional resilience, because it shows your ability to accept your circumstances, psychologist Cortney Warren told Make It last month.

Persons: John McWhorter, Bill Gates, McWhorter, You've, they're, Yasmene Mumby, Cortney Warren, Warren, it's, Kathy, Ross Petras, Warren Buffett Organizations: Columbia University, Genome, Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, Trust, CNBC

Instead, the student population at West Virginia University has dropped 10% since 2015, while on-campus expansion continued. Lawmakers recently approved a higher education funding formula rewarding schools for degree attainment, workforce outcomes and graduate wages. Mary Manspeaker, an English Ph.D. student, said she left her home state at 18 because she didn't see opportunity in West Virginia. He said the conflict reflects the fundamental question in higher education right now: How do we assess value? "And it might be in cash, endowment and buildings, but it could arguably be in other things.”___Raby reported from Charleston, West Virginia.

Persons: Jim Justice, “ We’ve, ”, Gordon Gee, “, Gee, Joey Demes, Demes, Craig Blair, Marshall, hasn’t, Eric Tarr, Lisa Di Bartolomeo, Di Bartolomeo, ’ ”, Mary Manspeaker, Peter Lake, Lake, ” ___ Raby Organizations: West Virginia's, Gov, Marshall University, West Virginia University, Lawmakers, Marshall, WVU, —, American Federation of Teachers, ”, GOP, Republican, Center, Excellence, Higher Education Law, Florida's Stetson University Locations: MORGANTOWN, W.Va, West, East Coast, Morgantown, U.S, West Virginia, Appalachia, Charleston , West Virginia

☆ What are neopronouns and how do you use them?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

And then there are neopronouns (“new” pronouns), gender-neutral or nonbinary pronouns that are distinct from the common she, he and they. All pronouns indicate identity and can be used to include or exclude people they describe — neopronouns included, said Dennis Baron, one of the foremost experts on neopronouns and their histories and an emeritus professor of English and Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Other neopronouns are completely original to their user – some may choose to select a noun to describe themselves, like “star” or “starself” in place of binary pronouns like “she” or “herself.” These are called nounself neopronouns, but more on those later. Why people use neopronounsPeople may use neopronouns for the same reason someone else uses “she” and/or “they” — neopronouns may better align with one’s identity. An intro to nounself neopronounsLeaf, sun, star — nounself pronouns are neopronouns that use nature and other inspirations as nonbinary or genderless descriptors.

Persons: CNN —, ”, they’re, Dennis Baron, ” Baron, “, ” Neopronouns, Janelle Monáe, Emma Corrin, Jonathan Van Ness, Neopronouns, nonbinary, Baron, xyr, heer, ze, Ze, hirself, fay, Fae, Ey, —, Dua Saleh, who’s, Saleh, ” “, ” Saleh, aren’t, ” CNN’s Harmeet Kaur, he’s, “ heer, himer ”, Ella Young, ” Young, JWL, Noah Webster’s, Webster, thon ”, Charles Crozat Converse, thon, Michael Spivak, Jason D’Angelo, fandoms, Ehm Hjorth Miltersen, one’s, ” Miltersen, Miltersen Organizations: CNN, University of Illinois, “, Human Rights, Human, Netflix, Chicago Tribune, Sacramento Bee, Merriam, Webster, New York Times Locations: Urbana, Champaign, England, ”, Chicago

☆ Thymia uses AI to assess and track patients' mental health conditions. Check out the 9-slide deck it used to secure $2.7 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The startup deploys AI to monitor patients' mental health symptoms, for depression and anxiety. Check out the 9-slide deck it used to secure the fresh funding. A startup that uses AI to detect, assess, and track symptoms of mental illnesses — such as depression and anxiety disorder — has secured $2.7 million. Given the "subjective" nature of mental health diagnoses, doctors hadn't realized the severity of her friend's condition, Molimpakis said. In a bid to make "mental health as objectively measurable as physical health," Thymia has developed an AI-powered platform that combines neuropsychology, linguistics, and machine learning to assess signs of mental illness in patients — and evaluate how their symptoms are progressing.

Persons: —, Thymia, Emilia Molimpakis, hadn't, Molimpakis, Amanda M Cardinale, Nadav Rosenberg Organizations: Kodori Ventures, Syndicate, Ventures Locations: London, Crowdcube

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