Links for 2022-03-28
Mathematics In The Neolithic Revolution https://www.maximumprogress.org/blog/mathematics-in-the-neolithic-revolution
Math’s ‘Oldest Problem Ever’ Gets a New Answer https://www.wired.com/story/maths-oldest-problem-ever-gets-a-new-answer/
"NVIDIA Hopper GPU Architecture and H100 Accelerator Announced: Working Smarter and Harder" (1000 TFLOPS FP16, 3x A100) https://www.anandtech.com/show/17327/nvidia-hopper-gpu-architecture-and-h100-accelerator-announced
The brain can retain specific information if some neurons die or activate inconsistently. The key to reliability is observing the collective electric field generated by neurons and not their individual actions - with implications for mind uploading... https://picower.mit.edu/news/neurons-are-fickle-electric-fields-are-more-reliable-information
Counter-theses on Sleep — "Alexey Guzey’s Theses on Sleep gained a lot of popularity and acclaim on LessWrong and among people I follow on social media, despite largely consisting of what I think were weak arguments and misleading claims." https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/sbcmACvB6DqYXYidL/counter-theses-on-sleep
Contra Hoel On Aristocratic Tutoring https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/contra-hoel-on-aristocratic-tutoring?s=r
Astronomers Could Detect Gravitational Waves by Tracking the Moon's Orbit Around the Earth https://www.universetoday.com/155063/astronomers-could-detect-gravitational-waves-by-tracking-the-moons-orbit-around-the-earth/
The hunt for Nigerians who can change into cats: “Those curious enough to get close in the Gbagi market quickly dispersed when they heard his message. "Anyone that can provide any evidence for the existence of the supernatural, be it juju or voodoo magic, will be offered 2.5m naira ($6,000, £4,650)," he announced repeatedly in Yoruba and English.” https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60749496
Study finds neurons that encode the outcomes of actions. These cells, located in the brain’s striatum, appear to help with decision-making that requires evaluating risks and benefits. https://news.mit.edu/2022/striatum-neurons-decisions-0324
At some point in their life, women are on a developmental pathway to produce large gametes (reproductive cells), and men are destined to produce small ones. https://archive.ph/fkKP9