Tag: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Software traces history of linguistics

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search

A Computer Program Uncovers The Evolutionary History Of Words
By Rebecca Boyle, popsci.com

Software performs feats of historical linguistics.

Lan­guages are hard; it takes a trained ear to tease out not just the ver­biage but the idiomat­ic expres­sions, the tone, the region­al trends and ever-shifting insults that make a per­son trul…

RT @PopSci: Software that unravels the evolutionary history of words. Look out linguists, this computer wants your job! http://flip.it/bBx2M http://flip.it/F9OB0

Related articles

Climate change caught in action in iceberg destruction

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

Behold: The Largest Iceberg Breakup Ever Caught on Film
Eric Liu, theatlantic.com

The effects of climate change, in one gorgeous, terrifying video

So, wow. Wow­wow­wow. A group of film­mak­ers, mak­ing a movie called, aptly, Chas­ing Ice, have cap­tured what they claim to be the largest ice­berg calv­ing ever filmed.…

RT @megangarber: This is *literally* awesome: the largest iceberg breakup ever caught on film http://flip.it/ku7Gx http://flip.it/d2dKe

Related articles

Hurricane Sandy: another climate wake up call

by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

Sandy Raises Questions About Climate And The Future
Fresh Air from WHYY, npr.org

Sandy Raises Questions About Climate And The Future Fresh Air from WHYY

If you ask cli­mate sci­en­tist Radley Hor­ton, it’s dif­fi­cult to say that Hur­ri­cane Sandy was direct­ly caused by cli­mate change, but he sees strong con­nec­tions betw…

http://flpbd.it/L0BSs

Related articles