How do you woo an academic? Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that want to entice academics to go into a contract research partnership with them should learn to use the right language; research has found that academics make faster decisions and accept more proposals when the language used in negotiation is industry-specific. So, it’s important for SMEs to learn how to write properly if they want to have valuable knowledge and insight on their side. Read full article here
Research
Researcher uses AI to make texts that are thousands of years old readable
The Gilgamesh Epic, the oldest work of world literature, has been brought back to life by LMU researchers in the Electronic Babylonian Literature project. Using their new Fragmentarium tool, they have discovered hundreds of manuscripts, including the most recent tablet of the Gilgamesh Epic which dates from 130 BC – thousands of years after the earliest known version. This shows how highly valued the Epic was, even at a late period. With the public release of the Fragmentarium, anyone can now explore the thousands of cuneiform fragments and explore the ancient Babylonian literature. Read full article here
Merv
March 12, 2023
