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Sep 4, 2023

Psychohistory: A look at methods for predicting the future

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How plausible they are and what hurdles they face, with a focus on Isaac Asimov’s concept of Psychohistory, from the classic Foundation series.

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Sep 4, 2023

How new batteries could help your EV charge faster

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A Chinese battery company wants to solve one of the biggest obstacles to wider EV adoption.

Sep 4, 2023

MIT’s next-gen gravitational-wave detector will replace LIGO

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Angela Nguyen, Virginia Kitchen, Eddie Anaya, California State University Fullerton / Cosmic Explorer via MIT news.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently unveiled its plans to build the next-generation gravitational-wave detector that aims to pick up ripples in space-time from the early universe.

Sep 4, 2023

Causes of Nightmares

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Everyone has nightmares from time to time. But could your habits make you more likely to have them?

Sep 3, 2023

How To Fine-Tune ChatGPT (NO CODE)

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In this video, I show you how to fine-tune ChatGPT 3.5 Turbo. This newly released fine-tuning feature lets you customize ChatGPT to your exact needs. Plus, I show you the easiest way to generate fine-tuning datasets, which is always the most challenging part of fine-tuning.

Enjoy!

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Sep 3, 2023

The Mystery of “Strange” Metals Explained

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Some metals display an unusually high electrical resistance. Researchers now have an explanation for why.

Sep 3, 2023

Droplets Scoot Like Caterpillars

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A liquid droplet pushed by the wind contracts and stretches its way along a surface until it breaks apart.

Sep 3, 2023

An 8.7 million-year-old ape skull suggests that human and ape ancestors may have evolved in Europe, not Africa

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An ape skull found in Turkey may challenge the belief that human and ape ancestors came from Africa. The discovery suggests that hominins may have first evolved.

Sep 3, 2023

Seventy Years of Textbook Wisdom Was Wrong

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Incidentally, a few days ago I received a message from my paleobiologist colleague Dr. Ken Towe, a retired senior scientist at the Smithsonian Institution.

Sep 3, 2023

Discovery of 8.7m-year-old ape rewrites story of humanity

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Unearthing of fossilized remains in Turkey suggests human origins may actually lie in Europe Africa has always been considered the cradle of mankind, with humans evolving from apes on the continent, before spreading to the rest of the world. But an intriguing find is challenging the long-standing assumption.

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