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Mar 25, 2024

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To Learn

Merry J

From Games of Chance to Laws of Probability

Probing the Uncertain Depths of Nature

Jan 10, 2024

From Games of Chance to Laws of Probability

Jan 10, 2024

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Sharing Science

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Sam Westreich, PhD

What is a Gut Microbiome, and Why Is It So Complex?

The potential, and the over-promising, of our newest organ

Jan 25, 2024

What is a Gut Microbiome, and Why Is It So Complex?

Jan 25, 2024

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TDS Archive

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Matteo Zullo

Causal Models for Regression

From Correlation to Causation

Apr 28, 2020

Venn Diagram Representation of Multivariate Regression

Apr 28, 2020

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Sharing Science

by

Sam Westreich, PhD

Do Larger Animals Have Bigger Cells?

Are the cells of an elephant larger than those of a mouse?

Feb 29, 2024

Do Larger Animals Have Bigger Cells?

Feb 29, 2024

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TDS Archive

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Molly Ruby

How ChatGPT Works: The Models Behind The Bot

A brief introduction to the intuition and methodology behind the chat bot you can’t stop hearing about.

Jan 30, 2023

How ChatGPT Works: The Models Behind The Bot

Jan 30, 2023

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Science Spectrum

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Cole Frederick

Putting Climate Data Into Context

Why the big picture matters for our planet

Feb 5, 2024

Putting Climate Data Into Context

Feb 5, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence in Plain English

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Austin Starks

Reinforcement Learning is Dead. Long Live the Transformer!

Large Language Models are more powerful than you imagine

Jan 13, 2024

Reinforcement Learning is Dead. Long Live the Transformer!

Jan 13, 2024

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Cantor’s Paradise

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Kasper Müller

The Areas of Mathematics Explained

A tour de math

Feb 19, 2024

The Areas of Mathematics Explained

Feb 19, 2024

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The Infinite Universe

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Tim Andersen, Ph.D.

Space and time may be two dimensional at the quantum scale

Most people know we don’t have a working theory of quantum gravity, but it is often hard to explain why. The simplest explanation is that…

Feb 21, 2024

Space and time may be two dimensional at the quantum scale

Feb 21, 2024

Henrique Centieiro & Bee Lee

Elon Musk is Totally Wrong About Universal Basic Income (UBI).

Why UBI is such a dangerous gamble with society’s future & the 11 controversial consequences.

Jan 23, 2024

Elon Musk is Totally Wrong About UBI. AI image created on MidJourney V6 by Henrique Centieiro and bee lee. Prompt: Detailed-photograph: A jet black silhouette of Elon Musk isolated on an orange background has a double exposure of many little 2D vector art style men, some men are digging and some men are throwing piles and piles of banknotes in the air inside his head

Jan 23, 2024

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Science Spectrum

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Cole Frederick

Are Imaginary Numbers Real?

and what does “real” mean when it comes to numbers?

Feb 26, 2024

Are Imaginary Numbers Real?

Feb 26, 2024

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Coded Conversations

Analogy Between Computer Components and Parts of the Human Body🧠💻🧬

Computer tech with a human touch: Looking into the heart of your PC

Feb 21, 2024

Analogy Between Computer Components and Parts of the Human Body🧠💻🧬

Feb 21, 2024

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Paul Austin Murphy’s Essays on Philosophy

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Paul Austin Murphy

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy’s Unreadable Entries

It may seem a little unproductive to have a go at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. After all, it presents itself as a free service…

Oct 10, 2023

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy’s Unreadable Entries

Oct 10, 2023

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Starts With A Bang!

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Ethan Siegel

Ask Ethan: How did matter come to exist in our Universe?

You can only create or destroy matter by creating or destroying equal amounts of antimatter. So how did we become a matter-rich Universe?

Mar 22, 2024

Ask Ethan: How did matter come to exist in our Universe?

Mar 22, 2024

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Cantor’s Paradise

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Sunny Labh

How Mathematics Can Help Us Understand Consciousness

Is there a way to quantify and model the phenomena of awareness, feelings, thoughts, and selfhood?

Jan 14, 2024

How Mathematics Can Help Us Understand Consciousness

Jan 14, 2024

Cassie Kozyrkov

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about machine learning

Putting the fun in fundamentals! A collection of short videos to amuse beginners and experts alike

Aug 19, 2022

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about machine learning

Aug 19, 2022

Kiall Hildred

Kiall Hildred

I write about science, psychology, philosophy and life | Hire me for writing and research on Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~016131672e7cc85d9d

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