February 12, 2022
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“I was asked at short notice to fill in for a speaker in Stanford’s EE380 course who had to cancel. Below the fold is a hastily updated version of a talk from…”
February 11, 2022
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OpenAI Chief Scientist Says Advanced AI May Already Be Conscious
“”It may be that today’s large neural networks are slightly conscious.” OpenAI’s top researcher has made a startling claim this week: that artificial…”
February 9, 2022
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What’s the Best Book of the Past 125 Years? We Asked Readers to Decide.
“In October, as we marked the Book Review’s 125th anniversary, we invited readers to nominate the best book published during that time. This was a nod to our…”
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“Click lower right to download or find on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, etc. This piece kicks off a short series inspired by this question: Say that…”
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Designing Citizen Kane, Down to the Letter
“Designing Citizen Kane , Down to the Letter Criterion Designs — Jan 21, 2022 Designing Citizen Kane , Down to the Letter Criterion Designs — Jan 21, 2022 Share…”
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The Jackpot: How London Became a Concierge for Kleptocrats – Byline Times
“Novelist Cory Doctorow tracks Britain’s domestic scandals back to the capital’s reliance on laundered money from overseas, and the feasting of so many…”
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Big dog, little dog: mutation explains range of canine sizes
“NEWS The genetic variant probably comes from ancient wolves. Ewen Callaway View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar…”
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“How many streaming TV platforms do I really need? I only watch about one hour of television or film per day. Generally my wife and I sit down after dinner, and…”
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Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy
“Jonathan Amos Science correspondent @BBCAmos on Twitter Published 4 minutes ago Share page About sharing Related Topics Climate change Media caption, Watch the…”
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‘Vladimir,’ a Debut That Celebrates Transgression — Up to a Point
“In Julia May Jonas’s first novel, a married literature professor becomes obsessed with a younger experimental writer. By Published Feb. 2, 2022 Updated Feb. 8,…”
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Review | In ‘Vladimir,’ a woman’s desire takes her to dangerous places
“The first three pages of Julia May Jonas’s debut novel, “Vladimir,” are so provocative that it would be a spoiler to describe them if they came later in the…”
February 8, 2022
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Havana Syndrome may be caused by ‘pulsed energy’
“By Gordon Corera Security correspondent Published 1 hour ago Share page About sharing Image source, Getty Images Image caption, It was first reported among US…”
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Period TV Shows and Movies Have Been Teaching Men How to Dress for Decades
“When Sean Crowley was in middle school in Massachusetts, he got a glimpse into how his life as an adult would look—literally. He sat down with his Anglophile…”
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Neo-Nazis and QAnon: how Canadian truckers’ anti-vaccine protest was steered by extremists
“Thousands of demonstrators have successfully occupied Canada’s frigid capital for days, and say they plan on staying as long as it takes to thwart the country’s…”
January 29, 2022
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Favorite Movies of 2021 | Priscilla Page on Patreon
“Just a few disclaimers out of the way: first and foremost, I never intend for this list to be an objective, declarative statement on film for the year. I just…”
January 25, 2022
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Game Theory Explains Why Popular Baby Names Come and Go
“It’s time to choose a name for your baby girl. You’ve always liked the name Ava, but your best friend’s one-year-old has the same name and you don’t want to…”
January 24, 2022
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‘The Books of Jacob,’ a Nobel Prize Winner’s Sophisticated and Overwhelming Novel
“Books of The Times Amazon Apple Books Barnes and Noble Books-A-Million Bookshop IndieBound When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we…”
January 21, 2022
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Blockchain-based systems are not what they say they are
“by Molly White on Sunday, January 9, 2022 ← Back to the collection If you go out seeking to learn from their proponents why blockchains and the systems built…”
January 20, 2022
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Are Children the Future? In This Novel, the Answer Is Complicated.
“Fiction Credit… Philip Lindeman Amazon Apple Books Barnes and Noble Books-A-Million Bookshop IndieBound When you purchase an independently reviewed book…”
January 14, 2022
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A conversation with Josh Wardle, creator of viral hit Wordle – TechCrunch
“The internet loves an unlikely success story, and as we approached the new year, one came around the corner to delight us with a simple idea, and a short game…”
January 13, 2022
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A Grand Unified Theory of Buying Stuff
“Years ago, I asked a friend what kind of case she planned to buy for her shiny new flip phone. She paused, a little offended. “I don’t like to buy stuff for my…”
January 12, 2022
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Horror and Hormones, Grief and Gore, in “Yellowjackets”
““Yellowjackets,” an arch survival drama on Showtime, is ostensibly centered on a mystery that’s planted in the pilot: Who was the girl running for her life as…”
January 9, 2022
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Perspective | Democracy is on the brink of disaster. For voters, it’s politics as usual.
“It was the scariest of times, it was the stablest of times. Contemporary American politics offers an unsettling study in contrasts. On the one hand, Donald…”
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Portia’s Season 5 Apartment on Search Party — Charlene Wang de Chen
“Dory surprises the gang in Portia’s Season 5 apartment As fans of Search Party know, Portia’s apartment gets a design transformation each season. Portia’s…”
January 8, 2022
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“Despite considering myself a cryptographer, I have not found myself particularly drawn to “crypto.” I don’t think I’ve ever actually said the words “get off my…”
January 7, 2022
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“If you enjoy Mothers Under the Influence, I invite you to subscribe for $5/month. Subscribers will get occasional extra editions with weirder, more personal…”
January 5, 2022
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The next US civil war is already here – we just refuse to see it
“Nobody wants what’s coming, so nobody wants to see what’s coming. On the eve of the first civil war, the most intelligent, the most informed, the most dedicated…”
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Analysis | Some say the U.S. is headed toward civil war. History suggests something else.
“A year has passed since supporters of Donald Trump launched a physical assault on the Capitol as Congress was formally counting the electoral college ballots. A…”
January 3, 2022
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Tech questions for 2022 — Benedict Evans
“Sometimes the centre of gravity in tech is very clear – everything is about PCs, or the web, or smartphones. But at other times, there are lots of things going…”
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Opinion | Every Day Is Jan. 6 Now
“The Editorial Board Every Day Is Jan. 6 Now Jan. 1, 2022, 11:00 a.m. ET Credit… Nina Berman/Redux Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift…”