Links for 2021-11-15
John Wentworth publishes his study guide to learning how to tackle problems we don't understand. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bjjbp5i5G8bekJuxv/study-guide
Pyrococcus furiosus is an extremophilic species having an optimum growth temperature of 100 °C. It gets energy through a single enzyme, which turns protons into hydrogen gas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrococcus_furiosus
Most Advance Python Course for Professionals youtube.com/watch?v=tdn9_MZ0lN4
A Great book for self-taught Python programmers: Classic Computer Science Problems in Python. youtube.com/watch?v=dxzaPwlC3sQ
Another great Python book for intermediate programmers: Python One-Liners https://pythononeliners.com/
The 6 SD problem in psychology: "the mean interest in statistics courses was nearly 6 SDs below the mean interest in non quantitative courses." https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0083443
America Needs a New Scientific Revolution: “This consensus-oriented style can be a check against novelty—what if one scientist sees extraordinary promise in a wacky idea but the rest of the board sees only its wackiness? The sheer amount of work required to get a grant also penalizes radical creativity.” https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/11/america-needs-a-new-scientific-revolution.html
Evidence for specificity of polygenic contributions to attainment in English, maths and science during adolescence https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-82877-y