Spoiler alert: No
Can dogs talk by pressing buttons? What science says about the debate.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/03/21/dog-talking-buttons-communication-research/
I wouldn't usually link to info on The Other Place, but I'm really very proud of this new paper.
Published by Memory, Mind, Media (Cambridge University Press) today.
It shows how restoring the physical properties of certain objects can also restore memories associated with those objects.
Full open-access article here: https://t.co/cG1P2TyPK0
https://twitter.com/MMMJournal/status/1638493940746690561
#philosophy #PhilosophyOfMemory #philosophyOfMind #memory #RepairShop #bbc #repair #EvocativeObejcts #media #OpenAccess
Guess who's a genius? Me!
I had this cupboard in my spare room which previously only had shelves at the back half, because the top front was inaccessible.
The door only goes so far up the cupboard so there's a TONNE of vertical space that wasn't being used. I installed rails that go all the way along.
But... how do you get stuff up on the shelves without the door?
🧵
More evidence that the idea that there is a simple relationship between light and crime is wrong: turning off streetlights reduces vehicle theft on the streets that are not illuminated. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10940-022-09539-8
Ministerstwo Zdrowia skorzysta ze sztucznej inteligencji. Znamy plany resortu https://szmer.info/post/297422
My friend Niloufar Bayani, a scientist working in ecology & conservation, was baselessly arrested in Iran. She's now been imprisoned for FIVE YEARS.
I, along with some of our mutual friends from McGill University, wrote an article about Nilou to advocate for her immediate release. Nilou has been caged for far too long, for NOTHING.
Anecdotally I've heard people say they're surprised by how many job applications never get *any* response, not even a rejection.
Seems this is part of why: companies are posting fake job openings to mislead investors, employees, and competitors.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/that-plum-job-listing-may-just-be-a-ghost-3aafc794?mod=mhp
(via @ jamieson on twitter)
Living in the #wetlands of #Polesia (also spelled #Polesie) in #EasternPoland. Surrounded by #bogs and #forests, trying not to fuck up surrounding nature too much.
Taking care of a small pack of #dogs – #IdąPsięta.
Luddite working with hi-tech.
#RuralBroadband provider by accident. Starting a small LoRaWAN project to monitor our wetlands. Coding in #Python. Dealing with dirty data, cleaning them when time allows.
#Atheist. I don't *believe* in #science – science is the *only* thing that protects us from belief.
Fuck nazis.
My account on Twitter is still up, for good reasons. https://twitter.com/szescstopni
I check facts before I toot.
I sometimes toot in Polish.
Zdolny, ale leniwy.