Scientist. Weirdly set at the intersection of economics, material science, engineering.
Fighting climate change.
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UK Intelligence Estimates 6,000 North Korean Casualties in Kursk
More than 6,000 North Korean soldiers are believed to have been injured or killed while fighting in Russia’s Kursk region in support of Moscow’s war on Ukraine, according to estimates by British intelligence, underscoring North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s role as a key ally of President Vladimir Putin in a war now in its fourth year.
Rappel que cette brochure existe:
"Anthroposophie & Écofascisme
Si nous faisons aujourd’hui le choix de publier cette brochure, c’est parce que nous constatons et ce depuis de trop nombreuses années, « l’infiltration » d’une pensée ésotérique dans les milieux dits alternatifs, écologistes, libertaires ou anarchistes. Cette « bienveillance » créé des ravages parce qu’elle induit une incapacité à penser le monde, la lutte et l’exploitation de manière rationnelle. Elle est une porte grande ouverte sur le monde du conspirationnisme et s’inscrit dans un cadre réactionnaire et fasciste."
https://chimereseditions.noblogs.org/post/2019/01/15/anthroposophie-ecofascisme/
Disinformation is not only fox news making crap up. it's not only the NY Times being not exactly frank.
Disinformation is at heart the message "*They* are rotten". With a fluctuating, vague "they".
For example, this morning, I'm reading posts from very left people that frankly the extreme right would be fine with about "politicians". Also stuff about "Democrats" not being on the side of the protests.
All playing into the hands of regressives.
When your mirror gets dirty at home, you can just grab a cloth and some spray to clean it. But what about the ultra-precise, reflective mirrors of telescopes? 🤔
Things can get a bit more complex. This image shows you part of the cleaning process for the main mirror of the ESO 3.6-metre Telescope at La Silla Observatory, #Chile.
Discover how it's done: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2524a/
Do you want to learn more about how we clean telescope mirrors? Then check out this blog post: https://www.eso.org/public/blog/exploding-snow/
📷 A. Silber/ESO
Safari at WWDC '25: The Ghost of Christmas Past
https://infrequently.org/2025/06/the-ghost-of-christmas-past/
To write is to think. Using ChatGPT to write leads to..."cognitive debt", which might be one of the better euphemism for somewhat less polite words.
Small n, not yet peer-reviewed, etc https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed three sessions under the same condition. In a fourth session, LLM users were reassigned to Brain-only group (LLM-to-Brain), and Brain-only users were reassigned to LLM condition (Brain-to-LLM). A total of 54 participants took part in Sessions 1-3, with 18 completing session 4. We used electroencephalography (EEG) to assess cognitive load during essay writing, and analyzed essays using NLP, as well as scoring essays with the help from human teachers and an AI judge. Across groups, NERs, n-gram patterns, and topic ontology showed within-group homogeneity. EEG revealed significant differences in brain connectivity: Brain-only participants exhibited the strongest, most distributed networks; Search Engine users showed moderate engagement; and LLM users displayed the weakest connectivity. Cognitive activity scaled down in relation to external tool use. In session 4, LLM-to-Brain participants showed reduced alpha and beta connectivity, indicating under-engagement. Brain-to-LLM users exhibited higher memory recall and activation of occipito-parietal and prefrontal areas, similar to Search Engine users. Self-reported ownership of essays was the lowest in the LLM group and the highest in the Brain-only group. LLM users also struggled to accurately quote their own work. While LLMs offer immediate convenience, our findings highlight potential cognitive costs. Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels. These results raise concerns about the long-term educational implications of LLM reliance and underscore the need for deeper inquiry into AI's role in learning.
Five days ago.
Nothing in the press.
Full report:
European News 🇪🇺
Alluccia
Ketan Joshi
ESO
Alex Russell
None Hitwonder
Gernot Wagner
MiniMia 🏴 🇵🇸
Nonya Bidniss 