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Exposing young people to linguistics 

June 5, 2015
How did you do in your high school linguistics courses? What? Your high school didn’t offer any linguistics classes? Well, you’re not alone; it’s difficult to find any secondary school in the world that formally teaches linguistics. As a scientist, I find that unfortunate. It…

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  1. Exposing young people to linguistics 

    June 5, 2015

    How did you do in your high school linguistics courses? What? Your high school didn’t offer any linguistics classes? Well, you’re not alone; it’s difficult to find any secondary school in the world that formally teaches linguistics. As a scientist, I find that unfortunate. It…

  2. LiveLabs: testing the usefulness of mobile data 

    May 29, 2015

    What if a mobile game maker could determine the ā€œwho, when, and whereā€ that lead to the most satisfying gaming experience? What if they knew precise combination of demographics, location, and recent activities—say young men, in their dorm room, after a meal—that yields the highest…

  3. Chain reaction of collaboration 

    May 28, 2015

    Over the years, Microsoft Research Asia has fostered connections among a variety of people in the computer science and technology fields, especially by bringing together Microsoft researchers, interns, and university professors to collaborate on continuing projects. Such was the case when Microsoft Research Asia researcher…

  4. Celebrating the first Microsoft Research Korea • Japan Academic Day 

    May 21, 2015

    Looking out the windows of Microsoft Korea’s headquarters, I enjoy a magnificent sight: Gyeongbok Palace, Seoul’s most recognizable landmark, which spreads below me in its centuries-old splendor. Another inspiring sight adorns the office walls around me: posters describing research projects from Korea and Japan, each…

  5. Microsoft issues RFP for Surface Hub 

    May 19, 2015

    This past January, Microsoft revealed to the world Microsoft Surface Hub, a state-of-the-art, large-format, pen and touch computing device—think of it as a digital whiteboard on steroids—that empowers our enterprise customers to collaborate, brainstorm, and get insight into their data. This product brings together the…

  6. Making mobile phones more useful, and addictive 

    May 19, 2015

    Posted by Allison Linn Mobile phones and devices have already crossed the line from convenience to necessity, and we will likely grow even more reliant on them in the future. Microsoft researchers are working on a number of ways to make these gadgets both more…

  7. Tune in for the latest on devices and networking 

    May 11, 2015

    Tomorrow, May 12, is the first full day of the Microsoft Research Devices and Networking Summit, which brings together more than 200 experts to discuss cutting-edge developments, potential breakthroughs, and ongoing concerns in today’s evermore connected world.  An event of this significance deserves broad participation, which…

  8. Open-source projects shine at workshop 

    May 8, 2015

    Wandering through the streets of Madrid, alive with people socializing until late at night, I was reminded of the importance of networking and collaboration. For Microsoft Research, it is our lifeblood. Through our joint research centers, along with internships, scholarships, fellowships, and visitor programs, we…

  9. Code Hunt: creating a community with a game 

    April 29, 2015

    Launched a year ago, Code Hunt is a coding game that challenges players first to deduce a hidden problem from clues presented as unit tests and then to write a program to solve it. The game has been enormously successful, attracting more than 150,000 players…

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