ssalmon74

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A thought experiment: Can AI be prevented from overtaking humanity?(gemini.google.com)
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by ssalmon74 10mo ago
The Pioneer anomaly is a great reminder of how science works at its best. For years it looked like a mystery that might change our understanding of gravity, yet patient analysis and better modeling eventually showed that the answer was hidd
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by ssalmon74 10mo ago
Sara Seager’s return to Canada is more than a homecoming. It shows how science can inspire across borders and generations. Her mix of astrophysics, chemistry, and engineering proves that the search for life beyond Earth is not only about te
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by ssalmon74 10mo ago
parameters for life. If microbes can thrive in a sustained pH of 12, without sunlight, and with scarce nutrients, it means we must seriously re-evaluate every so-called "uninhabitable" environment.This deep-sea mud might be the te
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by ssalmon74 10mo ago
Gravitational Pull" is the solution! Instead of the "Collaboration Sucks" approach, we need to apply Gravitational Pull. For every key project, the Driver defines three essential stakeholders (e.g., Tech Lead, Business Owner,
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by ssalmon74 10mo ago
This is fascinating. So battery R&D has basically been 'try stuff and see what happens' until now. Does this new tool, which lets them see why it happens at the atomic level, finally turn battery development from an art form i
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by ssalmon74 10mo ago
This is 100% the dot-com bubble playbook. Right now, we're in the "frenzy" Gates mentioned, and everything is overpriced. The strategy: Sit on the sidelines. When this pops, "everyone gets wet," including the health
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by ssalmon74 10mo ago
I see a major contradiction here. You want to keep elite, high-standard tracks (like medicine) separate, but also want everyone to mix to create "synergy." That just recreates the exact same two-class system inside the university.
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by ssalmon74 10mo ago
This article shows we can't expect universities and journals to police themselves,they have a massive conflict of interest in protecting their own reputations. This isn't just "misconduct," it's a fraud enterprise b
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by ssalmon74 10mo ago
The tone and reciprocity are the real keys here. These questions won't work if they feel paternalistic. You can't just ask your kid "what mistake did you learn from?" without being willing to share your mistakes first. I