This audio is about the different companies who have created AI bots.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

AI Chatbot Wars 

You're lying on the couch, bored, looking at videos on TikTok or YouTube. You watch a video of a dog swimming, and then switch to a cooking video, then to someone doing a weird dance.

But it doesn't help your boredom.

In fact, according to new research, it could make it even worse.

Researchers in Canada found that switching from one video to another, or moving forward or backward in the same video, can increase feelings of boredom.

In a study published by the American Psychological Association, the researchers did several experiments with more than 1,200 people.

In one experiment, participants were first given seven different five-minute videos they could switch between over 10 minutes. They were then given one 10-minute video to watch, without being able to fast-forward.

The participants reported lower levels of boredom when they watched the single 10-minute video, and found the experience to be more engaging and meaningful than when they switched between the shorter videos.

In another experiment, participants were found to be less bored when they watched a single 10-minute video than when they were given 10 minutes to skip forward and backward through a 50-minute video.

Katy Tam, one of the researchers, said digital switching — switching between videos or within a video itself — can make watching something feel meaningless, because you don't have time to engage with it or understand it.

"If people want a more enjoyable experience when watching videos, they can try to stay focused on the content and minimize digital switching," she said. "Just like paying for a more immersive experience in a movie theater, more enjoyment comes from immersing oneself in online videos rather than swiping through them."

Swiping Through Online Videos Can Increase Boredom

★46話は欠番です。Notionにはあります★
12月31日大みそかには、お寺で鐘（かね）ついて、人の心にある悪い気持ちを追い出しました（おいだす remove）。新年の前の日だからです。また、やりましたよ。今度は2月3日。世の中にある悪いモノ、例えばコロナとか、そういうものを、豆（まめ  bean）をまいて、家から追い出しました。2月4日から「春」だからです。日本人、ほんとうにきれい好きです。悪いモノ＝鬼（おに）を追い出す、この行事を「節分 せつぶん」と言います。でもさ、鬼も追い出されたままではないようです。最近はビジネスしてるみたい！そんなお話を少し。

スクリプトと文法や言葉のリストはこちら。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/47-8fea7909531846d88eeb6923c7e79ed6
楽しみ方はこちらを見てください。
https://www.notion.so/116c436c16ed4055a68ddb2c4624cd96
「鬼から電話」アプリ、Androidは こちらから。 iOSは こちらからどうぞ。バリエーションもいろいろあって、マジでこわいです。
じゃあ、またね。

すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第47話　もしもし赤鬼です

W tym odcinku mówię o tym, jak zacząć naukę języka obcego. Jeśli chcesz uczyć się polskiego, będzie to idealny podcast, w którym dowiesz się, od czego warto zacząć.

В этом выпуске я рассказываю о том, как начать изучение иностранного языка.  Если хочешь учить польский, это будет идеальный подкаст, где узнаешь, с чего стоит начать.

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Jak zacząć uczyć się języka? | Как начать учить язык? | Первые шаги | Pierwsze kroki

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Famous Places 🌍🏛️ 

The Eiffel Tower 🗼🇫🇷

I will greet everyone. I will briefly introduce myself and talk about this channel. I'm a bit nervous, so I'll gradually show more of my true self. In the next episode, I plan to talk about what I'm looking forward to as I return to Japan for the first time in a year. 


Nihongo no Café : リラックスしながらまなぶ

EP1. じこしょうかいとNihongo no Café へようこそ / Introduction and Welcome to Nihongo no Café

数年前の節分に起きた悲劇の話です。私の家族に起きた悲劇とは何だったでしょうか？

日本語でおしゃべり　podcast for Japanese learners

#5 節分に起きた悲劇の話

Nuovo podcast dedicato all'incantevole città di Pisa. Parleremo delle luoghi turistici da visitare assolutamente, delle origini, e dei personaggi storici che ha visto nascere.

Level: Intermediate

Source and transcription: https://www.terredipisa.it/territorio/pisa/

🗺   CITTÀ ITALIANE #QuickItalianWithMara

🌿  PISA

Have you  asked someone about their weekend and accidentally axed an entire department... right before Christmas?

Me neither.. thanks to this one simple trick.