An author whose point of view on history I admire also has a point of view on the future. “We’re at the precipice, and we’re about to jump off the cliff of AI superintelligence, whether we want to or not. […]
“This discrepancy between model and data became known as the Hubble tension. Now, results published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters provide even stronger support for the faster rate of expansion. “The tension now turns into a crisis,” said Dan Scolnic, […]
Tomas Pueyo has written a lot of insightful articles on cities around the world. Now he’s taking on a challenge proposing 10 new US cities to get us back to building and growth. “So I asked myself: Where could we […]
“In the premiere episode of The Telepathy Tapes, host Ky Dickens embarks on a mind-bending journey into the mysterious world of telepathy in non-speaking individuals with autism. Through personal stories and expert interviews, Dickens uncovers a phenomenon she never thought […]
Neither do I, but this might catch your attention: “Energy efficiency, while being about 1000x faster than today’s GPUs, you know, you can get up to 100 million X more energy efficiency…” Extropic CEO Gill Verdon presenting for 13 minutes […]
“The Consumer Product Safety Commission is on a mission that has nothing to do with safety… This was a clear-cut case of science being brandished for activism, and judging by the paper’s reception in the popular press and on social […]
The DoD just released its latest report. “To avoid half a century’s worth of baggage, the government avoided the term “UFO,” rebranding sightings as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). The A in the new name originally stood for “Aerial,” but was […]
“Airship Industries is designing its vehicle to dominate transoceanic air freight. It checks all the right boxes. It shortens end-to-end freight delivery time. It lowers freight handling costs, delays, and breakage. It’s highly profitable on a unit basis. It lowers […]
This 2023 video from Veritasium, a science focused youtube channel, offers a crash course on the topic. ~ learn more
I really struggle with the assumption here that because something is a ‘conspiracy theory’ it necessarily is wrong and needs debunking. Maybe someone ought to make a chatbot that helps people who think there are no conspiracies question their convictions. […]