Nihilism is at the Core of the Israel-Iran Conflict — Not Nuclear Weapons
Nihilism, understood as the absence of a transcendental purpose, lies at the heart of the conflict that Israel initiated against
Some northern parts of Spain
Salamanca still feels part of the orbit of Madrid, but León does not. Many of the faces are more Celtic,
Coffee Break: The Future and Follies of Science and AI as Automation, for Better or Worse
Part the First: Who Will Supplant the United States in Scientific Research? Before going any further in answer to The
Deport Dishwashers or Solve All Murders?
I understand being concerned about illegal immigration. I definitely understand being concerned about murder, rape, and robbery. What I don’t
Avila, Spain
The town has amazing, quite intact walls from the 11th-14th centuries, and also three (!) of the most beautiful churches
Plastic Mulch Promised Better Harvests. It May Be Hurting the Soil Instead.
Yves here. ZOMG, plastic irrigation pipes are bad enough, given what we now know about microplastics. But plastic mulch? The
Greg Mankiw’s Blog: Stanley Fischer
About Me Name: Greg Mankiw Location: United States I am the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University.
Why LLMs make certain mistakes
Via Nabeel Qureshi, from Claude 4 Sonnet, from this tweet. The post Why LLMs make certain mistakes appeared first on
You Can See the End of the Great Stagnation Everywhere but in the Productivity Statistics
Eli Dourado continues to keep his eye on the most important number in the world, total factor productivity. It continues
Coffee Break: A Triumph of Gene Editing
Part the First: Gene Editing as a Cure for Genetic Disease. The recent politics of American science has been depressing