How many times do you need to shuffle a card deck to make it truly random?

How much uranium does one need for a nuclear bomb?

How does autocomplete work?

The answer are #MarkovChains

How a feud in Russia led to modern prediction algorithms.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZeIEiBrT_w

https://piped.video/watch?v=KZeIEiBrT_w

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=KZeIEiBrT_w

#Mathematics #science #computerScience #LLMs #AI #artificialIntelligence #vectorDatabase #RAG #WordEmbeddings #MachineLearning #DeepLearning #ManhattanProject #Veritasium #Yahoo

The Strange Math That Predicts (Almost) Anything

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Imágenes restauradas revelan la magnitud de la primera prueba nuclear

📰 Título original: Restored Images Show the 1945 Trinity Nuclear Test In Vivid Detail

🤖 IA: Es clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: Es clickbait ⚠️

Ver resumen IA completo: https://es.killbait.com/imagenes-restauradas-revelan-la-magnitud-de-la-primera-prueba-nuclear.html?utm_source=masto_es&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.masto_es

#historia #bombaatómica #trinity #manhattanproject

Imágenes restauradas revelan la magnitud de la primera prueba nuclear

La primera prueba de una bomba atómica, conocida como el test Trinity, se realizó el 16 de julio de 1945 en el desierto de New Mexico, marcando el inicio de la era nuclear. La investigación y restauración de fotografías históricas llevada a cabo por Emily Seyl ha permitido mostrar imágenes inéditas y extremadamente detalladas de la detonación. A tan solo 0,016 segundos tras la explosión, la bola de fuego ya alcanzaba cientos de metros de ancho, y se capturaron con cámaras de alta velocidad y diferentes ángulos los efectos de la detonación sobre el plutonio del artefacto. Berlyn Brixner, desde un búnker fotográfico, observó y registró la explosión con cámaras Fastax, mostrando cómo la energía liberada arrasaba el entorno y se expandía en una nube en forma de hongo de más de 3 kilómetros de altura. Además de las imágenes, testimonios de científicos como Norris Bradbury, Isidor Isaac Rabi y James Chadwick describen la experiencia como sobrecogedora, con un brillo intenso y un estruendo que impactó profundamente a los observadores. El proyecto fotográfico, aunque solo 11 de 52 cámaras capturaron imágenes satisfactorias, permitió reconstruir con precisión la dinámica del fuego y el comportamiento de la explosión, proporcionando un valioso registro científico y visual de uno de los momentos más trascendentales del siglo XX.

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Imágenes restauradas revelan la magnitud de la primera prueba nuclear

📰 Título original: Restored Images Show the 1945 Trinity Nuclear Test In Vivid Detail

🤖 IA: Es clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: Es clickbait ⚠️

Ver resumen IA completo: https://es.killbait.com/imagenes-restauradas-revelan-la-magnitud-de-la-primera-prueba-nuclear.html?utm_source=mastodon_social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait_es.mastodon_social

#historia #bombaatómica #trinity #manhattanproject

Imágenes restauradas revelan la magnitud de la primera prueba nuclear

La primera prueba de una bomba atómica, conocida como el test Trinity, se realizó el 16 de julio de 1945 en el desierto de New Mexico, marcando el inicio de la era nuclear. La investigación y restauración de fotografías históricas llevada a cabo por Emily Seyl ha permitido mostrar imágenes inéditas y extremadamente detalladas de la detonación. A tan solo 0,016 segundos tras la explosión, la bola de fuego ya alcanzaba cientos de metros de ancho, y se capturaron con cámaras de alta velocidad y diferentes ángulos los efectos de la detonación sobre el plutonio del artefacto. Berlyn Brixner, desde un búnker fotográfico, observó y registró la explosión con cámaras Fastax, mostrando cómo la energía liberada arrasaba el entorno y se expandía en una nube en forma de hongo de más de 3 kilómetros de altura. Además de las imágenes, testimonios de científicos como Norris Bradbury, Isidor Isaac Rabi y James Chadwick describen la experiencia como sobrecogedora, con un brillo intenso y un estruendo que impactó profundamente a los observadores. El proyecto fotográfico, aunque solo 11 de 52 cámaras capturaron imágenes satisfactorias, permitió reconstruir con precisión la dinámica del fuego y el comportamiento de la explosión, proporcionando un valioso registro científico y visual de uno de los momentos más trascendentales del siglo XX.

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Photographer Who Took Famous Photo of Oppenheimer Honored With Statue

Ed Westcott was the official photographer for the Manhattan Project.

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✧ J. Robert Oppenheimer ✧

J. Robert Oppenheimer (April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist who served as the director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II. He is often called the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in overseeing the development of the first...

#j.robertoppenheimer #manhattanproject #worldwarii #manhattanprojectlos #wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Robert_Oppenheimer

Quote from the podcast:

"Back in 1945, there was this incredibly brilliant mathematician, John von Neumann and he was staring down the reality of the atomic bomb, the one he was actively helping to build.

He basically said, "What we are creating right now is a monster, a monster whose influence is going to change history,
*provided there is any history left.*"

#quotes
#ManhattanProject
#vonNeumann

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First: The "Blueprint." 🗺️
Soviet intelligence (the NKVD) pulled off the ultimate heist by infiltrating the Manhattan Project. Spies like Klaus Fuchs didn't just send "tips"—they sent the full technical specifications for the "Fat Man" plutonium bomb. They didn't have to wonder if it worked; they knew it did.
#Espionage #ManhattanProject

In 1964, the US Government tasked three civilian #physics postdocs with designing a #nuclear #weapon from scratch. Thus was born the #NthCountryProject: an experiment to determine just how easily other nations could independently complete their own #ManhattanProject.

https://nautil.us/how-three-students-designed-an-atomic-bomb-1278576 #WMD #NuclearWar

How Three Students Designed an Atomic Bomb

How Three Students Designed an Atomic Bomb: A top-secret 1960s project tasked physics postdocs with building The Bomb

#SaintLouis’ long history of #radioactive #contamination. Highlights of 10 years of Post-Dispatch coverage.

Oct 9, 2025

"From the public announcement that #MallinckrodtChemicalWorks helped refine #uranium for the #ManhattanProject to the present, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has covered the issue of storing #RadioactiveWaste and subsequent #contamination of #ColdwaterCreek, #WeldonSpring and surrounding areas."

Read more:
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/history/collection_29db6be1-fe7f-56b6-bdc6-fcf9dda512cd.html#1

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/AIoN2

#RadioactiveHazards #Cancer #NoNukes #NoWar #EPAFail #USPol #USGovtFail #NuclearWeapons #RethinkNotRestart #NoNuclearWar #EnvironmentalDisaster
#WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife

St. Louis’ long history of radioactive contamination. Highlights of 10 years of Post-Dispatch coverage.

From the public announcement that Mallinckrodt Chemical Works helped refine uranium for the Manhattan Project to the present, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has covered the issue of storing radioactive waste

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Officials order demolition of #US homes after discovering #radioactive hazard: 'Safety is our number one priority'

"We've collected over 41,000 samples."

by Brianne Nemiroff, March 7, 2026

Excerpt: "The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tested soil in the backyards of properties along the 800 block of Cades Cove Drive in #Florissant, #Missouri. It found #NuclearContamination between 2.5 and 17 feet below the foundations of the homes.

"The homes were built near #ColdwaterCreek, a waterway that has experienced contamination issues since the 1940s. Now, in February 2026, six of the homes on this block will be demolished.

"Lt. Col. Andrew James, Deputy Commander for the St. Louis District for the Army Corps of Engineers, said to Spectrum News, 'We've collected over 41,000 samples along Coldwater Creek. And although there's still more spots of contamination that we have to get, the data shows that these are the only homes that we have to demolish right now. For the residents in this area, especially the neighbors that are close … safety is our number one priority.'

"Spectrum News also spoke to Gina McNabb, a resident of the block whose home of 28 years was demolished. 'My husband's had #cancer, my kids had illnesses, and that's not to say that it definitely came from this, but now there's a question.'

"Federal authorities have not released the payouts to the affected homeowners; however, McNabb has confirmed that her home loan and moving expenses were paid off.

Those who participated in the #ManhattanProject focused more on physics than on the biological effects of radiation. Eighty years later, experts are still finding radiation in the soil under homes, in waterways, and an increased cancer risk in people living near high-risk areas, as stated by experts in an interview with PBS."

Read more:
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/neighborhood-demolition-due-to-uranium-contamination/

#NoNukes #NoWar #EPAFail #USPol #USGovtFail #NuclearWeapons #NuclearContamination #RethinkNotRestart #NoNuclearWar #EnvironmentalDisaster #WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #FlorissantMO

Officials order demolition of US homes after discovering radioactive hazard: 'Safety is our number one priority'

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tested soil in the backyards of properties along the 800 block of Cades Cove Drive in Florissant, Missouri.

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