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Bayesianism, the doctrine that it's always rational to represent our beliefs in terms of probabilities, dominates the intellectual world, from decision theory to the philosophy of science. But does it make sense to quantify our beliefs about such ineffable things as scientific theories or the future? And what separates
In previous posts I said that the extent to which "Fund people" works will depend on the distribution of scientific talent. Think about the following …
Posted on Thursday 14 Jul 2022. 1,157 words, 9 links. By Matt Webb.
Chocolate Industry and As You Sow release three-year, collaborative study BERKELEY, CA –A new report released today by As You Sow and the National Confectioners Association is the result of a three-year effort by a multi-disciplinary panel of four experts...
Falling down a rabbit hole
It’s Already Inside Us Microplastics are not just an environmental problem affecting nature. They’re in our blood [1] , lungs [2] , placentas [3] , brains [4] , and breast milk [5] . Every human tissue scientists have tested so far has come back contaminated. In diseased tissue samples of people with chronic illnesses…
Faizan Muhmmad is a Software Engineer at Google
A set of scratches in Stanley Kubrick’s '2001: A Space Odyssey' is visible at the same moments and locations within the frame in most copies of the movie.
A degree in mathematics might not save you from stacking boxes for a living.
Did you know that bees can perceive time? Not even just simply tracking the Sun. Actual time measurements.
“I armed myself with patience and courage, and only after several months managed to dissolve my doubts and see my research crowned with happy confirmation.”
Main Menu - click above Man, thermometer, one legged stool & vat of nitro 1870 . Alfred Nobel chose Ardeer, in Ayreshire, as the ...
A brief numerical and graphical check on a 3Blue1Brown video.
Yale researchers have helped to describe a new species of Colobus monkey living high in the forest canopies of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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The new device can continuously sense levels of virtually any protein or molecule in the blood. The researchers say it could be transformative for disease detection, patient monitoring and biomedical research.
Mathematician: That depends on what you mean by “universe.” Here’s a framing: A circle of radius R centered at a point P is the set of all points in the plane with distance R fro…
Is running a more efficient way to travel than walking? Does running burn less calories per distance traveled than wa...
Compare live air quality rankings for major cities worldwide. See real-time AQI levels and pollution conditions by location.
It's a shortcut to understanding, and there are no shortcuts
Critics of AI risk suggest diminishing returns to computing (formalized asymptotically) means AI will be weak; this argument relies on a large number of questionable premises and ignoring additional resources, constant factors, and nonlinear returns to small intelligence advantages, and is highly unlikely.
New research that flips an existing therapy model will introduce a whole new way of treating sleep apnoea. Professor Danny Eckert, Director at the Adelaide Institute […]
Researchers identify a number of key biomarkers in Hikikomori patients and show their promise for predicting the severity of the condition
A decade-long effort to build a machine to unlock the promise of nuclear fusion fell victim to budget constraints and competing science, and was shut down the day it was dedicated. It was never turned on.
