Humanity will shrink, far sooner than you think. Not long ago I shared an optimistic take from Tomas Pueyo. His point of view was that technology may soon make it easier and more desirable to have more kids. This Economist […]
Data centers could make or break electricity affordability. “But here’s the twist: if we plan them intelligently, the very data centers driving costs today could become one of our best defenses against rising rates. The reason is this: whether a […]
New Mexico doesn’t want to be last anymore. This seems great! “New Mexico, long at the bottom of state rankings for child well-being and educational outcomes, is on the verge of launching a first-in-the-nation program aimed at helping reverse those […]
Huntington’s disease successfully treated for first time. “An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients. … The new treatment is a type of gene therapy given during 12 […]
The Three Americas. “The first America is the speculative class, and its engine is artificial intelligence. … The second America is the real economy. With 75% of new jobs in healthcare and social assistance, our workforce is being absorbed by […]
Always invite Anna. “Every Friday night we’d make plans to go out together and party. But Anna would always refuse to come. She’d say something along the lines of “I have to study” or “I just don’t feel like it […]
The humanoid thesis. Here’s a bull case for humanoids of the future. “Enter general-purpose humanoids. Humanoids won’t just fill labor gaps, they’ll do it cheaper, faster, and at scale. At a $50,000 unit price, a humanoid robot is already cheaper […]
Reality is ruining the humanoid robot hype. Over the past several months I’ve entertained some skeptical thoughts on this market, especially with regards to battery life (mentioned in this IEEE Spectrum feature post). There may have to be a “winter” […]
Why do AI proof-of-concepts keep failing in corporations? “The researchers found that “AI and radiologist predictions are somewhat correlated, but radiologists don’t take this correlation into account.” This concept of correlated uncertainty represents a fundamental blind spot in how humans […]
Austin City Council bingo drama. “While constituents are expressing comments and concerns in front of their elected officials, a former staff member for an Austin City Council member said some council staff are playing constituent ‘bingo’ behind the scenes.” This […]