Month: May 2022
May 31, 2022
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The secret of the bulge: A gorgeous partially digested galaxy in the Milky Way’s core
“There are times I just want to post a pretty astronomical image, something that delights the eyes and gives a sense of wonder about the sky. The problem with…”
May 28, 2022
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In “Russian Doll,” Natasha Lyonne Barrels Into the Past
“On a November evening outside a sound-editing studio in Chelsea, Natasha Lyonne was sipping a can of Red Bull Sugar-Free and puffing on a Marlboro Light 72, her…”
May 27, 2022
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You Are Going to Get COVID Again … And Again … And Again
“Two and a half years and billions of estimated infections into this pandemic, SARS-CoV-2’s visit has clearly turned into a permanent stay. Experts knew from…”
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Inside the fight over the fastest-growing sport: Pickleball – Sports Illustrated
“In February 2021 an unholy tremor shook the seemingly carefree sport of pickleball: news that a second hall of fame was in the planning stages. The…”
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A Face Search Engine Anyone Can Use Is Alarmingly Accurate
“PimEyes is a paid service that finds photos of a person from across the internet, including some the person may not want exposed. “We’re just a tool provider,”…”
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Police slow to engage with gunman because ‘they could’ve been shot,’ official says
“Police were reluctant to immediately engage with the gunman who spent an hour inside the elementary school in Uvalde, Tex., where he killed 19 children and two…”
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New Look, Same Great Look | Kim Beil
“Color is among the most challenging aspects of our experience to describe. Spectrophotometers and colorimeters can quantify light waves, yet their measurements…”
May 26, 2022
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James Meek · What are you willing to do? On the case for civil war · LRB 26 May 2022
“T hough Barbara Walter frames her book as a warning to America, her staccato forays into recent civil wars in dozens of countries only gradually accustom the…”
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“Canada’s intelligence community will have to grapple with the growing influence of anti-democratic forces in the United States — including the threat posed by…”
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What journalists should know about the atomic bombings
“As we approach the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, even with everything else going on this year, we’re certainly going to see…”
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Opinion | These 8 Conservative Men Are Making No Apologies
“America in focus These Men Think You Won’t Like Their Views. But They Want to Feel Free to Express Them. April 12, 2022, 12:02 a.m. ET Credit… Anthony Gerace…”
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“The United States is experiencing an extreme teenage mental-health crisis. From 2009 to 2021, the share of American high-school students who say they feel…”
May 25, 2022
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This is What Happens When You Live Under Minority Rule
“The night sky over Big Bend, Texas (Jacob Bryant/Getty) Here is the unspeakable sadness: eighteen children and one teacher dead, in their elementary school…”
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Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous face
“I n July 2003, the physicist and Pulitzer-prize-nominated author Dr Tony Rothman received an email from his editor bearing unwelcome news. Rothman’s new book…”
May 24, 2022
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Opinion | Digital Technology Invaded Our Lives. Now Women May Pay For It.
“Zeynep Tufekci Digital Technology Invaded Our Lives. Now Women May Pay For It. May 19, 2022, 5:00 a.m. ET Credit… Ard Su Send any friend a story As a…”
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Understanding Effective Altruism’s move into politics
“Last Tuesday, the most expensive open House primary in history wrapped up with Andrea Salinas, a well-qualified state legislator, winning handily against a…”
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How the internet gets people to plagiarize each other
“It should be noted that none of these dogs are guilty of plagiarism. Getty Images This story is part of a group of stories called The internet is full of…”
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“S ome propositions are so obvious that no one takes the time to defend them. A few such propositions are that human life is good, that people can and often do…”
May 21, 2022
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“Reads : 2477 Most surface dwellers find archeology offensive. Archeologists record, photograph, tabulate, dig, disrupt and worst of all they loot. But so much…”
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NASA engineers trying to figure out strange readings from aging interstellar spacecraft
“The engineering team operating the Voyager 1 spacecraft — NASA’s robotic planetary explorer currently zooming through interstellar space — is trying to figure…”
May 20, 2022
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All Possible Views About Humanity’s Future Are Wild
“Audio also available by searching Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts, etc. for “Cold Takes Audio” Summary: In a series of posts starting with this one, I’m…”
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How Many Numbers Exist? Infinity Proof Moves Math Closer to an Answer. | Quanta Magazine
“foundations of mathematics How Many Numbers Exist? Infinity Proof Moves Math Closer to an Answer. July 15, 2021 For 50 years, mathematicians have believed that…”
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Can the Southwest Survive With Less Water?
“July 18, 2021 Sometime next month, for the first time, the federal government is likely to declare a water shortage at Lake Mead. This vast turquoise reservoir,…”
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“The U.S. is in an information war with itself. The public sphere, where Americans discuss public issues, is broken . There’s little discussion – and lots of…”
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The online data that’s being deleted
“For years, we were encouraged to store our data online. But it’s become increasingly clear that this won’t last forever – and now the race is on to stop our…”
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Opinion | It Seems Odd That We Would Just Let the World Burn
“Ezra Klein It Seems Odd That We Would Just Let the World Burn July 15, 2021 Credit… Ian C. Bates for The New York Times Send any friend a story As a…”
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“The heat has come. In Portland, Oregon, it was hotter (108ºF) Saturday than it’s ever been there. . Yesterday, it was hotter still (114ºF). Records are dropping…”
May 19, 2022
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What I learned as a hired consultant for autodidact physicists | Aeon Ideas
“It began after I started as a teaching assistant at the department of physics. The first note was a classic – it proved Albert Einstein wrong. The second one…”
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GPT-4 Will Have 100 Trillion Parameters — 500x the Size of GPT-3
“ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | NEWS GPT-4 Will Have 100 Trillion Parameters — 500x the Size of GPT-3 Are there any limits to large neural networks? Photo by Sandro…”
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Spreadsheets Are Hot—and Cranking Out Complex Code
“For decades, the spreadsheet has been the least sexy form of consumer software. Necessary? Sure. Critical to the drudgery of running a business, doing your…”