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Scientific production in the era of large language models [pdf]

Article URL: https://gwern.net/doc/science/2025-kusumegi.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46505296 Points: 17 # Comments: 4...

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The 20 best college towns across the US, ranked

Madison, Wisconsin, was ranked as one of the best college towns in the US. Sandra Foyt/Shutterstock College towns can significantly impact the student experience. WalletHub analyzed over 400 US cities...

Dec 26Business Insidereducation

US poet laureate Arthur Sze on slowing down to translate poetry across cultures

When Arthur Sze translates classical Tang dynasty poetry into English, he writes Chinese characters by hand, slowing himself to the pace of brush strokes and gaps. This deliberate resistance to speed ...

Jan 2South China Morning Postculture

I am a mom and a longtime writing teacher. My kids' slang shows me how fast language is changing.

The author says slang is very much alive nowadays with kids. Courtesy of the author Slang's role is shifting as digital culture spreads and dilutes new expressions quickly. Social media and AI have ma...

Dec 31Business InsidercultureImpact

I moved to the US from India. Here's how I landed a job at Microsoft after first misunderstanding the Big Tech hiring process.

Rishab Jolly. Courtesy of Rishab Jolly Rishab Jolly shares his journey from an engineer in India to a senior product manager at Microsoft. Referrals, tailored résumés, and networking were crucial for ...

Dec 25Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

Rippling's product chief says this is why he deliberately understaffs every project

Rippling's CPO said he prefers to understaff than overstaff all his projects. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Rippling's product chief Matt MacInnis says he deli...

Dec 29Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Show HN: Rocket Launch and Orbit Simulator

I (17y/o) have been developing a rocket launch simulation that allows the user to explore what it's like launching a rocket from earth and putting it into orbit. This idea originally started as an edu...

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Student-loan borrowers in public service risk losing access to a major loan forgiveness program in the new year

President Donald Trump's rule to limit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is set to go into effect in July 2026. Rattankun Thongbun/Getty Images Changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness...

Dec 25Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Teachers Advocate Year-Round Singing in Schools Beyond Christmas

📋 Key Facts ✓ New data suggests singing is much more common in primary schools than in state secondaries. ✓ Singing is more prevalent i...

Dec 22BBC Newseducation

EY's global chief innovation officer says adaptability is the 'new job security.' He does 3 things to stay current.

Joe Depa is the global chief innovation officer at EY. EY EY's Joe Depa predicts adaptability will become "the new job security" in 2026. He said it's essential to keep learning through formal...

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Silicon Valley is raising billions to develop wearable AI products. These 15-year-olds built theirs for under $100.

Akhil Nagori, Evann Sun, and Lucas Shengwen Yen at the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. Society for Science Three California teenagers created text-to-speech smart glasses powered...

Dec 27Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

We're raising our kids to speak three languages, and it's not as hard as people think.

The author is raising her kids to speak German, Dutch, and English. Courtesy of the author I grew up fascinated by different cultures and languages. My husband and I raise our children in three langua...

Dec 25Business InsiderlifestyleImpact

I'm 57, and I took a $3,000 AI strategy course to ensure I don't get replaced by someone younger

Dave Baxter took an AI course in his free time to better understand the technology after concluding that his career depended on it. Justin Obney Dave Baxter is a sales executive who recently completed...

Jan 1Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

My daughters attended Harvard, Yale, and Stanford; they then became the CEOs of YouTube and 23andMe. Letting them fail helped them grow into leaders.

Anne Wojcicki and Susan Wojcicki Andrew Harnik/ Getty Images; Eric Gaillard/ Reuters Esther Wojcicki taught her three daughters that it was OK to fail and try again. She said emphasizing independence ...

Jan 3Business InsiderlifestyleImpact

MasterClass 50% Off Subscriptions Holiday Deal

📋 Key Facts ✓ MasterClass subscriptions are 50 percent off for the holidays. ✓ Top-tier annual plan reduced to $120 from $240, with off...

Dec 19Engadgeteducation

Bristol Uni Faces Legal Action After Protest at Talk

📋 Key Facts ✓ Prof Alice Sullivan's talk at the University of Bristol was disrupted by a protest. ✓ Sullivan described the protest ...

Dec 22BBC NewseducationImpact

I asked 4 people how to break into AI, from a Microsoft PM to a Meta senior director. They shared the same, simple piece of advice.

In 2025, I interviewed four tech industry professionals about how to break into AI. Courtesy of Mostofa Shakib; Patrick Leung; Sophia Sun AI jobs are hot right now, and some in the tech industry are p...

Dec 28Business InsiderTechnologyImpact