Category Cognitive Systems AI

I let NotebookLM turn months of unread articles into a video I actually watched

My months-old article backlog is now an Anime Source: I let NotebookLM turn months of unread articles into a video I actually watched

Keeping night skies free from light pollution is a statewide battle.

A victory for fireflies in Rockport points to the need for legislation to protect the night sky from light pollution. Source: Opinion | Keeping night skies free from light pollution is a statewide battle.

Philosophers Are the Latest Hiring Target for AI Companies – The New York Times

A.I. labs are hiring contrarian, chin-stroking, finger-steepling sages. Who’s underemployed now? Source: Philosophers Are the Latest Hiring Target for AI Companies – The New York Times

Most of an octopus’s brain cells live in its arms, not in its head 

The last common ancestor of human beings and octopuses was a small, flatworm-like creature that lived in the ocean approximately 600 million years ago. Whatever this animal looked like, it almost certainly did not have a brain in any meaningful…

Opinion | ‘Yesteryear’ tradwife novel depicts a smarmy Harvard

Portrait of a woman in vintage outfit carrying a wicker basket in a lush green field.

In the thriller about trad wives, Harvard comes off as toxic. The portrayal may be inaccurate, but it still rings true for many. Source: Opinion | ‘Yesteryear’ tradwife novel depicts a smarmy Harvard