Famous cognitive psychology experiments that failed to replicate. “This post is a compact reference list of the most (in)famous cognitive science results that failed to replicate and should, for the time being, be considered false.” ~ learn more
Which humans? “In academia and the media, AI is often described as mirroring human psychology with humanlike reasoning, human-level performance, human-like communication. In these comparisons, “humans” are treated as the benchmark. In a provocative 2023 paper, researchers at Harvard University […]
De minimis trade exemption ends, sparking global commerce upheaval. The rule, which allowed shipments under $800 to enter the U.S. duty-free, has come to an abrupt halt. The sudden change, enacted by an executive order that sped up its planned […]
Stop shaming people. This has become a go-to tactic in our divided society, and it’s simply not effective. “My social circles fall roughly into two camps. One camp are my peers from school and work: healthcare people, people from elite […]
Blink and you’ll miss Claude open sourcing your software. A bug report on popular programming tool VSCode that was closed as ‘out of scope’. “Over a 34-hour session, Claude repeatedly attempted to apply an open license (CC-BY-SA) to private, revenue-critical […]
The rise of async programming. “Async programming is not vibe coding. Vibe coding enables you to write code without getting into the nitty gritty details. Async programming is a workflow for developers to solve more complex problems simultaneously, while still […]
How are people using ChatGPT? OpenAI published a paper with data. Tutoring + teaching is 10.2% and create an image is 4.2%. ~ learn more
Chicago’s $80M grocery tax grab. “City Council members are back from August recess with two big questions on the table for their Sept. 25 meeting: whether to legalize “granny flats” citywide, and whether to hit Chicagoans with a 1% grocery […]
The collection hidden in plain sight. Click through and watch this 3 minute video. “In this episode of Sotheby’s Stories, Florent — Head of the Design Department in Paris — recalls how a client reached out with a simple question […]
Japan’s quiet skyscraper demolition technique. This is cool and also seems expensive and slow. Check out the video. They built a facade that surrounds the top floor of the building, matching the building’s design. Then they dismantled the structure one […]