Links for 2022-05-08
Evidence that blind people understand vision-related words in a similar way to sighted people (no deficit). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30939375/
How confident are we that there are no Extremely Obvious Aliens? https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/gCN6tj47KdzoZgmvK/how-confident-are-we-that-there-are-no-extremely-obvious
DataCoaster Tycoon: Building 3D Rollercoaster Tours of Your Data in R https://www.tylermw.com/datacoaster-tycoon/
Math Teacher is One of Pornhub’s Biggest Stars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i41aH17In0o
"10 percentage points more telework hours yield … willingness to give up an increase of 2.3 percentage points in wage in the new job." http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:glodps:1076&r=
This startup wants to make electronics out of single molecules https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/31/1048672/roswell-molecular-electronics-revival/ (archived version: https://archive.ph/OGfzP)
‘Eye-Catching’ Smartphone App Could Make It Easy To Screen for Neurological Disease at Home https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/eye-catching-smartphone-app-could-make-it-easy-to-screen-for-neurological-disease-at-home
The largest study into the genetic causes of autism was indefinitely paused because of community outrage, due to worries the results could be used to select against autistic traits. https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/backlash-from-autistic-community-pauses-research-exposes-communication-gaps/
"[R]eflecting on opponents' (presumed nefarious) election tactics made partisans on both sides subsequently more accepting of unfair tactics from their own side." https://psyarxiv.com/cr23g/
SpaceX Starlink Internet Has 150,000 Daily Users in Ukraine https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/spacex-starlink-internet-has-150000-daily-users-in-ukraine/
“Russia's threats should not be succumbed to. The only thing you need to be afraid of is fear.”
― Kaja Kallas, Estonian prime minister
This attitude is exactly right if you want to reduce the risk of nuclear war. You don't want to signal that nuclear blackmail is a winning strategy by surrendering without a fight. This would only encourage more such threats and encourage other countries to acquire nuclear weapons as well.