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"You give to the water because you hope that the water gives something back to you."
Beautiful bronze statues discovered in Tuscany believed to be more than 2,000 years old
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“The global climate fight will be won or lost in this crucial decade – on our watch.” theguardian.com/environment/…
Greenpeace said the report is evidence that voluntary corporate targets have failed.
Dozens of major consumer brands are almost certain to miss some plastic sustainability targets, according to a report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the U.N. reut.rs/3FJTlFQ
“Large language models and image-making AIs have the potential to be world-changing technologies, but only if their toxicity is tamed. This will require a lot more research.”
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Gato is a “generalist” in the sense that it can do many different things at the same time. But that is a world apart from a “general” AI that can meaningfully adapt to new tasks that are different from what the model was trained on
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“The waste paper bin is your friend”, Margaret Atwood says in her @MasterClass on Creative Writing.
“It is interesting, and deeply problematic, that Western culture has decided that a neat and tidy, clipped and managed garden is better cared for and therefore more pleasing than one that is not. Control confused for care.”
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The online volunteers hunting for war crimes in Ukraine | MIT Technology Review technologyreview.com/2022/03…
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Activists are using ads to sneak real news to Russians about Ukraine | MIT Technology Review ow.ly/QGME30scU1N
How Good Design Promotes Good Health | Smithsonian Magazine ow.ly/ITOQ30sb7Ex
These instruments could change the future of music | MIT Technology Review ow.ly/Sa0P30s7X4e
The rare spots of good news on climate change | MIT Technology Review ow.ly/QEoY30s6rlk
The New York Times: Secret Charms and 7th Sons: ‘The Cure’ Is Alive and Well in Ireland
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Driving test and speed bumps: How to save our social media by treating it like a city | MIT Technology Review ow.ly/ofIR30s4GY7
10 lessons in productivity and brainstorming from The Beatles | by Tom Whitwell | Fluxx Studio Notes | Nov, 2021 | Medium ow.ly/P16h30s4GWJ
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Twitter’s research findings show its algorithms are biased in favour of contents from right-wings politicians and right-leaning outlets. The reason why they get amplification, though, is still unclear ow.ly/tPrN30s3OIL
DeepMind says its new language model can beat others 25 times its size | MIT Technology Review ow.ly/V84w30s3sA1
The Tamagotchi Was Tiny, but Its Impact Was Huge | WIRED ow.ly/npGf30s1M7t