Language

Should we still learn foreign languages? - opinion

Artificial intelligence is quietly challenging one of education’s oldest assumptions. For thousands of years, if you wanted to understand other people, you had to learn their language.

Children at Beersheba’s Hagar bilingual school read together
The children who received the real treatment presented an improvement in their communication and language abilitie

The treatment that caused autistic children to start talking

Google Translate. Now also pronunciation.

Finally: Gemini’s new feature brings it back into the game

 MEMBERS OF the Iranian diaspora in Europe take part in a rally in Brussels last September, marking the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini.

Iranian-Americans could strengthen US strategy against Iran - opinion


Hebrew language Olympiad celebrates record participation in its third year

The third annual Hebrew Language Olympiad at Tel Aviv University attracted hundreds of teenagers worldwide, showcasing impressive growth and participation from diverse regions and institutions.

 Hebrew Olympiad - Yuval and Rotem (12/4/2024)

Sartorial expressions: Where phrases about clothes come from

Let’s take a look at some of the terms and traditions associated with attire and see what we can uncover about clothes.

 Stay cool. Keep your shirt on!

Meet X1: Your Translator for a Global World


Talking speed key to understanding brain health, new study suggests

“Our results show that changes in general talking speed may reflect changes in the brain,” noted lead author Dr. Jed Meltzer at Baycrest, a global leader in aging and brain health.

 Illustration of a brain.

Top 5 Spanish Translation Services: Cultural Expertise & Precision


The history of the -phile suffix - explainer

Let’s take a look at the many words that include the combining form of “phil” or “phile” and see what we can uncover. 

 A couple of opacarophiles enjoy the sunset.

Israeli start-up wins biggest ed-tech competition in the world

Israeli ed-tech company Storywizard won the award for its use of AI in the field of education.

From left to right: Nadav Yaron (Chief Product Officer of Storywizard), Ogden Mors (new CEO of Storywizard), Avi Warshavski (CEO of MindCET), Ofir Kerker (CTO of Storywizard)

Breathless burdens: Coping with pain


How a new genetic tool can help you track ancient relatives

The researchers applied "ancIBD" to ancient genomes from across Eurasia and found hundreds of previously undetected pairs of relatives.

 Excavation of a Yamnaya kurgan by the YMPACT team of the University of Helsinki in cooperation with the Prahova County Museum of History and Archaeology in Boldești-Grădiștea, Romania.

Artificial intelligence can predict events in people’s lives and even their deaths

A Danish study analyzed registry data on residence, education, income, health, and working conditions to make predictions with high accuracy,

 WORKS  BY Eliran Jan, Karen Knorr and Pavel Wolberg are part of ‘The Language of the Liminal’ at the Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art.