Links for 2021-09-12
Deep Learning for AI: bird's eye view of the state of the art https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2021/7/253464-deep-learning-for-ai/fulltext
The Entire Field of Actuarial Psychology Summarized into a List of Findings https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/pecop0/the_entire_field_of_actuarial_psychology/
Why the protection of genius rights has scientific, legal and philosophical merit. https://stephan-shahinian.medium.com/the-genius-rights-manifesto-9334647fedb4
A Contamination Theory of the Obesity Epidemic https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/6miu9BsKdoAi72nkL/a-contamination-theory-of-the-obesity-epidemic
"We found that two thirds (409/620) of all brain measures showed a significant sex difference (36% larger in males, 29% larger in females), once total cerebral measure was properly adjusted." (N = 40,028) https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763421003900
The Method of Loci: Build Your Memory Palace https://fs.blog/2021/06/memory-palace/
A sequence of posts on how large groups lead to particularly nasty social and economic dynamics. https://www.lesswrong.com/s/kNANcHLNtJt5qeuSS
“Whether or not you belong to the world of gaming, it is coming for your worlds. I hope you are ready.” https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/09/gaming-is-coming-to-get-us.html
Singapore Deploys Street Robots To Check Bad Behaviour Of People https://investvine.com/singapore-deploys-street-robots-to-check-bad-behaviour-of-people/
Evergrande’s collapse would have ‘profound consequences’ for China’s economy: "Investors are bracing for the increasing risk that Chinese real estate colossus Evergrande will collapse under the weight of more than $300 billion of debt." https://amp.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20210910-evergrande-s-collapse-would-have-profound-consequences-for-china-s-economy