Correspondence from The New England Journal of Medicine — Encouraging Trends in Modern Phase 1 Oncology Trials
— Read on www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc1803837
How Frightened Should We Be of A.I.? | The New Yorker
One of the most thoughtful reads on AI I have come across…
Tad Friend writes that thinking about artificial intelligence can help clarify what makes us human—for better and for worse.
— Read on www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/05/14/how-frightened-should-we-be-of-ai
Five Reasons We Don’t Know What the Future Will Look Like | AIER
Great work. Clear. Concise.
We love to prognosticate, but it’s impossible to do so without severely glossing over the complexities of the real world. That leads us to false dichotomies, like “Blockchain technology will change everything” versus “Blockchain is all hype.”
— Read on www.aier.org/article/five-reasons-we-dont-know-what-future-will-look
New technology could slash carbon emissions from aluminium production | Environment | The Guardian
Development could transform how one of the world’s most common materials is made
— Read on www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/10/new-technology-slash-aluminium-production-carbon-emissions
AI will spell the end of capitalism – The Washington Post
Here is a new old argument. Central planning! Except done by AI. I disagree. Markets will not be replaced, but made more efficient by AI closer to the need/supply decision makers.
Mass unemployment caused by AI will usher in communism.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/news/theworldpost/wp/2018/05/03/end-of-capitalism/
Method assembles cellulose nanofibres into a material stronger than spider silk
Materials science is just cool…
Method assembles cellulose nanofibres into a material stronger than spider silk
— Read on phys.org/news/2018-05-method-cellulose-nanofibres-material-stronger.html
A stealthy Harvard startup wants to reverse aging in dogs, and humans could be next – MIT Technology Review
The real story is that serious people are chasing this…
Biologist George Church says the idea is to live to 130 in the body of a 22-year-old.
— Read on www.technologyreview.com/s/611018/a-stealthy-harvard-startup-wants-to-reverse-aging-in-dogs-and-humans-could-be-next/
Tissue-engineered human pancreatic cells successfully treat diabetic mice
Still a long way to a cure… but take what we can get…
Tissue-engineered human pancreatic cells successfully treat diabetic mice
— Read on medicalxpress.com/news/2018-05-tissue-engineered-human-pancreatic-cells-successfully.html
How Futures Trading Changed Bitcoin Prices – Economic Research
Futures is a truth-seeking market…
How Futures Trading Changed Bitcoin Prices – Economic Research
— Read on www.frbsf.org/economic-research/publications/economic-letter/2018/may/how-futures-trading-changed-bitcoin-prices/amp/
Three wild speculations from amateur quantitative macrohistory
Great work here… make your kids read it.
Three wild speculations from amateur quantitative macrohistory
— Read on lukemuehlhauser.com/three-wild-speculations-from-amateur-quantitative-macrohistory/