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October 2, 2019Computers can work out your bus journey – and predict dementia
Computers can map your route to work, automatically turn speech into written text - and predict very early stages of dementia with more than 80 per cent accuracy.
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September 26, 2019Language Sciences’ statement on the climate strike
On Friday 27th September, a global climate strike will be held to highlight the climate crisis.
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August 30, 2019Language Sciences congratulates our award-winning members!
The Language Sciences Initiative would like to congratulate our members who have won a number of awards in recent months.
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June 27, 2019Learn about the history of B.C.’s Indigenous languages this month with the Xwi7xwa Library
June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, and 2019 is the United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages.
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June 12, 2019Looking behind the ‘model minority mask’ to help educationally at-risk multilingual students
Image credit: Paul H. Joseph The stereotype of the high-achieving Chinese student in Canada, called the ‘model minority’, can mask differences in learning within this community, and a lack of research in this area means educationally at-risk students are being overlooked.
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May 28, 2019No, it’s not Skynet: you’ve (probably) encountered machine learning today
Machines that can learn have long been the stuff of science fiction, and questions about the possibility of killer robots come up often enough that Language Sciences member Mark Schmidt has a slide answering this in one of his presentations.
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May 1, 2019Helping at-risk children develop their cognitive skills can aid success in life - and language plays a role
Cognitive skills such as learning, planning, and problem solving, are critical for success in life, from making friends and getting good grades in school to having a career or becoming a parent.