Wed. 12/01 - Duolingo's Bizarre Sentences
Why does Duolingo use such weird and sometimes deeply relatable phrases to teach its users new languages? Plus, the real science behind the much-hyped “first living robots that can now reproduce.” And the origins of the twelve days of Christmas. Like, the actual days. Not the song about turtle doves.
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Why are Duolingo sentences so weird? (Slate)
‘Amazing science’: researchers find xenobots can give rise to offspring (The…
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