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[Featured Image] A group of machine learning engineers sit at a computer and talk about tokenization in NLP.

Tokenization in NLP: What Is It?

Explore tokenization and learn about one of the key pieces of natural language processing. Plus, learn about tokenization uses across professional industries and how to decide whether tokenization is the right NLP method for your task.

March 20, 2024

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[Featured Image] A group of machine learning engineers gather around a desk to talk about regularization in machine learning.

Understanding Regularization in Machine Learning

Learn what machine learning is and why regularization is an important strategy to improve your machine learning models. Plus, learn what bias-variance trade-off is and how lambda values play in regularization algorithms.

March 20, 2024

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[Featured Image] A parent and child embrace behind their car, which is packed with the child's belongings as they prepare to go to college.

How to Prepare For College in 2026: 10 Essential Tips

Learn how you can prepare for college now to help ease the transition and get ready to thrive as you prepare for college in 2026.

March 20, 2024

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[Featured Image] A video game developer sits at a desk and incorporates deep reinforcement learning into a project.

What Is Deep Reinforcement Learning?

Deep reinforcement learning is a subset of machine learning that results in nuanced insights. Learn more about deep reinforcement learning, including asynchronous methods for deep reinforcement learning and deep reinforcement learning tutorials.

March 20, 2024

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[Featured Image] A bioinformatics scientist works in a lab.

What Is a Bioinformatics Scientist?

Discover what a bioinformatics scientist does. Explore daily tasks and responsibilities, learn about the requirements for the job, and find out about possible next steps.

March 20, 2024

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[Featured Image] A quarry manager looks at a laptop and uses photogrammetry to make important mining decisions.

What Is Photogrammetry?

Photogrammetry is a clever way of extracting information about the world using photos and images. Explore the topic to learn more about what it is and the various uses for photogrammetry.

March 20, 2024

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