Five Moments in the History of Chinese Cybernetics
Tracing cybernetics in China from Norbert Wiener’s visit to Qian Xuesen’s systems thinking and Mao’s “electronic revolution.”| The MIT Press Reader
Tracing cybernetics in China from Norbert Wiener’s visit to Qian Xuesen’s systems thinking and Mao’s “electronic revolution.”| The MIT Press Reader
Studies show that creativity flourishes when people cross borders — and when those borders blur through deep, human connection.| The MIT Press Reader
Ação tem como alvo comércio de gado criado em área de desmatamento irregular; OUTRO LADO: empresa diz que nenhuma das compras indicadas pelo Ibama foi realizada de áreas embargadas| Folha de S.Paulo
The system of federally funded research gave the U.S. wealth, power, and prestige. Its future is now uncertain.| The MIT Press Reader
Karel Styblo’s life work against tuberculosis created a system that has saved millions, even if his name remains largely unknown.| The MIT Press Reader
Zelda Williams criticizes people sending AI-generated videos of her late father. She describes them as "disgusting" and asks people to stop.| Nerdist
Alan Turing and John von Neumann saw it early: the logic of life and the logic of code may be one and the same.| The MIT Press Reader
Samuel Jay Keyser on why repetition enchants the mind, and what evolution has to do with it.| The MIT Press Reader
A childhood spent under the spell of sleight-of-hand taught me skepticism, curiosity, and the habit of looking beneath appearances.| The MIT Press Reader
Women in physics have long been forced out of the field, and out of the story.| The MIT Press Reader
Research into cancer, climate change, and DDT dumping hangs in balance as Congress resumes debate over science agency funding.| The Santa Barbara Independent
A story of secrecy, resistance, and the fight for digital freedom.| The MIT Press Reader
The tech world’s obsession with artificial intelligence has spawned beliefs and rituals that resemble religion — complete with digital deities, moral codes, and threats of damnation.| The MIT Press Reader
Big Tech’s billionaires aren’t scared of Trump – they like what he’s selling.| New Statesman
Depuis le début 2021, la somme perdue en cryptomonnaies s'élève à 10,5 milliards de dollars, estime Elliptic, contre seulement 1,5 milliard lors de l'année 2020. Des chiffres qui ne semblent pas sur le point de baisser, tant les fraudes sont courantes.| BFMTV
Police made arrests Monday on the Morice River bridge, the sole entrance point to the Unist'ot'en land-based healing centre| The Narwhal
As the hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en fight to stop the controversial $6.6 billion natural gas pipeline, the very landscape and cultural artifacts they aim to protect are being logged and bulldozed away| The Narwhal
So I’m watching a short little comparison/review video to find out more about a new-to-me Linux distro. And they’re comparing it to a distro I’m familiar with, so that’s helpful. But the caliber of the reviewing is leaving something to be desired. First: Distro A has a very Windows 10-esque interface, with a solid-black […]| Mental Propinquity
Neuralink, after FDA approval, embarked on a clinical trial targeting quadriplegic individuals, triggering ethical debates.| Sify
