"Jazz is freedom. You think about that."

Thelonious Monk.

ph. Nico van der Stam, 1964.

Explainer 144: Who’s burning the Gävle goat? It is tradition in the small Swedish town of Gävle to erect a giant straw goat to celebrate Advent. However it is also tradition, or at least it has become…

I read that the people of Gavle have once again erected the enormous straw goat they build every Xmas, only for it usually to be burned down, often in picturesque circumstances. This 2018 Foreign Desk Explainer for Monocle Radio introduces Gavle Goat lore. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Cognitive Scientist Gary Marcus Says AI Must Be Regulated. He Has a Plan. Cognitive Scientist Gary Marcus Says AI Must Be Regulated. He Has a Plan.

“Cognitive scientist Gary Marcus says AI must be regulated. He has a plan”.

Today at the WSJ: www.wsj.com/articles/cog...

Beautiful crow against a black background

It seems to me that the time is ripe for a Bluesky thread about how—and maybe even why—to befriend crows.

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Fascinating read….

Are the robots finally coming? Advances in physical AI mean machines are learning skills previously thought impossible

The FT has a nice read today on how AI is improving robotics.

ig.ft.com/ai-robots/

The world is on course to enter an era of prolonged depopulation, writes Nicholas Eberstadt. How can policymakers and citizens prepare for this new demographic order?
www.foreignaffairs.com/world/age-de...

What a chart.
www.economist.com/interactive/...