This 17-year-old wrote the ultimate ELI5 for coding

Aryan Poduri's book, "GOAT Coder," teaches children how to code through hands-on exercises and uncomplicated explanations.
IEEE

Studying spinal feedback loops post tendon transfer surgery using the pincer grasp task: A Neuro-Musculoskeletal study using NEUROiD

Abstract: The aim of the study is to create an in-silico test bed, which allows to replicate clinical scenarios using a virtual wrist model that encompasses both neural and musculoskeletal components ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Linguists Are Creating a New Dictionary of Ancient Celtic Languages—With Help From ‘Curse Tablets’ and Roman Records

An ogham stone in Cornwall, England BabelStone via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 Researchers say they are compiling the first-ever dictionary of ancient Celtic languages in Britain and Ireland.
Wall Street Journal

Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI and License Characters for Use in ChatGPT, Sora

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...
NPR

How ancient curses are helping create a Celtic dictionary

There are more than half a million words in the Oxford English Dictionary. Some trace their origin as far back as the 11th century. For centuries, linguists and academics have kept careful track of ...