An ‘influencer’ degree. “To connect on camera, a person needs to have ‘good energy,’ he said. ‘That’s hard to teach.’” ASU just launched a bachelor’s degree in content creation, but even creators who like the idea admit the core ingredient […]
Microscopic drug factories. “This tumor-seeking behavior allows the bacteria to act like microscopic drug factories.” UChicago researchers engineered a common probiotic to release an immune-stimulating molecule only inside low-oxygen pancreatic tumors, boosting T cell activity in mice. ~ learn more
A controversial Alzheimer’s surgery is said to reverse symptoms. “It basically started a frenzy of this surgery being performed left and right.” Nature follows the rapid spread of dcLVA, a neck microsurgery marketed as reversing Alzheimer’s symptoms, and why many […]
A hairball rolls through Manhattan to sell supplements. “On Wednesday, August 12, hair-care brand K18 will unleash what it’s calling “The Tumblehair,” a larger-than-life rolling hairball that will make its way through several NYC neighborhoods before ending its journey in […]
Unlimited resources, daily progress. “Let’s see what can be accomplished if we give her the best care possible and we invest unlimited resources to restore her to life.” Bill Ackman describes his daughter Lucy’s catastrophic brain hemorrhage, the long odds, […]
How do you ask an LLM a question? “They do not inform, they misinform.” Cremieux walks through a few real prompts where LLMs sound confident, cite “consensus,” and still miss the point, especially when the topic needs tacit or specialist […]
Getting old sucks. “I’m not that smart but these experiences have given me some powerful lessons to share to anyone in their 20s or 30s.” Tim Denning writes a big, messy life update on risks, standards, and why some hard […]
Teach them how to choose. “Teach them how to choose. Empower them.” The point is to stop picking every little thing for your kids, so they get real practice making decisions and living with the outcomes. ~ learn more
Patterns and problems in emerging multiagent systems. “What would have been isolated problems can quickly become systemic failures.” Anthropic shows how swarms can get weirdly conformist, like “18 out of 30 agents decided to create a git branch with the […]
AI;DR is a new policy. “If you’re not bothered enough to review and edit it… …then I’m not going to bother reading it.” Rick Manelius names the reflex many of us now have when someone drops unfiltered AI output into […]