6 papers
Computational Analysis of Speech Clarity Predicts Audience Engagement in TED Talks
Roni Segal, Matan Lary, Ralf Schmaelzle +1
What makes a public talk resonate with large audiences? While prior research has emphasized speaker delivery or topic novelty, we reasoned that a core driver of engagement is lingu…
Changes in Manuscript Length, Research Team Size, and International Collaboration in the Post-2022 Period: Evidence from PLOS ONE
Yossi Ben-Zion, Eden Cohen, Nitza Davidovitch
Large language models (LLMs) have diffused rapidly into academic writing since late 2022. Using the complete population of 109,393 research articles published in \textit{PLOS ONE}…
From Search to GenAI Queries: Global Trends in Physics Information-Seeking Across Topics and Regions
Yossi Ben-Zion, Omer Michaeli, Noah D. Finkelstein
The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) marks a potential inflection point in the way academic information is accessed, raising fundamental questions about the…
Leveraging generative artificial intelligence for simulation-based physics experiments: A new approach to virtual learning about the real world
Yossi Ben-Zion, Turhan K. Carroll, Colin G. West +2
This study investigates the impact of a novel application of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in physics instruction: engaging students in prompting, refining, and validatin…
Global Blind Spot in Understanding Trigonometric Derivatives: A Multinational Analysis
Yossi Ben-Zion, Jianqiang Liu, Chun-Ming Wang +2
Trigonometric derivatives are fundamental in both mathematics and physics, yet their proper application, particularly the distinction between radians and degrees, poses a significa…
Leveraging AI for Rapid Generation of Physics Simulations in Education: Building Your Own Virtual Lab
Yossi Ben-Zion, Roi Einhorn Zarzecki, Joshua Glazer +1
Seemingly we are not so far from Star Trek's food replicator. Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming an integral part of both science and education, offering not on…