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The Sydler π/4 polyhedron. The shape that should be impossible.
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The (simple) theory that explains everything | Neil Turok
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The oldest unsolved problem in math. Do odd perfect numbers exist?
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What the Prisoner's Dilemma reveals about life, the Universe, and everything
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Attosecond lasers explained (2023 Nobel Prize in physics)
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I interviewed the researcher behind the Misinformation Susceptibility Test
https://youtu.be/vodNabH5qoM But some important context: Earlier this month I saw a post regarding a Misinformation Susceptibility Test and was curious how 20 binary questions could be an...
https://youtu.be/vodNabH5qoM
But some important context:Earlier this month I saw a post regarding a Misinformation Susceptibility Test and was curious how 20 binary questions could be an indicator of someones media biases.
I started digging into the related paper and while the methods and analysis was interesting, there was still a lot of questions. So I reached out to Dr Rakoen Maertens who headed the study and we agreed to a discussion on the assessment and his experiences in social psychology.
The video above is an unlisted, unedited cut of the interview and I'd love to get some feedback:
Firstly: I have offered the Dr a tildes invite and he may engage with any questions or discussion. Time was limited and there were a lot of topics that was only briefly touched on or overlooked. Here is the original paper and supplementary resources if you want to see some of the language model work and bigger 100 question tests.
Secondly: I am going to do a more through edit and posting this on a dedicated channel. Since cutting off reddit, twitter and tiktoc; I've sort of rediscovered a love learning and investigations. I'd like to know if people like this form of engagement and discussions. No fancy production, just simply engaging with the research and academics behind topical and interesting ideas.
I'm already reading into fandom psychology, UV reflective paint, children's TV and CO2 scrubbing technology.
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Can probiotics protect corals from problems like bleaching?
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The first two botanists who surveyed, and survived, the Colorado River
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What can jellyfish teach about fluid dynamics - Interview with engineering professor John Dabiri
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A mathematician explains what Foundation gets right about predicting the future
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I found an article that said "The microwave was invented to heat hamsters humanely in 1950s experiments." And I thought, no it wasn't. ...was it?
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How to be a mystical materialist
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Making people aware of their implicit biases doesn’t usually change minds. But here’s what does work
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AMBER Alerts were designed to recover children in the most serious abduction cases, but they might be ineffective at saving lives, and could carry hidden costs.
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Stephen Hawking on what makes a good theory and the quest for a Theory of Everything
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