Sean Carroll, Daniel Dennett, & Steven Pinker: AI, Parapsychology, Panpsychism, & Physics Violations

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@3quarksdaily.com | 10 minutes ago

How We’ll Reach a 1 Trillion Transistor GPU

In 1997 the IBM Deep Blue supercomputer defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov. It was a groundbreaking demonstration of supercomputer technology and a first glimpse into how high-performance computing might one day overtake human-level intelligence. In the 10 years that fo … | Continue reading


@spectrum.ieee.org | 19 minutes ago

The Biggest Thing I Learned Since Canceling My Costco Membership One Year Ago

It has to do with the freezer section. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 19 minutes ago

Genius and blood: How cheap light transformed civilization

For nearly all of human history, fire was our only source of artificial light. Difficult to make and challenging to safeguard from wind and rain, fire was our first window into the darkness of night. Fire and the artificial light and radiant warmth it produced changed everything … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 19 minutes ago

DISPUTATION: Alex Wagner got it right!

THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2024 Disputation within the tribe: Sometimes, representatives of two warring parties may engage in disputation. During the long-abandoned "Crossfire era" of American broadcast news, that was the familiar nightly practice on American "cable news." Some member o … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 28 minutes ago

If you reduced track access charges in European passenger rail, very little would happen – at least short term

Transport & Environment, Allrail, Trainline and some private railway companies and ticket sellers have released a letter (PDF here) to the European Commission calling for a reduction in track access charges for passenger trains. They specifically mention “trains with high capacit … | Continue reading


@jonworth.eu | 40 minutes ago

A Hideaway Full Shower for #Vanlife

With degrees in both business administration and software engineering, Julian Secomb is an unlikely cabinetmaker. Yet he's spent over a decade earning his living by building furniture.One of Secomb's gigs was building cabinetry into private jets for Bombardier. That acquainted hi … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 41 minutes ago

This Incredible Invisibility Shield is on Kickstarter

Two years ago, British inventor Tristan Thompson (not the Cleveland Cavaliers player) created an Invisibility Shield, Kickstarting it with £446,676 in pledges. (That's about USD $565,000.) Now Thompson says he's improved the design, making it larger and more comfortable to carry, … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 41 minutes ago

Kotlin 2.0 getting closer, IntelliJ Idea introduces K2 Mode - JVM Weekly vol. 77

Today we have a strongly Kotlin-esque feel to the announcements from JetBrains. Apart from that, leftovers from JDK 22 and a few releases on our regular radar. | Continue reading


@vived.substack.com | 48 minutes ago

Ride-on Unicorn for kids could be the "killer app" educational companion

The latent potential for personal robotics became very real for me while I was strolling the halls of the 45th Bangkok International Motor Show this week. There are always good ideas at motor shows, except the good ideas at motor shows in developing regions seem to be far more af … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 49 minutes ago

Updates From Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and More

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Bride of Frankenstein movie gets a shorter name and a new cast member. Get a look at not one, but two young vampire movies. Milla Jovovich has signed up for Brad Anderson’s new sci-fi thriller. Plus, what’s coming on Invincible. Spoilers, away! Read more... | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 49 minutes ago

Scientists develop new material that could allow rechargeable batteries to 'self-heal': 'We are very excited about the discovery'

"While much remains to be done to deliver a viable solid-state battery, our work is a significant step." Scientists develop new material that could allow rechargeable batteries to 'self-heal': 'We are very excited about the discovery' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 49 minutes ago

Second round of seed grants awarded to MIT scholars studying the impact and applications of generative AI

The 16 finalists — representing every school at MIT — will explore generative AI’s impact on privacy, art, drug discovery, aging, and more. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 49 minutes ago

Star Trek: Discovery’s Doug Jones Hints Saru Might Make Appearance in Starfleet Academy

The actor teases what's in store for his Star Trek character The post Star Trek: Discovery’s Doug Jones Hints Saru Might Make Appearance in Starfleet Academy appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 49 minutes ago

ShopeeFood drops non-compete clause after Rest of World reporting

Drivers for the Vietnam delivery company had used workarounds but feared detection. After Rest of World's reporting, the clause was dropped. | Continue reading


@restofworld.org | 49 minutes ago

Police Robot Dog Shot Three Times by Barricaded Suspect, Police Claim

The Massachusetts State Police claim one of the members of its bomb squad has gone above and beyond in the line of duty and taken bullets for the team. However, the officer in question is not a human or even a canine, but rather “Roscoe,” the police’s specialized robot dog create … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Want to slash your monthly energy bill? Here are 5 ways to start

Finding ways to save on your energy bill doesn't have to take up much of your time or energy. Want to slash your monthly energy bill? Here are 5 ways to start first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Four Electric Trucks Go Head To Head Towing Over The Rockies

In some recent videos, we’ve seen Out of Spec pit a Cybertruck, a Rivian R1T, a Silverado EV, and an F-150 Lightning against each other in races across the country (final results not released yet), range to dead testing, and more. Now, the channel has given the four trucks a ... … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 hour ago

Inner-city home's unassuming exterior hides a light-filled oasis inside

This recently completed suburban Melbourne home by Australia's Austin Maynard Architects looks relatively unassuming at first glance. However, its plain boxy exterior belies a clever space-saving layout that opens up onto multiple gardens, filling the interior with natural light. … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 1 hour ago

Florida May Just Be Too Valuable for PornHub to Pull Out

A slew of conservative states have recently passed age verification laws for websites and, in response, Pornhub has gotten in the habit of shutting off service in those states rather than acquiescing to local regulations. The company has already shut off service in six states, in … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Yeah, This is Fishy, But In A Good Way.

Photy by Микова Наталия Hello, could you get the doorbell please ️ There are some fish trying to migrate upstream in the Netherlands that need to get past a boat lock The lock is closed, so if you see a fish on the cam (yes, of course there's a cam!), press the button to let them … | Continue reading


@bestof.metafilter.com | 1 hour ago

Banning the use of common sense in data analysis increases cases of research failure: evidence from Sweden

Olle Folke writes: I wanted to highlight a paper by an author who has previously been featured on your blog when he was one of the co-authors of a paper on the effect of strip clubs on sex crimes in … Continue reading → | Continue reading


@statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu | 1 hour ago

Lickability on the Design of Apple’s Sports App

A few weeks ago on AppStories, Federico and I surveyed recent Apple system app updates to get a sense of where the design of iOS is heading. Part of the inspiration for that episode was a thread that Lickability posted on Mastodon, breaking down Apple’s recently-released Sports a … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 1 hour ago

The Moose from 3DMakerpro could be the 3D scanner that hobbyists have been waiting for

3D-printing has never been so close to the mainstream with printers from Bambu Lab and Uniformation being as close to… Continue reading The Moose from 3DMakerpro could be the 3D scanner that hobbyists have been waiting for The post The Moose from 3DMakerpro could be the 3D scanne … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 1 hour ago

Chronicles of a Catsitter: The Boxer

Mai Tran began catsitting in 2021 while Tran was on pandemic unemployment, often staying overnight in people’s homes. Tran has now cared for twenty-two cats and traveled to ten apartments all over New York City, observing the interior lives of cat owners and appeasing their neuro … | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 1 hour ago

First Look: Samsung Music Frame

It’s a picture frame! It’s a speaker! No, it’s… a speaker frame. Since Samsung first showed off its new Music Frame at CES, we’ve been jonesing to spend time in front of it to see whether it will knock our socks off or offer a gentle kiss of sound on the cheek. After checking out … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

How leaders can overcome the fear of reinvention

You’ve heard of the fear of failure. But what about fear of reinvention? I define the core role of leaders as helping others reach places they wouldn’t have reached otherwise. In order to do that, they need to reinvent their organizations — and themselves in the process. Take the … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 1 hour ago

Ode to Spring

With apologies to Peter, Paul, and Mary. **** Where have all the flowers gone? I'm just asking! Where have all the flowers gone? I'd like to knooow Where have all the flowers gone? Bakers have wrecked them every one! Oh when will we ever learn? Oh when will weeee... ...ever learn … | Continue reading


@cakewrecks.com | 1 hour ago

Officials explain major driver of increased interest in heat pump program: 'It's kind of a perfect storm'

"This requires effort from everybody." Officials explain major driver of increased interest in heat pump program: 'It's kind of a perfect storm' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Update, Mar 28, 2024: Sidebar file icons

Hey there folks, we’re continuing to tidy up the sidebar by introducing file icons. Now, whenever you upload a file to Workflowy – the sidebar will display a file icon based on the filetype. Previously you would be able to tell if an item was a file from the file extension in the … | Continue reading


@blog.workflowy.com | 1 hour ago

Thank You, Experts, for Your Expert Input

[Lightning actually strikes the same places over, and over, and over again.] Earlier this week, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in dramatic fashion, after one of its supports was struck by a container ship. Six people are believed dead, with another two rescued from the wa … | Continue reading


@onefoottsunami.com | 2 hours ago

We Tried 5 Methods for Cleaning Stained Glass Coffee Pots — and the Winner Was Ridiculously Effective

The winner takes almost zero effort. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 2 hours ago

How to make an old immune system young again

Heidi Ledford in Nature: Old mice developed more youthful immune systems after scientists reduced aberrant stem cells in the aged animals1. The technique strengthened the old rodents’ responses to viral infection and lowered signs of inflammation. The approach, published on 27 Ma … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 2 hours ago

Floating Worlds

Earlier this month I spoke at 'Open Croissant' a fringe event coinciding with ETHGlobal. What is interesting was how the event came to be. The post Floating Worlds appeared first on thejaymo. | Continue reading


@thejaymo.net | 2 hours ago

There Is No Point in My Being Other Than Honest with You: On Toni Morrison’s Rejection Letters

Melina Moe in LARB: “I FOUND IT extremely honest, forthright, and moving in ways I had not expected it to be,” Toni Morrison wrote to an aspiring novelist in 1977, “but it is a shuddering book and one that offers no escape for any reader whatsoever.” Still, Morrison, then a senio … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 2 hours ago

This is pretty awesome. Omnivore is implementing YouTube transcripts and beta is already available for people on their Discord server. I’m currently using Matter, because I’m a Patron and have a subscription which lasts for years, but Matter has a limit of three transcripts per d … | Continue reading


@otavio.cc | 2 hours ago

Against Buying Games From Smart TV Stores

Although I do not use my "smart" TV's operating system and thus cannot buy things from its store, I confidently recommend against buying smart TV games from a smart TV store. | Continue reading


@thenewleafjournal.com | 2 hours ago

Garmin to add new NAP MANAGEMENT features soon

Garmin is adding the ability to tinker with naps. The post Garmin to add new NAP MANAGEMENT features soon appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading


@the5krunner.com | 2 hours ago

Book Review: The Terraformers - Annalee Newitz ★★★⯪☆

This is a fascinating story told on an almost geological timescale. It is a tantalisingly glimpse, into a much larger world. It is a story of contradiction - there's an epic universe, but we're stuck in a parochial backwater. It is full of un-human creations - yet its politics ar … | Continue reading


@shkspr.mobi | 2 hours ago

A to Z of Landscapes: Greens

Essential pigments for the landscape artist: green earths, malachite, verdigris, copper resinate, Prussian green, viridian, and emerald green. | Continue reading


@eclecticlight.co | 2 hours ago

Take-Two confirms new Borderlands game amidst Gearbox acquisition

Embracer Group has announced plans to divest Gearbox Studios in a sale to Take-Two Interactive valued at $460 million to… Continue reading Take-Two confirms new Borderlands game amidst Gearbox acquisition The post Take-Two confirms new Borderlands game amidst Gearbox acquisition … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 2 hours ago

Blazing bits transmitted 4.5 million times faster than broadband

An international research team has sent an astounding amount of data at a nearly incomprehensible speed. It's the fastest data transmission ever using a single optical fiber and shows just how speedy the process can get using current materials. Continue Reading Category: Technolo … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 2 hours ago

We’ve Launched 2 New Substacks

This week we launched two new substacks that you might want to check out. Never SponsoredFor the last 28 years I have been neck-deep in the world of woodworking tools. First as a user and reviewer of tools for Popular Woodworking Magazine. Then as a designer, maker and user of th … | Continue reading


@blog.lostartpress.com | 2 hours ago

New England Will Soon Be Coal-Free

Current conditions: Flood watches are in effect for the eastern half of North Carolina • Egg-sized hail smashed car windshields in eastern China • Europe is forecast to be unusually warm through April. THE TOP FIVE 1. New England to shutter last remaining coal plant New England w … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 2 hours ago

Commission rolls out plan for European university degree

Commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas (left) and EU education commissioner Iliana Ivanova announcing the Higher Education Package (HEP). Photo credits: Jennifer Jacquemart / European Union One year since the launch of a pilot project , the European Commission has officiall … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 2 hours ago

888 agrees to the sale of certain United States B2C assets to Hard Rock Digital

Global gambling group 888 Holdings parts ways with several business-to-customer (B2C) assets after a strategic business review. Hard Rock Digital… Continue reading 888 agrees to the sale of certain United States B2C assets to Hard Rock Digital The post 888 agrees to the sale of c … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 2 hours ago

Thursday Poem

The Story of Keys If you would give me the key to your house I would think of it as a one-dimensional mountain range. I would hold it up to the sky and study how clouds drink in its valleys. Think of it as a tiny file that cuts through vertical shadows. The door of… | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 2 hours ago

COSTRUZIONI: LA FILIERA CONTINUA A CRESCERE. PNRR E PIANO “CASA GREEN” LE SFIDE PIÙ IMPORTANTI

L'articolo COSTRUZIONI: LA FILIERA CONTINUA A CRESCERE. PNRR E PIANO “CASA GREEN” LE SFIDE PIÙ IMPORTANTI proviene da BolognaFiere Group. | Continue reading


@bolognafiere.it | 2 hours ago