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In Search of AI Psychosis
Folie a deux ex machina
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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 4,455 posts.
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One universal antiviral to rule them all?
Taking inspiration from a rare mutation that makes people impervious to viral diseases, a Columbia researcher is developing a therapy that could bestow this superpower on the rest of us.
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Line scan camera image processing for train photography
I use my line scan camera to take cool pictures of trains and other stuff.
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Everything is correlated (2014–23)
Anthology of sociology, statistical, or psychological papers discussing the observation that all real-world variables have non-zero correlations and the implications for statistical theory such as ‘null hypothesis testing’.
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In Defense Of The Amyloid Hypothesis
A guest post by David Schneider-Joseph
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The contrarian physics podcast subculture
This is the story of how a circle of popular science communicators, who built their brands on championing free inquiry, worked to suppress scientific critique. Of how Eric Weinstein, the man who co…
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How does the US use water?
Water infrastructure often gets less attention and focus than other types of infrastructure.
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Why you can’t grow cool-climate plants in hot climates
Since moving to Deep South Texas 4 years ago I've come to realize that many plants I used to love growing in the cool mild maritime climate of the SF bay area are impossible to grow where I live. This is not just because of the high daytime heat. It's not as simple as that. Specifically, it is the h
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How much do electric car batteries degrade?
Many electric cars will still have more than 80% of their initial capacity after 200,000 miles.
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The lottery ticket hypothesis: why neural networks work
The lottery ticket hypothesis explains why massive neural networks succeed despite centuries of theory predicting they should fail
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Elegant mathematics bending the future of design
EPFL researchers have developed a new way to design complex, curved three-dimensional shapes using flat materials such as paper, aluminum sheets or plastic, combining creative thinking with a new computational algorithm.
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The Block Stacking Problem
John D. Norton Department of History and Philosophy of Science University of Pittsburgh https://sites.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/jdnorton.html
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Toothpaste made with keratin may protect and repair damaged teeth: study
Toothpaste made from your own hair may offer a sustainable and clinically effective way to protect and repair damaged teeth.
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Candle Flame Oscillations as a Clock
Todays candles have been optimized for millenia not to flicker. But it turns out when we bundle three of them together, we can undo all of these optimizations and the resulting triplet will start t…
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Simulating and Visualising the Central Limit Theorem
Update: this post was discussed on Hacker News I completed a Computer Science degree at uni, and bundled a lot of maths subjects in as electives: partial differential equations, vector calculus, discrete maths, linear algebra.
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New protein therapy shows promise as antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning
Established in 1807, we are the fifth oldest medical school in the United States and the first in the country to institute a residency training program.
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New treatment eliminates bladder cancer in 82% of patients
LOS ANGELES — A new drug-releasing system, TAR-200, eliminated tumors in 82% of patients in a phase 2 clinical trial for individuals with high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer whose cancer had previously resisted treatment. In the majority of cases, the cancer disappeared after only three months of treatment…
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LLMs aren't world models
I believe that language models aren’t world models. It’s a weak claim — I’m not saying they’re useless, or that we’re done milking them. It’s also a fuzzy-sounding claim — with its trillion weights, who can prove that there’s something an LLM isn't a model of? But I hope to make my claim clear and persuasive enough…
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Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution linked to increased risk of dementia
An analysis of studies incorporating data from almost 30 million people has highlighted the role that air pollution – including that coming from car exhaust emissions – plays in increased risk of dementia.
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Lithium compound can reverse Alzheimer’s in mice: study
Study: Lithium loss ignites Alzheimer’s, but lithium compound can reverse disease in mice
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How Potatoes Evolved
Crisps and mash owe their existence to a series of precise events that took place nine million years ago.
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Shrinking freshwater availability increasing land contribution to sea level rise
New findings from studying over two decades of satellite observations reveal that the Earth’s continents have experienced unprecedented freshwater loss since 2002, driven by climate change, unsustainable groundwater use and extreme droughts.
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Try the Mosquito Bucket of Death
The Mosquito Bucket of Death is a safe and environmentally sound way to rid your yard of mosquitoes. Here's how you make them.
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Two Birds with One Tone: I/Q Signals and Fourier Transform
An intuitive and ground-up introduction to I/Q signals. Learn the foundational concepts through clear geometric analogy perfect for beginners
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More honey bees dying, even as antibiotic use halves
Despite tighter restrictions on antibiotics used in Canadian beekeeping, honey bee death rates are still rising. A new study led by University of Guelph researchers, published in Nature Sustainability…
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ACM Transitions to Full Open Access
Open Access Publication & ACM
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Learning Is Slower Than You Think
What AI-optimized schools misunderstand about learning
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Danish Study: No link between vaccines and autism or other health conditions
A new Danish study finds no association between aluminum in childhood vaccines and 50 different health conditions, including autism, asthma, and autoimmune diseases. The findings reaffirm the safety of Denmark’s childhood vaccination program.