Links for 2021-11-05
"Big news: recent CO2 emissions have been revised notably downward in the just-released [GlobalCarbonProject] dataset. The revisions – due to a major reassessment of land-use – suggest emissions have likely been flat rather than increasing over [the] past decade." https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1456048962012471301.html
❝I believe we are on the cusp of an incredible new era of biological and medical research...a new Alphabet company – Isomorphic Labs – a commercial venture with the mission to reimagine the entire drug discovery process from the ground up...❞ https://www.isomorphiclabs.com/blog
Study finds poverty to not impede cognitive functioning. Studies which find a significant relationship fail to replicate https://www.pnas.org/content/118/44/e2103313118
The Fascinating Symphony at Play Between the Gut’s Neurons, Immune Cells and Microbes https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2021/10/28/the-fascinating-symphony-at-play-between-the-guts-neurons-immune-cells-and-microbes/
AI can turn a collection of 2D images into an explorable 3D world https://www.newscientist.com/article/2294737-ai-can-turn-a-collection-of-2d-images-into-an-explorable-3d-world/
Choose France – CNRS AI Rising Talents Programme for exceptionally talented early-career AI researchers https://xianblog.wordpress.com/2021/10/29/choose-france-cnrs-ai-rising-talents-programme-for-exceptionally-talented-early-career-ai-researchers/
How to Map a Fly Brain in 20 Million Easy Steps https://archive.md/SecJn
A new 3D printing frontier: Self-powered wearable devices — “…an innovative hybrid printing method — combining multi-material aerosol jet printing and extrusion printing — that integrates both functional and structural materials into a single streamlined printing platform.” https://news.nd.edu/news/a-new-3d-printing-frontier-self-powered-wearable-devices/
Testing the sacrosanct argument that diversity leads to improved performance, a new systematic review finds that gender quotas for women on corporate boards are associated with mainly decreased company performance. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecaf.12487
Ant Mimics: “A great many animals mimic the form, color, and movements of ants. Some gain protection from general predators that don't eat ants, some are specialized ant predators who trick prey ants into coming closer, and others copy ants for reasons that aren't well understood. This gallery showcases the diversity of mimics.” https://www.alexanderwild.com/Ants/Natural-History/Ant-Mimics/
Human species who lived 500,000 years ago named as Homo bodoensis https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/oct/28/human-species-homo-bodoensis-who-lived-500000-years-ago-is-named