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New Scientist names The Allure of the Multiverse one of the best new popular science books of the year! newscientist.com/article/mg2643… Now available: amazon.com/Allure-Multive… bookshop.org/p/books/the-al…
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++ The idea of ++ ++ Topological Quantum Computation ++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ for laypeople with just a basic inkling of ordinary quantum computation A thread. (link at the end)
Starship S31's debris have returned to Australia! All sorts of items, ranging from tiles, COPV tanks, and other components from the Starship upper stage have been brought back to shore for further analysis 🧵
Astronomers used the #JWST to study Westerlund 1, the Milky Way's most massive stellar cluster, located 13,800 light-years away. This supermassive cluster, with a mass of 50,000–100,000 solar masses, contains young stars and a unique nebulosity surrounding its core.…
Had macarons this morning with coffee. Wished we were stuck in CDG together, Ivannova, to get them at your favorite spot, on our way together to the best French restaurant I've ever been to, which is, of course, in the Netherlands, not France, ...
I’m going all in on the modern luxury goods.
Modern luxury is the ability to think clearly, sleep deeply, move slowly, and live quietly in a world designed to prevent all four.
I am retiring from teaching GR. Here is the final course material (lecture notes including all problem sets and exams). Hope some students might find it useful in their studies. tinyurl.com/5n786bkn [Thanks to @gimmytomas for his amazing help in making the exam questions.]
Bill Unruh, Bob Wald and Roger Penrose defend the view that black holes destroy information. youtube.com/watch?v=xkOYRn… I'm sympathetic with this, because the paradox's which arise if information is preserved appear insurmountable. A more technical talk: online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/fuzzorf…
A man asks a blonde if she would like to earn some money by painting his porch. She agrees to do it for $50 and heads off with the supplies he provides. After a short time, she returns to collect her payment, surprising the man with how quickly she finished. When he asks if she…
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I feel like this may prove to be the most prescient cartoon of the 21st century.
YTD, Inverse Cramer has us beat But it's all about how you finish 😏
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No, the Roko's basilisk is the idea that if you don't do everything in your power to promote AI, the AI will trap a copy of you in itself to torture for all eternity.
Word of the day is ‘cancelphoria’: the joy of discovering that an arrangement you were dreading has been called off, leaving you with the satisfaction of not having cancelled first, and the bliss of staying at home. Created by @RobbieRinder for @BBCRadio4’s ‘Unspeakable’,
Whoever loses, we win regardless.
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