Links for 2022-08-11
A thorough animated introduction of polarized light https://mitsuba.readthedocs.io/en/latest/src/key_topics/polarization.html
Theoretical article explaining why a partially genetic origin for race differences in average IQ is tenable. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886920301045
Harvard researchers find REM sleep in jumping spiders https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/08/harvard-researchers-find-rem-sleep-in-jumping-spiders/
A Breakthrough in Dementia Care: AI Can Diagnose Dementia As Accurately as Experts https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/2022/06/20/artificial-intelligence-for-diagnosing-dementia-as-accurate-as-clinicians-who-specialize-in-treating-neurologic-diseases/
Our Carbon Removal Startup Wishlist: “You make 'em good, we'll fund 'em” well. https://lowercarboncapital.com/2022/07/27/cdr-wishlist/
Thread about how to do nuclear physics with telescopes. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1554432621089882112.html
Ten-percent solar-to-fuel conversion with nonprecious materials [published in 2014] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4191778/
Podcast with Joseph Carlsmith: computational power of the brain; moral consequences of utopia; infinite ethics; perils of futurism; learning from the fact that you exist... https://youtu.be/M3TUe4zUCKk
Anders Sandberg outlines his plan for the next few years: https://twitter.com/anderssandberg/status/1554848411781804033