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*Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies* is a 1984 book by Yale sociologist Charles Perrow that examines complex systems and why major accidents are often inevitable. Perrow argues that
The "mechanical miracle" that ruined Mark Twain's life
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Mark Twain’s disastrous investment in the Paige Compositor, a highly complex typesetting machine, became a cautionary tale about automation, invention, and misplaced faith in technological progress. T
A new NASA-led study published in *Nature* suggests the most extreme solar storms may be far more powerful than scientists have assumed. Researchers found that current space weather measurements may b
A new Ars Technica report argues that AI data centers’ total water use is small compared with overall water consumption, even though individual facilities can heavily affect local supplies. Amazon sai
Researchers from Mount Sinai Hospital and Columbia University have created a modified version of a psychoactive toxin produced by the Colorado River toad that may offer antidepressant and anti-anxiety
Forty years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, wolves in the exclusion zone may be adapting to chronic radiation exposure. The area, which has been largely off-limits to humans since the 1986 react
The article reports a major advance in generating efficient relativistic plasma harmonics, a process that can produce extreme ultraviolet and X-ray radiation and potentially intensities approaching th
In the study published in *Nature Communications*, researchers investigate the low-frequency electronic noise in quasi-one-dimensional (1D) charge-density-wave (CDW) nanowires, specifically focusing o
How AI slop is causing a crisis in computer science
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The surge in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, particularly large language models (LLMs), is leading to a crisis in computer science research. Researchers, such as Raphael Wimmer, have no
Examining the Case for AGI
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In her essay, Amarda Shehu critiques a recent article in *Nature* that claims AI has achieved human-level intelligence, arguing that the assertions within lack rigorous empirical support. Shehu emphas
Rumors of AGI’s arrival have been greatly exaggerated
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Gary Marcus, Walter Quattrociocchi, and Valerio Capraro argue that claims of achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI) are overstated, fueled by high performance in benchmarks that do not equate
Rumors of AGI’s arrival have been greatly exaggerated
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Feb 17
Gary Marcus, Walter Quattrociocchi, and Valerio Capraro argue that claims of achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI) are overstated, fueled by high performance in benchmarks that do not equate
In a commentary published in *Nature*, the authors assert that artificial general intelligence (AGI) has been achieved through large language models (LLMs) based on a functionalist perspective, which
In a commentary published in *Nature*, the authors assert that artificial general intelligence (AGI) has been achieved through large language models (LLMs) based on a functionalist perspective, which
The Tale of 3I/ATLAS and Sterile Neutrinos
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The article discusses the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, highlighting its unique features, particularly an unexplained anti-tail that challenges current cometary models. The author criticizes the reluc
The Tale of 3I/ATLAS and Sterile Neutrinos
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The article discusses the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS and its unique features, particularly an "anti-tail" that deviates from traditional comet behavior, raising questions about its composition. The