Carlos Jiménez

@cjimenez
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Innovador. Científico. Escéptico.
Carlos JiménezFeb 11, 2023
Iris van Rooij 💭Jan 14, 2023
📝 New blogpost: "Stop feeding the hype and start resisting" #ChatGPT #StochasticParrots #LanguageModels #HigherEducation #AIEthics https://irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2023/01/14/stop-feeding-the-hype-and-start-resisting/
Stop feeding the hype and start resisting

Three weeks ago, I wrote a blogpost about how ChatGPT is a “stochastic parrot” (a term coined by Bender, Gebru, McMillan-Major, & Shmitchell, 2021; see also this video for an explan…

Iris van Rooij
Carlos JiménezFeb 5, 2023
Prof. Stefan RahmstorfFeb 5, 2023
How the climate models of 20 years ago performed for global temperature.
Black line is the model average; as it is an average it is smoother than the actual data, which include more of the random variability which is superimposed on the warming forced by greenhouse gas emissions.
Carlos JiménezFeb 5, 2023
NASAFeb 5, 2023
NASA photo tips for shooting the Moon. https://go.nasa.gov/40GGf4e
#NASA
How to Photograph the Moon

Ten suggestions for making the most of a moonlit night with your camera.

NASA Solar System Exploration
Carlos JiménezFeb 3, 2023

"At 60, she took her own life after receiving an eviction notice in a system that wasn’t designed for her."

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/02/02/Christy-Lived-Fiercely-Died-Precariously/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=020223&utm_source=The+Tyee&utm_campaign=580d6ed8aa-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_02_02_04_08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_979b7d233e-580d6ed8aa-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

For Christy, Who Lived Fiercely and Died Precariously | The Tyee

At 60, she took her own life after receiving an eviction notice in a system that wasn’t designed for her.

The Tyee
Carlos JiménezFeb 2, 2023
Show threadShawn McCoolFeb 2, 2023

@cjimenez This reminds me of an Alan Kay quote,

"There has to be some exquisite blend between beauty and practicality. There's no reason to sacrifice either one of those and people who are willing to sacrifice either one of those, I don't think really get what computing is all about.

It's like saying that I have really great ideas for paintings but I'm just going to use a brush but no paint. So my ideas will be represented by the gestures that I make over the paper."

Carlos JiménezFeb 2, 2023

The ideology of techno-fixing at its most absurd: 'De-Extinction' of species.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tech-company-invests-150m-to-bring-back-the-dodo/?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=bb0d3b6d2d-briefing-dy-20230201&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-bb0d3b6d2d-45443666

A 'De-extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo

A de-extinction company known for its plans to resurrect the mammoth and Tasmanian tiger has announced it will also bring back the dodo

Scientific American
Carlos JiménezFeb 1, 2023

„Yes, we have enough materials to power the world with renewable energy“

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/31/1067444/we-have-enough-materials-to-power-world-with-renewables/?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=bb0d3b6d2d-briefing-dy-20230201&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-bb0d3b6d2d-45443666

Yes, we have enough materials to power the world with renewable energy

We won’t run out of key ingredients for climate action, but mining comes with social and environmental ramifications.

MIT Technology Review
Carlos JiménezJan 31, 2023

Seven technologies to watch in 2023

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00178-y

Seven technologies to watch in 2023

Nature’s pick of tools and techniques that are poised to have an outsized impact on science in the coming year.

Carlos JiménezJan 31, 2023

Prairie voles fall in love, even without oxytocin. Seems like what causes social bonding goes beyond a simple hormone mix.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00197-9?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=40ee2eac7f-briefing-dy-20230130&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-40ee2eac7f-45443666

CRISPR voles can’t detect ‘love hormone’ oxytocin — but still mate for life

Prairie voles lacking oxytocin receptors bonded with mates and cared for pups.

Carlos JiménezJan 19, 2023

The battle for Hafnium, a century old example for how politicised even fundamental science can become.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00083-4?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=53a21a60f0-briefing-dy-20230118&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-53a21a60f0-45443666

How the periodic table survived a war to secure chemistry’s future

A century ago, the discovery of hafnium confirmed the validity of the periodic table — but only thanks to scientists who stood up for evidence at a time of global turmoil.