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A method to unilaterally disable all nuclear bombs on Earth, remotely and without countermeasure: https://t.co/ikiIaU4Rn8 It uses a 1000 TeV muon->neutrino beam to penetrate right through the Earth and decay near fissile material, forcing it to 'fizzle' and become useless. https://t.co/Jf82z21oq2

Ten months ago, we launched the Vesuvius Challenge to solve the ancient problem of the Herculaneum Papyri, a library of scrolls that were flash-fried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Today we are overjoyed to announce that our crazy project has succeeded. After 2000… https://t.co/fihs9ADb48

Paper bagus untuk pahami transaksional dunia influencer yang ditarik ke ranah politik praktis di Pilpres Filipina. Strategi kampanye di Filipina itu sekarang diduplikasi ke Indonesia. Berharap betul ada akademisi bikin riset serupa di Pilpres sekarang https://t.co/1qzHrTVl4T

Early career advice keeps boiling down to Do what you say you’re going to do Be the kind of person that’s easy to root for (attitude, integrity, work ethic) Know how to talk about yourself (particularly strengths and what you want)

Okay y'all are absolutely SLEEPING on @NotionHQ AI It can take a journal entry from me and automatically: - Summarize the entry - Tag the books and people I mention - List out the emotions I'm feeling - Find the values present in my writing Truly wild: https://t.co/cXXPUzj4jZ

I once heard Hans Zimmer say something like: "Every time I'm hired to write a movie score, I'll feel like I'm making no progress for weeks. I'll feel like I should go to the director and confess that I can't do it... but then all of the sudden it starts to come with me, bit by…

This video is incredible. A Chinese speed skater takes off at the beginning of a longer race. Her teammate then sprints to the front, confusing everyone on the “final lap” and easily securing Gold and Silver medals for the team. Watch until the end. Great teamwork. https://t.co/ogLc7zywxV

Time flies by when you're using addictive apps and games. But many of the most important things in life have at least soft deadlines. This is a very dangerous mismatch. If you're not careful, a lot of windows are going to close on you.

Technology is a beautiful, beautiful thing https://t.co/5Y4etwLeNP

This is utterly brilliant. A student accuses @jk_rowling of being transphobic. This teacher skilfully dissects the claim and challenges it by asking questions. He teaches not what to think, but how to think critically. Watch until the end. You see the epiphany in real-time. https://t.co/x00gWdOugc

Literally just start anything. You don't even need an idea. - find existing popular niche - start building something similar - add features others don't have - make it affordable - provide great service - pivot multiple times (if needed)

A completely open-source AI Wearable device like Avi’s Tab, Rewind’s pendant, and Humane’s Pin! Not only is it open-source, where you can own your data and switch between foundation models, but you can actually set it up today, not in a few months (oh, and it's cheaper!) https://t.co/4eEDwYpg1K

What an average day surfing e/acc Twitter feels like https://t.co/AIzT4AR068

Academia cares whether an idea is new. It doesn't really have to work Industry only cares if an idea works. Doesn't matter if it's new This creates a gap. Actually a few gaps:

In 1997, Hans Eysenck died the most cited psychologist in the world. THEN he was posthumously cancelled. An enquiry said his work was "unsafe" Code for "problematic but TRUE" Eysenck studied human intelligence and discovered 8 traits common to geniuses across history. A thread: https://t.co/79tJcC740W

I have a friend who got 160,000 followers in 4 months. So I asked him, "How are you growing so quickly?" He responded with:

Launch vehicle secured! 🚀 Alongside @VoyagerSH + @AirbusSpace, we are thrilled to announce we have selected @SpaceX’s Starship to launch #Starlab into #LEO. Learn more about this historic launch here: https://t.co/AQ13lSxbu3 https://t.co/BNq47IRabd

Because of pop culture, we're unable to *NOT* think of the worst case scenario when a new tech arrives. I don't think we realize the damage caused by our cultural inability to imagine anything else than a dystopia. https://t.co/m6m5zlM0kH

I’m sorry but as a CEO you cannot expect your non-equity incentivized employees to care about the business as much as you. It’s not fair to them, it’s not fair to you.

I worked on Google's M&A team when we were doing 40+ acquisitions a year 21 things founders should know about getting acquired 1. your team will likely have to pass interviews at the new company, so hire well. 2. every time your valuation increases, the number of potential https://t.co/2YeaK1PcJr

What is the book that you reread most often? https://t.co/RbAQ5wiQFS

there only two kinds of issues: skill issues will issues many supposed skill issues are actually will issues and many will issues are too often explained away by external factors

Uncover the secret to faster learning. New research shows passive exposure, combined with active practice, accelerates skill acquisition. Tune into our latest video for insights into this transformative approach to learning. https://t.co/FUI8POGVwq

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So about a year ago, I was putting my little guy to bed in his crib and I noticed a strange detail on the solar system poster up on his wall … https://t.co/FdtKy7PPCb

🔥Breaking News from Arena Google's Bard has just made a stunning leap, surpassing GPT-4 to the SECOND SPOT on the leaderboard! Big congrats to @Google for the remarkable achievement! The race is heating up like never before! Super excited to see what's next for Bard + Gemini… https://t.co/QPtsqZdJhC

The slippery slope of the post-human transition. Within 5 yrs: Phase 2 (virtual immersion) Another 10-20 yrs, if AGI doesn't kill us by then: Phase 4 (wildly divergent brain augmentation) And I know ppl who are certain that their kids' lives will be similar to theirs - Lol. https://t.co/NDHfQoRMvK

“The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools."—Thucydides, 460 B.C.E.

Crazy AF. Paper studies @_akhaliq and @arankomatsuzaki paper tweets and finds those papers get 2-3x higher citation counts than control. They are now influencers 😄 Whether you like it or not, the TikTokification of academia is here! https://t.co/gXCvUBrMMY https://t.co/zbDH2xEgAI

holy shit I just realized agi robots are going to colonize mars first that's so fucking based