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A wonderful quote by Herbert Simon: "In an information-rich world, the wealth of information means a dearth of something else: a scarcity of whatever it is that information consumes. [...] It consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention."

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

A lot of speculation about how things got so Stupid and Evil and I think one reason is we've collectively been too tolerant of Stupid and Evil for too long

submitted 14 days ago • 95 comments

I was proud to be invited to give oral evidence that shaped this report on #science in #Antarctica 🧪❄️🥼🇦🇶👇 Let's hope the #UK Government acts on its recommendations 🤞

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Ordinary people "feel like mugs" for paying when others feel they can get away without doing so, says Robert Jenrick, who was found to have falsely claimed £122 in travel expenses, and used his own office to help a Conservative donor avoid paying £45m in tax www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/robert-jen...

submitted 29 days ago • 38 comments

Very proud to be part of this. As a philosopher I relished the challenge to define a familiar but fuzzy untheorised and value-laden concept, then line up an ideal of measurement fit for it. I wish everyone such satisfying interdisciplinary work. Hope we are heard!

submitted 61 days ago • 3 comments

On March 9th 2025, the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) was filmed for the first time in its natural habitat. But this is just a juvenile, a mere 30 cm in length. Colossal squids are not transparent as adults, but as juveniles they look very similar to other cranchiids.

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

It’s absolutely appalling to live in a timeline where we know Putin’s assault last night is still unlikely to change Trump (and other western leaders) minds.

submitted 67 days ago • 2 comments

Trump sucks.

submitted 67 days ago • 299 comments

JD Vance joins Liz Truss on an inauspicious list

submitted 70 days ago • 4 comments

Pascal about JK Rowling and the anti trans law on UK: ‘I can't think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist’

submitted 73 days ago • 56 comments

He is risen...

submitted 71 days ago • 13 comments

People exist, even if the law says they do not exist.

submitted 75 days ago • 6 comments

It's a step in the right direction but if we're going this far, why not go for membership of the SM and CU? You know, those institutions that every high profile brexiter swore we'd never leave.

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

he could have worn a shirt n tie.

submitted 76 days ago • 2 comments

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submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

Preach. Could not agree more.

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

Yup. As others said, its an epic transfer of wealth from retirement accounts and union funds that cannot abide this chaos, to those invited to the WH Signal chat.

submitted 81 days ago • 4 comments

I know you can dye lettuce leaves through osmosis individually, but what about an intact head of lettuce? Specifically orange dye. Just in case we need some orange heads of lettuce on hand. I know an orange wig would do, but making it a teachable moment scientifically seems apropos.

submitted 82 days ago • 1 comment

Posting this extract from a lecture by John Maynard Keynes, speaking on the BBC in the middle of the Second World War, to every Labour cabinet minister

submitted 319 days ago • 26 comments

they 100% dumped the cold backups into an s3 bucket to save $1m a year because they can't understand the value of tape storage

submitted 84 days ago • 83 comments

There is no reason to humour anyone talking about AGI or give someone credit for doing so, it is not an "opinion" to "debate" as there is no actual proof it's possible. "Extrapolation" is another word for making shit up

submitted 86 days ago • 45 comments

short story

submitted 100 days ago • 2 comments