10 Incredibly Specific Oreo Facts You’ll Think About at 2 A.M.
You’ve twisted them, dunked them, and crumbled them into milkshakes—but odds are, you don’t really know Oreos. Behind the world’s best-selling cookie is a labyrinth of marketing manipulation, food science secrets, and flavor experiments so bizarre they’re hidden from the public. These aren’t your standard “Oreo was invented in 1912” trivia tidbits. These are the […]
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10 Crazy Ideas About Our Solar System
Crazy space ideas are the most interesting, and I don’t mean the unfounded inklings that space-reptiles helped levitate the stones at Angkor Wat, or that giant cat-headed spacefarers built the pyramids as huge scratching posts. Nope, the following craziness is based on bona fide science from people and computers that actually do science for a […]
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10 Ancient “Smart” Materials Scientists Still Can’t Reproduce
As civilizations from Rome to the Maya harnessed empirical ingenuity to create materials with built-in healing, color-shifting, or structural resilience, they left behind recipes that modern science is only now decoding. From rust-proof iron pillars and self-repairing concrete to nanotech-level glass and ancient vulcanized rubber, these ten remarkable “smart” materials demonstrate how our ancestors engineered […] … ⌘ Read more
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@thecanine @movq So I actually agree with you! I think Dustin is taking a bit of a "deep and dark" path here (depression), and there are many parallels to other types of activities that we can all talk to. "AI" or "LLM"(s) here should be no different. Use them, Don't use them. I don't really see how it takes away our creativity or critical thinking.
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@prologic@twtxt.net What I meant, is that I will not say that someone is not really a writer, if they choose to have what they wrote, ran through some spelling and sentence structure checker, like the one included in MS Word, the average phone keyboard, or on reverso.net - given that they look over the output and make sure the corrections make sense.
Similarly, I won’t complain much, if someone uses AI, to remove backgrounds from images, where the AI can preform this task, as well as a human would and makes sure to check it afterwards, or use ai as a way to sort large quantities of images - usually done for science. An example of this, would be having terabytes of plant photos, from some cities camera system and having an AI analyse them, in an attempt to detect notable changes, like mold, parasites, or the plants needing more water.
Why your next favourite mango might take 25 years to grow
Scientists in Queensland are striving to breed the perfect Aussie mango by combining decades of genetic research with sensory science, selecting for flavour, aroma, texture, and disease resistance. ⌘ Read more
10 Strange Things Science Has Taught Us About Our Preferences
The things that people like and dislike lie at the heart of their personality, shaping everything from their choice of friends to the lifestyle they live and their career. Yet preferences are also shrouded in mystery. Tracking down the influences that lead to people’s tastes and opinions is a challenging task fraught with uncertainty. Still, […]
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Watched the third installment of Andor for last night. That was some intense story telling. When it finished I was shaking from how much it had brought me into it all. Just wow.
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@xuu@txt.sour.is a Star Wars series, eh? Never been a fan. I am Trekkie instead; it comes across as more science fiction, less fantasy. Still, I would see it if only we had Disney+. 😩
10 Mind-Blowing Discoveries for Life on Mars
The discovery of extraterrestrial life would be the greatest scientific achievement in history. While lots of science and technology exist that’s crazier in technical terms, finding life has the grandest existential implications. Right now, the best place to find it is Mars. In fact, there are plenty of intriguing life signs and promising environments for […]
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10 Mind-Melting Facts About American Cheese
American cheese: it’s the neon-orange, perfectly square, questionably “cheese” food that somehow ends up on everything from burgers to grilled sandwiches. But beneath its shiny plastic wrapper lies a processed past full of strange science, unexpected history, and some downright bizarre truths. Whether you love it, loathe it, or aren’t even sure if it’s technically […]
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Reversing the Fossilization of Computer Science Conferences – Communications of the ACM
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10 Real Ways Scientists Think Humans Could Evolve Next
Human evolution didn’t stop when we stood upright or invented cities. In fact, it’s still happening—just under new pressures. As technology, climate, medicine, and global lifestyles reshape how we live and reproduce, scientists ask: what’s next? These aren’t science fiction fantasies but real hypotheses based on current evolutionary pressures and long-term trends. Here are 10 […]
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@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org I am surprised our King hasn’t shut it down already. After all, science is woke. /s
Science of the Gaps
Mainstream science is overrated.
Most of the reason it feels so effective and all-explaining is a cognitive illusion.
Most people overestimate how solvent scientific consensus actually is.
I saw Joe Rogan’s recent interview of Mel Gibson.
Gibson said that he was a creationist and didn’t believe in evolution.
Joe pushed back a bit, saying that mainstream science had found remnants of putatively proto-humans.
Here is a snippet of Mel’s response and the back and forth:
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Science of the Gaps
Mainstream science is overrated.
Most of the reason it feels so effective and all-explaining is a cognitive illusion.
Most people overestimate how solvent scientific consensus actually is.
I saw Joe Rogan’s recent interview of Mel Gibson.
Gibson said that he was a creationist and didn’t believe in evolution.
Joe pushed back a bit, saying that mainstream science had found remnants of putatively proto-humans.
Here is a snippet of Mel’s response and the back and forth:
Mel: Yeah maybe t … ⌘ Read more
10 Scientists Convicted of Serious Crimes
“Follow the science” and “trust the science” have become mantras of late. Science is, after all, typically regarded as being unbiased, producing reliable knowledge based on empirical methods that are independent of sociopolitical and economic influences, falsifiable, and replicable. The problem is that science’s accuracy and reliability depend on the ethics of the scientists who […]
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US government’s attack on free speech, science, and research is causing a brain drain
How do you create a brain drain and lose your status as eminent destination for scientists and researchers? The United States seems to be sending out questionnaires to researchers at universities and research institutes outside of the United States, asking them about their political leanings. Dutch universities are strongly advising Dutch researches not to respond … ⌘ Read more
10 Crazy Ideas for Colonizing Outer Space
Are we humans destined for outer space? It would seem so. Because eventually, what’s a civilization to do other than expand to other worlds beyond its own comfortable cosmic nursery? Whether based on science fiction or science-science, as civilization advances, it seems that the natural inkling is to explore and expand, to settle its solar […]
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10 Scientific Estimates That Missed the Mark by a Mile
Science is built on hypothesis, experimentation, and refinement, but history is full of spectacularly wrong estimates made by brilliant minds. Some were optimistic projections that underestimated the complexity of discovery, while others were overconfident declarations that turned out to be wildly incorrect. Whether due to bad data, technological limitations, or simply a lack of knowledge […]
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Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines? How to thrive in a ChatGPT world
Jevin West and I are professors of data science and biology, respectively, at the University of Washington. After talking to literally hundreds of educators, employers, researchers, and policymakers, we have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
https://thebullshitmachines.com
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Science Fiction’s Ten Coolest Spaceships
Science fiction is undoubtedly one of the world’s most widely appreciated entertainment mediums, and spaceships are one of the genre’s key aspects. Space exploration wouldn’t be possible without vehicles of some sort. Whether transport ships, warships, or ships of exploration, spaceships make it all possible. Most of them are pretty cool-looking and do some pretty […]
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@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org /Me throws his keyboard off to the side, grabs his camera just in case and runs upstairs screaming “Yeah! Science B_ !”
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(#rbniy5q) > PhD level science questions? (+1)
niftydude an hour ago
A PhD level science question is a question that can only be answered by sci …
PhD level science questions? (+1)
niftydude an hour ago
A PhD level science question is a question that can only be answered by scientific research and experimentation.
And no, by “research”, I do not mean googling.
Literally the whole point of a scientific PhD is to perform experiments and study to answer a specific research question that no one has looked into yet.
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Discussing the Science of Interstellar with the Science Advisor, Kip Thorne ⌘ Read more
Neil deGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye! 🪐 Science’s dynamic duo are back in action! ⌘ Read more
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‘A science project’: Billionaire executive unloads on Microsoft’s AI chatbot
One of the world’s leading technology executives says rival Microsoft’s Copilot is “the next Clippy” and can’t be trusted in the workplace. ⌘ Read more
Extraterrestrial life on Enceladus? 🌌 Sounds like sci-fi, but it’s science! ⌘ Read more
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Play the Classic Sci-Fi Shooter “Marathon Infinity” Free on Steam
The classic science fiction FPS (First Person Shooter) game “Marathon Infinity” is now available to play for free from Steam, for Mac and Windows. Marathon Infinity, originally released in 1996, is the third game in the Marathon series, and continues the theme of battling hostile aliens in unusual settings. Marathon Infinity introduced some intriguing and … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/202 … ⌘ Read more
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Sam Whited: Luddism in Becky Chambers’ Monk & Robot Series
Without use of constructs, you will unravel few mysteries.
Without knowledge of mysteries, your constructs will fail.
Find the strength to pursue both, for these are our prayers.
And to that end, welcome comfort, for without it, you cannot stay strong.
Becky Chambers has always been known for her political science fiction.
Whether it’s criticisms of the overly-bureaucratic and often classist, but
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hard to believe black holes went from “forbidden topic” to “frontier of space science!” 🚀 ⌘ Read more
Hello twtxt! I’m James (or @falsifian@www.falsifian.org). I live in Toronto. Recent interests include space complexity, simple software, and science fiction.
@movq@www.uninformativ.de Somewhere or another, I think in a William Byrd talk, I heard it suggested that the best ideas in computer science should fit on an index card (ah yes it’s this one: https://paperswelove.org/2017/video/will-byrd-most-beautiful-program/ ). He was referring to the basic principles of LISP/the lambda calculus, which have sometimes been called the Maxwell’s equations of computer programming (by Alan Kay). Simple, short, elegant, but very densely packed with meaning–generations of people have spent their whole careers unpacking what those simple rules can do.
Much of modern software feels like the polar opposite of that. Not only can you not write it on an index card, you never will be able to because people who write software don’t seem to aspire to try. I wish more people thought this way though!
This reminds me of this video: The Biggest Gap in Science: Complexity
However you might end up with more questions (complexity?) than answers (simplicity?)
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