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SONG: Low Orbit Ion Cannon (a penitential Emperor X cover)

23 June 2024 grant 0

SONG: “Low Orbit Ion Cannon” (a penitential Emperor X cover).

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: This isn’t based on any research; it’s a cover of an Emperor X song recorded… Read the rest “SONG: Low Orbit Ion Cannon (a penitential Emperor X cover)”

Driverless cars, OK. Pilotless fighter jets? They’re flying now, too.

11 May 2024 grant 0

AP reports on a robot F16 that has just taken Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall out for a joyride courtesy of an AI fighter pilot:

Even though the technology is not fully developed, the service

… Read the rest “Driverless cars, OK. Pilotless fighter jets? They’re flying now, too.”

Does tweeting research help?

27 March 2024 grant 0

Nature, always hoping to increase the reach of researchers, has a study that shows using the platform formerly known as Twitter to share research will still boost your engagement online,… Read the rest “Does tweeting research help?”

AI stocks take a dive.

3 February 2024 grant 0

The Futurist calls the latest wave of the hype-cycle over for artificial intelligence, with news of AI companies losing an impressive $190 billion in stock value:

According to Deutsche

… Read the rest “AI stocks take a dive.”

Hacking the train.

27 January 2024 grant 0

Ars Technica recently reported on a new front in the “right to repair” war. A group of hackers broke into a Polish train system in order to overcome software that kept anyone … Read the rest “Hacking the train.”

SONG: Hymn of Acxiom (a penintential cover)

12 January 2024 grant 0

SONG: “Hymn of Acxiom” (a penitential cover). (available as .ogg here)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: This isn’t based on research. It’s a cover of “Hymn of Acxiom,”… Read the rest “SONG: Hymn of Acxiom (a penintential cover)”

SONG: Burning Libraries

20 December 2023 grant 0

SONG: “Burning Libraries”. (available as .ogg here)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on The Guardian, 12 Oct 2023, “Researchers use AI to read word on ancient scroll burned… Read the rest “SONG: Burning Libraries”

App-driven gig-economy nurses.

27 November 2023 grant 0

The Markup looks at what it’s like when you start hiring nurses the way you catch a ride from Uber:

Gig nursing apps have become hugely popular with both nurses and investors, as an estimated

… Read the rest “App-driven gig-economy nurses.”

AI is reading scrolls burned in Vesuvius.

19 November 2023 grant 0

The Guardian looks back at a carbonized papyrus scorched by the lava that consumed Pompeii. University of Kentucky computer scientists have been able to decipher letters printed on the… Read the rest “AI is reading scrolls burned in Vesuvius.”

SONG: “Communications” (a penitential Slim Gaillard cover)

7 November 2023 grant 0

SONG: “Communications” (a penitential Slim Gaillard cover). (available as .ogg here)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: This isn’t based on any research. It’s a cover… Read the rest “SONG: “Communications” (a penitential Slim Gaillard cover)”

Chinese programmer fined RMB 1 million for using a VPN.

16 October 2023 grant 0

The Guardian reports on a dramatic sentence for the crime of internet privacy:

The programmer, surnamed Ma, was issued with a penalty notice by the public security bureau of Chengde, a city

… Read the rest “Chinese programmer fined RMB 1 million for using a VPN.”

An AI anesthesiologist to detect pain during surgery.

15 October 2023 grant 0

EurekAlert! shares the slightly unnerving announcement made at the annual Anesthesiology meeting about a new application for AI – monitoring pain levels in surgical patients … Read the rest “An AI anesthesiologist to detect pain during surgery.”

AIs are in the hurricane-forecast business now.

6 October 2023 grant 0

Ars Technica, in not so many words, is saying that AIs could be coming for the meteorologists next. But for now, they’re helping the pros predict hurricanes accurately with greater… Read the rest “AIs are in the hurricane-forecast business now.”

SONG: FAQs

23 August 2023 grant 0

SONG: “FAQs”. (available as .wav here)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on Popular Science, 14 Aug 2023, “School district uses ChatGPT to help remove library books,”… Read the rest “SONG: FAQs”

Scientific illustration of a planet illuminated (or perhaps formed) by a circle of orbital lights, shining down in many colors; an illustration of computer networking in a pre-internet age.

Science Art: Information Display front cover, 1972

21 August 2023 grant 0

This is the cover of the 1972 March/April issue of Information Display, Vol 9 No 2, from archive.org.

Stories inside include ways to project different-sized letters on a cathode-ray screen,… Read the rest “Science Art: Information Display front cover, 1972”

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  • Laura Veirs, who knows her way around a polysyllable.
  • Thomas Dolby, godfather of scientific pop.
  • Squeaky, fact-based rock about fusion containment & rocket science.
  • Cosmos II, a.k.a. Boston University astronomer Alan Marscher.
  • Dr. Fiorella Terenzi, astrophysicist who makes music from cosmic radio sources.
  • Dr. Jim Webb, astronomy professor and acoustic guitarist.
  • Artichoke, the band behind 26 Scientists, Vols. I and II.
  • They Might Be Giants, unrelenting proponents of scientific popular song.
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  • Giant Squid, doom metal about the sublime horrors of marine biology.
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