“Machine learning generated content is just the next step beyond TikTok: instead of pulling content from anywhere on the network, GPT and DALL-E and other similar models generate new content from content, at zero marginal cost. This is how the […]
“Painters at work notice details we’d ignore. From those details they develop delightful insights into reality.” | learn more
An excellent musical treat for those who like Jewish things. “LChaim by Ari Lesser – Zoltronic” | learn more
Wikipedia: “A chuck is a specialized type of clamp used to hold an object with radial symmetry, especially a cylinder.” | learn more
“Now, scientists at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University have developed the first non-invasive technique for controlling targeted brain circuits in behaving animals from a distance.” | learn more
Part 2 of the 4-part series I started sharing last week. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt gave a talk at a biology conference and said that he felt “your industry is at the same stage mine was in 40 years […]
This is an incredible development and it’s already in human trials. “The new treatment is called “histotripsy,” and it noninvasively directs ultrasound waves so that the target tissue is mechanically destroyed — and with millimeter precision. This novel technique is […]
“Ogilvy’s policy comes as the UK government reviews the Digitally Altered Body Image Bill that would require an influencer to disclose edited content.” Since influence transcends geographies, there’s probably some interesting game theory to be considered here. | learn more
The NYT headline is “Scientists find no benefit to time-restricted eating.” That’s a wildly broad interpretation of the actual study, which was conducted on 139 participants, all of whom were obese, and focused largely on weight loss. | learn more
Why do we believe crazy things? “Just as money can pervert scientific research, so everyday social incentives have the potential to distort our beliefs.” | learn more