1. The LanguageCert ‘Energise your Classroom‘ webinar series, which “aims to introduce you to new perspectives, tools, and useful ideas to empower your teaching and enhance your students’ learning experience”, continues at 15:00 UK time next Wednesday, 22^nd November with Chantelle Walsh on Mindfulness as a tool to manage exams. More info and registration here https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1516934794185/WN_-Al8OUFJQjKNO1OCgbPZ7w#/registration

2. It’s Word of the Year time again, for some publishers at least: the Cambridge word is hallucinate https://dictionary.cambridge.org/editorial/woty and the Collins ‘word’ is AI https://www.collinsdictionary.com/woty

3. Continuing that AI theme, here’s an account of its positive contribution to forecasting the weather, AI outperforms conventional weather forecasting for the first time: Google study https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/11/ai-outperforms-conventional-weather-forecasting-for-the-first-time-google-study/

4. Ploughing the AI furrow still more deeply, here’s a recording of a recent discussion between Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Nigel Shadbolt, who jointly founded the Open Data Institute https://theodi.org/, State of the Data Nation https://vimeo.com/882144926 Much more accessible than one might fear!

5. And, finally, something completely different and wacky, Jeff Bezos Rowing Boat by Bobby Fingers https://youtu.be/VGhcSupkNs8?feature=shared