James Simon

james-simon.github.io

Jamie Simon — ML researcher and writer. Personal site with blog posts on machine learning theory, math, physics, and science.

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How hard do you have to hit a chicken to cook it? (2020)

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Some questions are timeless, innocent yet penetrating in their simplicity. Why is the sky blue? Why do things fall? How hard must one hit a chicken to cook it? It is this last mystery of the universe that we discuss today.