by These New Yorker cartoons do not exist: A thread of panels created by AI trained on the magazine’s comics But deep learning is probably hitting a wall Interview with Arvind Subramanian on India’s economic policy Five percent of American kids are placed in foster care at some point in their lives. The economics of foster care. US poised to release 2.4 billion genetically modified male mosquitoes to battle deadly diseases Advances in astronomy: 5000 planets discovered so far Lex Fridman interviewed me on his podcast about Why We Fight. Here is me looking ponderous: Here’s my conversation with Chris Blattman (@cblatts) about war and violence, its causes and consequences. I’ll continue having conversation on this topic, seeking understanding of human nature and how we can lessen the amount
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- These New Yorker cartoons do not exist: A thread of panels created by AI trained on the magazine’s comics
- But deep learning is probably hitting a wall
- Interview with Arvind Subramanian on India’s economic policy
- Five percent of American kids are placed in foster care at some point in their lives. The economics of foster care.
- US poised to release 2.4 billion genetically modified male mosquitoes to battle deadly diseases
- Advances in astronomy: 5000 planets discovered so far
- Lex Fridman interviewed me on his podcast about Why We Fight. Here is me looking ponderous:
Here’s my conversation with Chris Blattman (@cblatts) about war and violence, its causes and consequences. I’ll continue having conversation on this topic, seeking understanding of human nature and how we can lessen the amount of suffering in the world. https://t.co/3RgBzObLEO pic.twitter.com/3JiyrmQIXH
— Lex Fridman (@lexfridman) April 3, 2022
The reason this is a link I liked is because I hadn’t discovered his show until he invited me on. Despite the long run times (often three hours) I love the conversations. It’s my favorite format: a deep dive into a subject with an engaging expert.
One that readers of this blog might enjoy is this deep dive into cybersecurity with the New York Times’
Nicole Perlroth:
Here’s my conversation with @nicoleperlroth about cybersecurity and cyberwar, an extremely important topic for the future of human civilization. Nicole is one of the best writers & scholar in the world on this subject. This was terrifying and fascinating. https://t.co/OPrQaMHsKY pic.twitter.com/24QVvS8jzR
— Lex Fridman (@lexfridman) February 20, 2022
I started with this episode on Afghanistan with one of America’s leading historians on the country, and it got me hooked:
Here’s my conversation with @RobertCrews22, a Stanford historian specializing in Afghanistan, Russia & Central Asia. We talk about the history of war in Afghanistan, including Taliban, Bin Laden, the Soviet Union & the U.S. war from invasion to withdrawal. https://t.co/3OmjhBMMgu pic.twitter.com/yy1UNUJwCH
— Lex Fridman (@lexfridman) November 28, 2021
Currently listening to this one, which also delivers:
Here’s my conversation with Brett Johnson (@GOllumfun) about cybercrime. He was on US Most Wanted list for building the first organized cybercrime community called ShadowCrew, the precursor to today’s darknet. This was a raw, honest & fascinating episode. https://t.co/NPEjYFsZcw pic.twitter.com/fLsHaYxwOv
— Lex Fridman (@lexfridman) March 27, 2022