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Why Do Researchers Care About Small Language Models?

Large language models work well because they’re so large. The latest models from OpenAI, Meta and DeepSeek use hundreds of…

March 15, 2025March 15, 2025
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Smoots and garns

How much beauty does it take to launch a ship? Howmuch does a male physicist’s beard grow in a second?And…

November 16, 2018February 23, 2019
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Mussels photo galleries

Please be sure to view the full-screen version of the gallery using the button on the upper left-hand side. Please be sure…

December 29, 2016August 8, 2018
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Finding Foods for the Future

This translucent red alga grows along northern, rocky coastlines of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. And its colorful, leathery fronds…

January 6, 2016August 8, 2018
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Ahead of the wave

  Bump a glass and any water inside might slop over the side. Splash in the bathtub and waves slosh.…

February 18, 2013August 8, 2018

RECENT WORK

  • How Base 3 Computing Beats Binary
  • This artist collaborates with AI and robots
  • Lego bricks inspired a new way to shape devices for studying liquids
  • Why Do Researchers Care About Small Language Models?
  • The Dazzling Sun of 2024

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