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Noise in the brain enables us to make extraordinary leaps of imagination. It could transform the power of computers too
 From more accurate climate modelling to the prospect of truly creative computers, the brain’s use of noise has a lot to teach us.
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Editor's Note: Noise is usually seen as a nuisance - something to be minimised wherever possible. In telecommunications, we speak about trying to maximise the "signal-to-noise ratio" by boosting the signal or reducing the background noise as much as possible. However, in nonlinear systems, noise can be your friend and actually contribute to boosting a signal. (A nonlinear system is one whose output does not vary in direct proportion to the input. You will likely be very happy to win
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WorkWorkDigital Twins Arent Just for Big Businesses - Harvard Business Review (No paywall) Digital twins enable businesses to repeatedly simulate and optimize complex multivariable problems, cutting the learning costs that come with experimenting in the physical world. Once the exclusive province of big business, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can now use AI to advanced digital twins that enable them to repeatedly simulate and optimize complex multivariable problems. Creating these twins is a five-step process that involves: Setting a clear business objective; drawing up a clear flowchart of the process youre twinning; identifying and structuring the data youll need; building the digital model of that flowchart; then testing, implementing, and iterating the model.
WorkRapid spread of H5N1 bird flu through California dairy herds suggests unknown paths of transmission - STAT (No paywall) In the ongoing outbreak of H5N1 bird flu among the nations dairy cattle, federal officials have consistently expressed confidence that they know enough about how the virus is spreading to put a stop to it. But among epidemiologists and other infectious disease experts, there has been skepticism that the U.S. Department of Agricultures theory of viral transmission is telling the whole story. And perhaps there is no greater cause for scrutiny than whats currently happening in California. Work
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WorkYoure being lied to about ultra-processed foods If you believe in the work we do at Vox, please support us by becoming a member. Our mission has never been more urgent. But our work isnt easy. It requires resources, dedication, and independence. And thats where you come in. WorkZelenskyy calls Putin a dumbass Speaking during his annual televised press conference, Putin claimed that Russias Oreshnik missile cannot be intercepted by air defenses and urged the West and Ukraine to conduct a technological experiment. WorkWorkWorkThe Man Who Broke Atlantic City - The Atlantic (No paywall) Don Johnson won nearly $6 million playing blackjack in one night, single-handedly decimating the monthly revenue of Atlantic City’s Tropicana casino. Not long before that, he’d taken the Borgata for $5 million and Caesars for $4 million. Here’s how he did it. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkNew Genetic Link to Autism Identified on X Chromosome Summary: Researchers identified variants in the DDX53 gene, located on the X chromosome, as contributors to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These genetic variants, found predominantly in males, provide critical insights into the biological mechanisms behind autism's male predominance. WorkWorkWorkFlorida to Lose PornHub Access PornHub is blocking website visits from Florida on the first day of 2025 in response to the state's new over-18 age verification law for access to adult websites. WorkWorkWorkBat Feces Used to Fertilize Cannabis Is Linked to 2 Deaths Two men died after they contracted a rare fungal infection from exposure to bat feces, also known as guano, that they were using to grow cannabis plants, according to a report published in a medical journal. The men, who lived in Rochester, N.Y. WorkAI video is having its Stable Diffusion momentSora reset expectations about what a video model could be. The output was high resolution, smooth, and coherent. The examples looked like real video. It felt like we'd jumped into the future. The problem was, nobody could use it! It was just a preview. WorkSome pubs start to run out of Guinness as supply limit bites Some Irish pubs in Great Britain have told the BBC they ran out of Guinness this week, after limits were imposed on supply in the run up to Christmas. The Liffey in Liverpool, where Guinness is usually the top seller, says it has been without the alcoholic drink since Wednesday. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkEveryone wants to meet Syrias new rulers - The Economist (No paywall) IT WAS a very social week for a man with a $10m bounty on his head. Foreign diplomats rushed to Damascus to talk with Ahmad al-Sharaa (pictured), the rebel commander who led the offensive that ousted Bashar al-Assad. His Islamist faction, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), is blacklisted as a terrorist group by America, Britain, the European Union and the United Nations. That did not prevent him from meeting Geir Pedersen, the UN special envoy for Syria, or delegations from Britain, France, Qatar, Turkey and other countries. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkBidens EV Battery Boom Is Coming Whether Trump Wants It Or Not - Forbes (No paywall) In2022, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the single biggest effort to combat climate change in American history. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to gut it, deriding it as part of the green new scam. But because the IRA has already pumped billions of dollars into clean energy projects across the country, especially battery-related ones much of it to red states hes unlikely to pull it off. On this matter, there is little he can do to slow Bidens agenda. |
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