Usually I don't have any hype for book presentation, less so if I've been reading the book. But this time is different! youtu.be/tw54LmxR21A?si… Philip Ball

I often get asked where I would draw the line of which kinds of creatures have "agency" or "free will"

The great Daniel Dennett has died. Terribly sad news. He was a wonderful philosopher and a wonderful human being. I will miss him greatly as I know so many others will too. dailynous.com/2024/04/19/dan…

2/2 ... the whole point was to avoid doing science by declaration, and to instead highlight what we called 'realistic possibilities', to help guide future research and current ethical decision making. This is not a technicality, it is central to what can and what cannot be said.

Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries are inflicting pain inside Russia—without threatening the global energy supply or driving up oil prices for the rest of the world, write Michael Liebreich, Lauri Myllyvirta, and Sam Winter-Levy. trib.al/EyTYPeP

Finally watched 20 Days in Mariupol (harrowing, highly recommended), squinted at name of director and realized—he took the cover photo for my book! 🤯 Мstyslav Chernov just happened to be in Turkey during the Gezi Park protests. Incredible photos.🙏 Cover won an award, iirc.

It’s here. Ciao bella! Now I’ll just need my tickets to Rome, Sorrento, Florence & Naples for the book tour. In the meantime though you can order this rather wonderful edition of my von Neumann biography!

Very eye-opening to see who's leading the way on clean energy investment – and who's leading on fossil fuels China: Clean energy investment 3.7x fossil fuels Europe: 5.5x more in clean energy N America: Biggest investor in fossil fuels Middle East: 5.4x more on fossil fuels

Il voto a Stati Uniti d'Europa per provincia alle #europee2024

+++ UNGHERIA: ILARIA SALIS SARÀ SCAMBIATA CON CALENDA +++ [lucarego]

Striking new Our World in Data chart on animal welfare/carbon emissions trades among different types of meat (eating plants minimizes both!) ourworldindata.org/what-are-the-t…

What an amazing 30 minutes! Quantum theory, atom bombs, the Cold War, reproducing machines, the birth of the computer, the place of genius in the history of human progress... And time too for an analysis of story-telling: how can we explain important but difficult scientific and

Good news! We are slower than I would like but we have learned some things.

The first field trial with a #CRISPR crop in Italy was vandalized but enough plants were saved to continue with reduced goals. Next year a new authorization will be needed and there are more NGT plants to test. Your signature would help! Associazione Luca Coscioni mycrispr.blog/2024/07/03/a-p…

🧵 How did Keir Starmer manage to win a landslide majority even though fewer people voted for him than for Jeremy Corbyn in either of his election bids? A quick thread looking beneath the numbers. Let’s start with swing…

American Cincinnatus. No matter how much I disagree with many of Biden's policies, he has earned my enduring respect and admiration. He has served his country honorably.

They can only be removed from office.

We are very happy to announce the shortlist for this year's Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, celebrating the best in popular science writing from around the globe, from #AI and privacy issues to the challenges of space settlement: #SciBooks royalsociety.org/news/2024/08/s…

I have arrived in 🇵🇱! Time to witness an economic miracle in progress!! 🥳

Il fact-checking del video di Salvini sul processo Open Arms pagellapolitica.it/articoli/fact-…