The anti-fluoride crowd usually relies on studies of extremely low quality to make their case. One example that has stuck with me since I saw it was this: This study suggested that maternal fluoride exposure during pregnancy depressed the IQs of their children later on. There

Wow: Just tried PaperQA, an open source AI-powered literature review whose research paper claims it achieves "superhuman synthesis of scientific knowledge" I tested it against papers I wrote and it seems like the real deal, putting together a good summary with accurate details.

Victory at last! (Our plans are measured in centuries. We have other prospects.)

To understand how GOATed the US economy has been, consider that today's revisions have increased real GDP per capita growth by 1.2%, from 8.2% to 9.4% That 1.2% increase alone is more growth than the UK, Germany, and Canada have seen, and is almost on par with France (1.5%)

This is true. I've had quite a number of amazing interns over the years, but Geoff is, in fact, my first intern to win a Nobel and the Turing Award. x.com/nrehiew_/statu…

Steve Jobs over 40 years ago nails one of the most foundational elements of why Silicon Valley, and to a large extent America, is able to build a culture of innovation and risk taking. h/t Historic Vids

It's totally insane that humans have figured out physics and chemistry to the point where you can do a bunch of math, then launch a giant hunk of metal and fuel to space, then have it come back and land (...get caught!) exactly where your math said it would. That, plus the

They’re coming. And they’re marvelling at Yellowstone.

"Hey Claude with computer use, watch this construction site video & write up things you see that dangerous or good, create a spreadsheet of critical issues to address" (sped up) How firms use AI as manager, coach or panopticon is going to have a big impact on what work becomes.

Brooklyn Heights (arguably the best suburb in North America) an excellent model in how to build places for all ages, household types, and stages of life, without compromising on beauty

Thanks Jeff Lawson for buying the Onion so we could get this great zoom in on electoral coverage. No other news source has gone to this level of detail.

Here’s my pitch, one iPhone screenshot’s worth of principles for what economists can contribute to the policy debates. These are things we know as a science that aren’t obvious to others and can be harnessed by anyone to achieve their policy goals.

holy shit, it’s happening. a new paper in science just presented “evo”, an ai model that learns biology like a language, from single dna mutations to entire genomes. it doesn’t just predict biology; it can design it. we’re so close to creating new life i can taste it.

Obviously Chamath knows this, but US tax rates already fit on one page of simple English. The other 6999 pages enumerate every edge case of what counts as income and what doesn’t and what the deductions are, which you still need to define for a flat tax!

This story about SpaceX engineers transporting a rocket from Texas to Florida is insanely hardcore

New randomized, controlled trial of students using GPT-4 as a tutor in Nigeria. 6 weeks of after-school AI tutoring = 2 years of typical learning gains, outperforming 80% of other educational interventions. And it helped all students, especially girls who were initially behind

Man like F1 & Arsenal playing Kendrick's 'Humble' at FT 💀

Exciting news from our portfolio company, Mews! 🙌 Mews has raised $75 million to fuel expansion in the U.S. and Europe while continuing to innovate in hospitality tech. Congrats to Richard Valtr (Richard Valtr), Matthijs Welle and the team! Read more:

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This is the most inspiring thing I’ve read in AI in the last two years: storage.googleapis.com/deepmind-media… What a beautiful future ahead, just happy to take part in it.