The Gilded Age novel that helps explain our fascination with Luigi Mangione
A good-looking young man with a mysterious past carries a loaded gun, ready to kill, on...
Trump's science advisers: how they could influence his second presidency
What Trump’s election win could mean for AI, climate and health
Garmin's –$40B Pivot
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What I've learned about writing AI apps so far
I started writing a post called "how to write AI apps" but it was over-reach so...
We've lost our respect for complexity
I was talking recently to a friend about a video essayist I like, (Dan Olson of...
Some Lessons from the OpenAI FrontierMath Debacle
Recently, OpenAI announced their newest model, o3, achieving massive improvements over state-of-the-art on reasoning and math....
The most viewed articles of 2024
The most viewed articles of 2024: A lot of psephology!← Back to ContentsView Latest Issue15 January...
Ancient Celtic tribe had women at its social center
For millennia, couples have had to decide where to live. "For the vast majority of human...
Unlink vs. DEL – A deep dive into how it works internally in Redis
A couple of days back, I found myself debating the differences between Redis' UNLINK and DEL...
Framework Fatigue: The Real Reason Developers Get Angry About New Tech
For a while, it felt like every day, a new JavaScript framework was announced. From Svelte...
Hyundai launches new Creta Electric SUV in India, starting at just $20,000
Hyundai officially launched its newest electric vehicle, the Creta Electric, in India. It starts at just...
Regency Sex Ed: How did women in 19th C. Europe learn about the birds and bees?
Portrait of Francesca Gommi Maratti, by Carlo Maratti, c. 1701. [The Cleveland Museum of Art] Perhaps...
More than 40% of postdocs leave academia, study reveals
There are more postdocs than faculty positions available in many countries.Credit: Lanshi Wu/AlamyMore than 40% of...
Rolls-Royce Merlin alternative uses
Uses of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine The Rolls-Royce Merlin, although designed as an aero engine, was...
President signs order refusing to enforce TikTok ban for 75 days
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order telling the Department of Justice to not enforce...
Japan Offers Free Daycare to Boost Tokyo's Falling Birth Rate
Japan has been grappling with its demographic statistics with a sense of urgency, particularly regarding its...
United States Digital Service Renamed to DOGE
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the...
It sure looks like Meta stole a lot of books to build its AI
It’s a grim week for Meta. The company formerly known as Facebook, and before that Facemash,...
Flocken Elektrowagen
Motor vehicle The Flocken Elektrowagen is a four-wheeled electric car designed by Andreas Flocken (1845–1913), manufactured...
Flag drawing with Turtle
28 Dec 2018 Yep, drawing the Flag of Wales using Turtle :P One of the first...
New tech turns seawater into drinking water without tons of chemicals
Jovan Kamcev, an assistant professor of chemical engineering and macromolecular science and engineering at U-M, places...
Matt Mullenweg, Automattic's CEO, Seems Bound and Determined to Wreck WordPress
CEOs often make bad mistakes, but it’s hard to fathom exactly what Automattic CEO and co-founder...
417-Megapixel Andromeda Galaxy Panorama Took over a Decade to Make
This photomosaic of the Andromeda galaxy, located 2.5 million light-years from Earth, is the largest ever...
