to your health
The MAHA report is worth skimming.
It seems many have read commentary about the report, but not the report itself. I’m interested to hear which parts (if any) you find wrong-headed. ~ learn more
better doing
Rude Q&A.
“Nothing clarifies things quite like a hyperactive, all-knowing, all-seeing, real asshole of a devil’s advocate beating the living crap out of you.” ~ learn more
tech, startups, internet
Mindbloom is suing the WSJ.
From founder Dylan Beynon: “We’re suing The Wall Street Journal for lying that Mindbloom killed Matthew Perry. When fear mongering headlines scare people away from life-saving treatments like psychedelic medicine, the toll is measured in suicides, overdoses, and broken families […]
tech, startups, internet
Anthropic’s safety testing is interesting.
“Just finished reading Anthropic’s safety report and I’m honestly terrified: their latest Opus 4 model will blackmail engineers 84% of the time if it learns it will be shutdown. But that’s not even the wildest part. …” ~ learn more
tech, startups, internet
Google’s Veo 3.
“The new model creates video and audio simultaneously from a single prompt! Here are 13 wild examples so far…” Definitely check out #2, interdimensional cable. ~ learn more
fun facts
PersonalityMap.
“[A] platform to help you understand the relationship between “everything and everything” with regard to human psychology. We provide access to over 1 million correlations spanning personality, demographics, behaviors, and beliefs. In addition, we provide a powerful and one-of-a-kind interface […]
fun facts
The ship of Theseus.
One of my favorite’s from ancient Greece. This does it justice! “Jennifer Wang (Stanford University) introduces us to a puzzle that has bedeviled philosophy since the ancient Greeks: the Ship of Theseus. She tells the Ship of Theseus story, and […]
fun facts
King of the Hill is coming back.
“Season 14 synopsis: After years working a propane job in Saudi Arabia to earn their retirement nest egg, Hank and Peggy Hill return to a changed Arlen, Texas, to reconnect with old friends Dale, Boomhauer and Bill. Meanwhile, Bobby is […]
fun facts
Weird Japenese research to remote control cockroaches.
“The helmet, wireless sensor back, and battery pack are small enough that they don’t impede the cockroach’s movement.” At least we can count on the Japanese to keep investing in the crazy stuff! ~ learn more
under the microscope
Model organisms are not static.
“In 2006, researchers at the University of Alberta tried to replicate a 1993 mouse study. But they found that the stress levels of their mice, when put through an anxiety-producing maze, differed from the original data. They attributed this discrepancy […]