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Daily Paper CastDaily Paper CastA Survey on Latent Reasoning 🤗 Upvotes: 60 | cs.CL Authors: Rui-Jie Zhu, Tianhao Peng, Tianhao Cheng, Xingwei Qu, Jinfa Huang, Dawei Zhu, Hao Wang, Kaiwen Xue, Xuanliang Zhang, Yong Shan, Tianle Cai, Taylor Kergan, Assel Kembay, Andrew Smith, Chenghua Lin, Binh Nguyen, Yuqi Pan, Yuhong Chou, Zefan Cai, Zhenhe Wu, Yongchi Zhao, Tianyu Liu, Jian Yang, Wangchunshu Zhou, Chujie Zheng, Chongxuan Li, Yuyin Zhou, Zhoujun Li, Zhaoxiang Zhang, Jiaheng Liu, Ge Zhang, Wenhao Huang, Jason Eshraghian Title: A Survey on Latent Reasoning Arxiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.06203v1 Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) hav...2025-07-1020 minSquare PizzaSquare Pizza#127 - Quarterly Convening: Spring Break + Family Learning TimeGIVEAWAY - send us a message and let us know your favorite thing about the Square Pizza Pod. We are giving away SchermCo swag to the first three people that send us a note!Square Pizza Audience, we have a special episode from our family empowerment work. We host quarterly convenings for leaders and key players from our family empowerment cohort to gather and share insights and best practices related to family engagement and empowerment at the school level. This round was focused on Spring Break and Family Learning Time. Jia Lin-Bothe, our Director of...2025-04-0438 minJoint STEM InitiativeJoint STEM InitiativeWhat can a robotics competition program teach the next gen?What if one program could shape the next generation of engineers, innovators, and leaders? In this episode, we dive into the transformative power of FIRST Robotics through the story of Devika, a high school senior and engineering captain of Team 3506, YETI Robotics.She shares how a simple invitation to a robotics team in middle school changed her career path, built her confidence, and gave her leadership experience that most students don’t get in a traditional classroom. From overcoming self-doubt to learning how to problem-solve under pressure, Devika’s journey is a testament to the impact of hand...2025-03-1853 minJoint STEM InitiativeJoint STEM InitiativeHelping Next Generation with STEM by SIMIn this episode, we talk with Elizabeth and Chris from Society for Information Management (SIM) Charlotte chapter, a professional society of over 5,000 IT leaders.  They share with us their passion and enthusiasm for promoting STEM through SIM’s three avenues of outreach: K-12 STEM/STEAM education programs, educational scholarships, and adult training.The future business community needs an ample supply of talent and SIM is helping individuals acquire the skills they’ll need to succeed. There are lots of different STEM job opportunities besides software developers and coders. All jobs from fast food to techn...2022-02-1226 minJoint STEM InitiativeJoint STEM InitiativeWhy Bosch Invests in FIRSTDo you know BOSCH, a global Fortune 500 company, has invested in the FIRST Robotics Program for the past 20 years.  We know a company like BOSCH wouldn’t invest in something without a good return.  So, what is the secret that makes BOSCH continue investing in FIRST Robotics Program and growing more teams in BOSCH communities?To understand this, I got an opportunity to talk with Susan Tippy to figure out what the secret is.  Susan is an engineering manager for BOSCH, also happens to be a female engineer, and has been a long term FIRST volunteer.  She also m...2021-08-2622 minJoint STEM InitiativeJoint STEM InitiativeNSBE for Future Black EngineersThe National Society of Black Engineers, NSBE, is a professional society that aims to have 10,000 black Engineers graduate from college by 2025. By engaging the youth as early as 3rd grade in STEM, NSBE helps students and professionals develop the skills needed for a successful professional career.We learn more about NSBE from Tony Stanford and Quincy Smith, the president and vice president of the NSBE’s Charlotte chapter.  They touch on the most significant benefit from NSBE is the networking, which played a large role in their career success.  You will find the details about their unique expe...2021-08-0417 minJoint STEM InitiativeJoint STEM InitiativeTell me about Tech CareersDo you know IT jobs are growing fast in North Carolina?  Todd wants to let everyone know, especially if you are young, that getting training in IT would be a great way to get a job placement.  From Todd and Diadre’s viewpoint, the IT career has the advantage that the need exists in every industry plus its flexibility for remote work.  It is the best career as they suggested.In this episode, we touched on the skillset as well as the benefits of a diverse background.  Not surprising that they believe communication is one of...2021-07-0619 minJoint STEM InitiativeJoint STEM InitiativeSIM by Todd and DaidreProfessional societies have played important roles in various industries.  They have been  a critical force that set up best practices, standards, or certifications.  In today’s ever changing environment, the professional societies remain critical but may need to adopt different approaches with different focuses.  We witness some of them grow while some of them disappear.  One thing for sure, the need for everyone to identify the best way to advance one’s career remains important as ever.In this episode, we are going to highlight SIM, the Society of Information Management, which created the place for...2021-06-1620 minJoint STEM InitiativeJoint STEM InitiativeSeeing Herself in STEMHow early should we introduce STEM to students?  At least as early as middle school is Keith’s conclusion and that is our discussion in the episode.  Keith Burgess is a science teacher and a Kenan Fellow with strong passions in STEM.  He also believes that education is a part of solutions to improve students’ economic mobility.During this episode Keith started from explaining the issues regarding diversity in the STEM field.  He pointed out that without role models to help students to see themselves in those good STEM roles, students may not realize they are...2021-05-1015 minJoint STEM InitiativeJoint STEM InitiativeHuman = Problem Solver, Rob Seymour InterviewI have Rob Seymour, a small business owner, as our guest in this episode.  Rob is the founder and CEO of Seymour Advanced Technologies, a business focus on custom automation.  Rob has a successful career as an engineering leader before starting his own company.In our conversation, we talk about the role of human vs robots.  I love his viewpoint on we should focus on our role, no need to worry about robots taking over our jobs.  Even more interesting is his viewpoint on degree and education.  It is interesting to hear him talk about...2021-04-1617 minJoint STEM InitiativeJoint STEM InitiativeThe Path in Your HandEver wonder how someone becomes the president of a museum?  The truth is not everyone understands what he/ her wants to be when they were young.  Stephen Sauier took us through his journey from an Anthropology & Biology major to his current role as president working on reopening the Carolinas Aviation Museum. During this episode, we also got a chance to discuss the vision of our new museum right here in Charlotte.  Stephen also uses his unique journey to point out how to prepare for the future of works.  He encourages the younger generation to try e...2021-03-0917 minJoint STEM InitiativeJoint STEM InitiativeSoftware Engineer - Jocelyn KeungCharlotte is growing fast in certain sectors of business that drive up demand in several jobs.  One of the faster growing jobs is software engineer.  Jocelyn Keung is a senior software engineer, but she doesn’t have a computer science degree.  Jocelyn points out that software is a career with very diverse applications.  She believes one of the most important skills to success in this field is problem solving, not coding like many people think.  In addition, Jocelyn is in Charlotte Inno’s “Inno Under 25”, a collection of bright young tech leaders.  She founded the Fleurix, t...2021-02-2214 minJoint STEM InitiativeJoint STEM InitiativeFleurix by Jocelyn - bonus episodeJocelyn Keung is a young software engineer.  Frustrated about the lack of diverse learning opportunities about women in tech, she decided to create one on her own.  That became the birth of the Fleurix Conference in Charlotte.  That also made her on Charlotte Inno’s “Inno Under 25” list, a collection of bright young tech leaders.You can also watch this episode by subscribe YouTube Channel: Joint STEM InitiativeFleurix Conference - https://www.fleurixconf.com/Inno under 25 - https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte...2021-02-2211 minJoint STEM InitiativeJoint STEM InitiativeSoftware Engineer - Jocelyn KeungCharlotte is growing fast in certain sectors of business that drive up demand in several jobs.  One of the faster growing jobs is software engineer.  Jocelyn Keung is a senior software engineer, but she doesn’t have a computer science degree.  Jocelyn points out that software is a career with very diverse applications.  She believes one of the most important skills to success in this field is problem solving, not coding like many people think.  In addition, Jocelyn is in Charlotte Inno’s “Inno Under 25”, a collection of bright young te...2021-02-1914 minJoint STEM InitiativeJoint STEM InitiativeFleurix by JocelynJocelyn Keung is a young software engineer.  Frustrated about the lack of diverse learning opportunities about women in tech, she decided to create one on her own.  That became the birth of the Fleurix Conference in Charlotte.  That also made her on Charlotte Inno’s “Inno Under 25” list, a collection of bright young tech leaders.You can also watch this episode by subscribe YouTube Channel: Joint STEM InitiativeFleurix Conference - https://www.fleurixconf.com/Inno under 25 - https://www.bi...2021-02-1911 minJoint STEM InitiativeJoint STEM InitiativeThe sport that everyone can go proThe best way of learning 4C (Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration and Communication) is through project based learning.  However, it is not an easy thing to implement in the classroom but we have found a great approach called FIRST robotics.FIRST stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.  Simply put, each robotics team runs like a small business, the team raises funds then designs and builds robots to play sports competitions.  Adult mentors help students to learn, to grow, sometimes even help students to jump start their career.We will briefly cover the pro...2021-02-1222 minJoint STEM InitiativeJoint STEM InitiativeWhat is my career?According to Strada Education Network and Gallup, 51% US audits has second thoughts on their education decisions.  They would change their degree, field of study, or change institution.  This is a waste of resources and our businesses ended up with trouble to fill jobs.Olympic High School took an different approach that they are making sure students are as career ready as college ready.  We interview Mike Realon about the success with this different approach as well the best project learning experience: the FIRST robotics program.This episode also feature a past TEDx speaker India Gregory, a O...2021-02-0520 minJoint STEM InitiativeJoint STEM InitiativeWhere are the jobs?The idea of starting this podcast is we believe STEM career is a good way to improve the economics mobility of our community.  It usually come with better income and it may not require a college degree.  We are setting up the journey to explore every about STEM and what STEM professional cares about!2021-01-2017 min