Forbes: "By addressing common concerns... such as accuracy, citation and language barriers, #NotebookLM could be the AI assistant that wins over even the most tech-skeptic students." -Dan Fitzpatrick | The AI Educator Read more: forbes.com/sites/danfitzp…

Anyone whose job involves synthesizing information, detecting themes, or pulling insights from large collections of interview transcripts should be experimenting with NotebookLM. So many tasks are now 10X faster than traditional approaches. Plus inline citations, 38 languages...

The fireworks I’m at are just went from Born in the USA and Proud to be an American into Fourth of July by Sufjan Stevens and there is a 0% chance they listened to this song first.

I've heard about it several times, but only yesterday did I sit down and properly explore a very useful AI product - NotebookLM (formerly known as Tailwind): notebooklm.google.com What is it? I'd describe it as an LLM-powered Evernote, essentially a note organizer with

One slightly surreal aspect of this shooting.: I’ve been listening to Steven Johnson’s latest today. It’s fantastic. And the whole book turns on the problem of political violence in the age of anarchists.

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."

Folks interested in NotebookLM and education—I'm co-hosting 2 virtual events next week: Aug 7 10:30AM PST (for learners/students) Aug 8 10:30AM PST (for educators) We'll cover use cases, best practices, share upcoming features, and do Q&A. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

It's not "only" child mortality that has declined. Infants, children, adults, and the elderly are all less likely to die than in the past. I wrote a brief data insight to explain this.

Google NotebookLM is a powerful tool for academic writers. It can help you summarize papers, extract relevant data, and find common across multiple papers. And it's free to use. But many academics don't know about it. Here's how to use NotebookLM for academic writing:

When I wrote Extra Life about the doubling of life expectancy over the last century, the #1 dismissal of all that progress was “it’s all just reductions in infant mortality.” Not true. Not even close to being true.

Crazy fact: News of the discovery of gold in California in 1848 reached Australia, China, and Chile long before it reached the east coast of the United States. Without a railroad or a telegraph line to connect the United States from coast to coast, the maximum speed of

Rode my first electric Caltrain today. So civilized. A hint of our mass transit future in the US I hope….

From now until 9/1, Steven Johnson's THE INFERNAL MACHINE is available as an ebook for $7.99. Prices are subject to change. Please check with your local retailer before purchasing. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/715495/t…

On August 27, we returned to Seoul to host Research@ Korea. Researchers spoke about topics including NotebookLM, Med-Gemini, the UX of AI agents, and Connectomics. We also heard from the Korean startup and academic communities. Special thanks to our guests, visiting speakers,