alice maz seems like a job for less expensive workers

🌎 Happy #EarthDay! Seeing Earth from space is truly remarkable. Astronauts often describe a feeling of profound awe and humility after gazing out upon our tiny blue planet. Photos from space missions are a reminder of how precious, fragile, and special our planet really is.

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For no particular reason I just realized that this year is the 60th anniversary of The Free Speech Movement

“Symbiosis has generated radical evolutionary outcomes that have shaped the tree of life” 👏🏻 Interesting piece in PLOS Biology on how symbiotic interactions between species, including plants and microbes, evolve: bit.ly/3Qopyqq

06:55 on Friday May 3rd, over the Arabian Sea

Sounds like animal meat producers are really confident in their product!

I find it extraordinary that Congress is very quick to bring forth bills and resolutions condemning student protesters, but there has been minimal discussion about what these young people are actually protesting.

New essay: ML seems to promise discovery without understanding, but this is fool's gold that has led to a reproducibility crisis in ML-based science. aisnakeoil.com/p/scientists-s… (with Sayash Kapoor). In 2021 we compiled evidence that an error called leakage is pervasive in ML models

Biden vs Trump on immigration

Important investigation by Reuters: "US military launched a clandestine programme during the pandemic to discredit China’s medical efforts." 1/4 reuters.com/investigates/s…

Five years later, this article by Tad Daley and me feels even more relevant. When Artemis lands humans on the moon again, who will it represent? I hope new space-faring nations like China and India will honor both their own programs and their species. prospect.org/environment/fi…

OK Dems, you have two months to rein in executive power. I recommend starting by repealing the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force. Which J. D. Vance actually co-sponsored a bill to do just last year!

Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States. As part of our post-election analysis, we asked an expert University of Sydney to explain the role of the economy in Trump's victory. theconversation.com/americans-have…

An Indonesian staple is shaking up the restaurant scene — and may just end up preventing a big source of emissions. grist.org/food-and-agric…

18:04 on Thursday November 7th, over the South Pacific Ocean

When Did Liberals Become So Comfortable With War? nytimes.com/2024/11/10/opi… When did such obvious common sense become so at odds with the vast bulk of what is in the The New York Times ?

This time of year, I am always reminded of the Thanksgiving scene painted by one of my favorite artists, Norman Rockwell. Many people don’t know this, but Rockwell actually lived for a time in Arlington, Vermont, and painted some of his most well-known pieces there, including his