What just happened A transformative month rewrites the capabilities of AI

LLMs getting more exciting and useful by the week, see, e.g., the math error missed in peer review but spotted by an AI.

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First extensive pre-Christmas get-together of the season concluded, and wondering what game theory might have to say about the ways different families, groups of friends, colleagues, …, intuitively or social norm-based (?), determine the value of presents they end up giving to each other…

Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it? A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.

“A constant tension between the scientifically illiterate and the politically clueless, …” (Quote: Paul Dufour)

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As a German with US relatives, and longtime Swiss resident, this prompted a couple of questions to ponder about over morning coffee: Why no recorded decline in German between 1980 and 1990? A few hypotheses bubbled up. Would I be able to understand Pennsylvania dutch? A quick test indicated “yes”.

Daniel Kahneman: a legacy | LSE Event Nobel prize winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman was the founder of modern behavioural science and behavioural economics. His close friends and colleagues Gillian Tett, Paul Dolan and Richard Layard will come together to discuss his research and the scale of his influence on society. Speakers: Prof

In case you missed it - you can catch up with our event discussing the legacy of Daniel Kahneman on the Youtube link below.

Richard Layard, Gillian Tett, Paul Dolan and Barbara Tversky shared their reflections on how his work influenced society and will continue to do so.


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Absolutely.

@susanmichie.bsky.social Dear Susan, I would like to be added to the group. Thank you!

When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow, a new study shows Exercise can have benefits at the level of neurons, through chemical and mechanical effects, MIT researchers find. The discovery could inform exercise-related therapies for repairing damaged and deter...

Muscles might talk back to nerve cells with interesting potential future implications for neuromuscular conditions.

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Excellent. Thank you very much and best wishes, Marek

@msykes.bsky.social Would you be able to point me to a few review and key primary research papers that you consider foundational for this research project? Thanks in advance!