Patch AM: How a Seth Boyden teacher’s transplant story is inspiring Maplewood

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I'm a senior UX researcher at Microsoft. Here's how I broke into AI without a tech background — and 3 lessons I learned.

A Microsoft UX lead details her non-traditional path into AI, starting with studying architecture and highlighting lessons in ...
CNBC

8 timeless money lessons from my 79-year-old dad: 'Being cheap and being frugal aren’t the same thing'

When I think back on my childhood, my happiest memories aren't tied to things I owned. They're about the freedom of growing up in a small Ohio town where everyone knew your name and kids ran in packs.
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Learning Lessons

Getting students to buy into the project of a course has become a more urgent challenge in recent years, many professors say. While many students are distracted by smart phones, tempted by generative ...
Computerworld

Cisco unveils AI agents for Webex meetings

The company also announced third-party integrations for its AI assistant and new AI features for its upcoming RoomOS 26 software. Cisco unveiled several AI agents meant to simplify collaboration in ...
Washingtonian

Mahjong Games and Lessons Are Popping Up Around DC. Here’s Where to Play.

The traditional Chinese game of mahjong is having a resurgence across the country, and the DC-area is getting in on the game play. Sallie Routh, co-founder of mahjong teaching group DC Mahj Collective ...
Los Angeles Times

In ‘Lessons From My Teachers,’ playwright Sarah Ruhl finds wisdom in art, motherhood, even grief

One of the mistakes of teaching, I’ve learned through my years as a part-time professor, is to prepare so much that the students have no choice but to become passive recipients of knowledge that has ...
Inc

I’m an Amateur Linguist and I Tried Google’s New AI Language Lessons. 1 Feature Could Be a Game-Changer

Google’s experiment attempts to solve this problem using AI to help personalize language learning. “Learning a new spoken language… often happens in a vacuum—through textbooks or exercises that feel ...
Swimming World

Drowning Prevention Starts with Swim Lessons

Water activities are a source of enjoyment for people of all ages, but they also come with inherent risks. Drowning remains a leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths among children in the ...
Army Times

Army slashes mandatory training requirements with regulation update

Sgt. Brenden Lopez uses a computer on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, for a four-session online intervention designed to improve connection with and promote the care of one’s body. (Christopher ...
Variety

How ‘The Penguin Lessons’ Director Captured Human Emotions From the Bird — and What Footage Landed on the Editing Room Floor

Who knew that combining a sweet story about an adorable penguin and one about the atrocities of a political uprising in 1976 Argentina could have such charm? “The Penguin Lessons” does just that, ...