Byte Cellar reminisces on the computer systems he’s owned, ca. 1984 onwards. I am filled with nostalgia and envy.
Pollution is killing European trees
…but not in the way you might think. The link is actually symbiotic fungi thar is becoming parasitic because of environmental changes.
Alzheimer’s as Type 3 Diabetes
A review of cases linking Alzheimer’s Disease to diabetes, from the National Institute of Health.
…“type 3 diabetes” accurately reflects the fact that AD represents a form of diabetes that selectively involves the brain and has molecular and biochemical features that overlap with both type 1 diabetes mellitus and T2DM.
Advice for new graduates
Illiberal democracy vs undemocratic liberalism
Queen of Magic
Theomorphic robots
Can a robot be divine? So ponders a theoretical paper, and does so unironically. Interesting philosophical questions abound.
Neuron Museum
Online Quantum Computing Course
Intro to Quantum Computing MOOC. Free, too.
So human, so scary
Google Duplex sounds so lifelike, down to the hesitations and verbal tics. It’s exciting and it’s scary. Can’t wait till the trolls get down to misusing this for arguments and such.