Tuesday assorted links
1. Astral Codex on prediction market bans. 2. In real terms, largest instances of U.S. foreign assistance. 3. Things not mentioned in the OpenAI livestream.
Alice Munro, RIP
One of the very greatest of all writers, ever. The great Alice Munro has died.https://t.co/Kpg7Yjd2Bo — Cheryl Misak (@MisakCheryl) May 14, 2024 The post Alice
I can only wonder what Alice Munro would have said (it’s happening)
Sir Demis Hassabis just showed a super low latency demo of Google’s multimodal AI assistant on your phone AND augmented reality glasses. Clearly they’ve been
Emergent Ventures Africa and Caribbean, fifth cohort
Mwigereri Dorcas, Kenya, for research using machine learning techniques for solar energy distribution optimization. Mmesomachi Nwachukwu, Nigeria, to support the Special Maths Academy which prepares
Did Norwegian schools actually ban cell phones?
Some commentators are suggesting no real ban was in effect. I went back to the Sara Abrahamsson paper to confirm the following: Schools where students
The Screwworm – Marginal REVOLUTION
The Atlantic: Screwworms once killed millions of dollars’ worth of cattle a year in the southern U.S. Their range extended from Florida to California, and
Santa Marta (Colombia) and birdwatching bleg
Later this month I will be going to Santa Marta, in northern Colombia, with my sister. We haven’t done a trip together since we were
Wednesday assorted links
1. Should former BOE economists be de-banked? 2. “We’re testing a new feature that uses Gemini Nano to provide real-time alerts during a call if