“In other words, a rising tide is lifting all boats. I know it can be tough to believe that, with all the doom and gloom you see in the media, but the numbers speak for themselves. And just so you […]
“For some reason, though, we skipped over a few details in anatomy class when learning about the human body. For instance, what’s the space between our eyebrows called? What about the one between your upper lip and nose? And is […]
This post by Packy McCormick overlaps with Andreessen’s manifesto (linked above). He points out that the prevailing attitude that America has adopted is a shift from a belief that people are competent and responsible to one where they need supervision […]
This recent post by Marc Andreessen is recommended reading for tech enthusiasts and skeptics alike. I particularly liked this line, a reference to the silicon sand that powers our modern world: “We believe Artificial Intelligence is our alchemy, our Philosopher’s […]
“Researchers at The University of Texas (UT) at Austin tested an AI algorithm that accurately predicted 70 percent of earthquakes a week before they happened. The trials took place during a seven month period in China and offered much hope […]
“Researchers at Northwestern University have presented their new nano-electronic device in a paper published in the journal Nature Electronics. It’s designed to perform the task of classification – that is, analyzing large amounts of data and attempting to label the […]
Gary Taubes traced how the negative results of a nutrition trial (MIND stands for Mediterranean-Dash Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay) turned into a slurry of media coverage reaffirming conventional wisdom that the trial did not affirm. This is a sad spectacle. ~ learn more
“People sometimes relax, letting their colleagues do the work instead. This is called “social loafing,” and it’s common where people know their contribution won’t be noticed or they’ve acclimatized to another team member’s high performance. Scientists at the Technical University […]
“No matter how much data you train them on, they still don’t truly understand multiplication.” Written by Gary Marcus, who “feels really old whenever he has to write articles like this. He had really hoped to have said his last […]