Tavo @tavoglc@social.cleverlibre.org

[ I saw more air filters in one day in @Davos than in 3 years in any other public place. And mandatory PCR testing!

Meanwhile they talk about equity and human rights. The same people who, like @DrTedros, avoid these tools from reaching everyone. ]

https://twitter.com/Iamgoingtosleep/status/1615624940178534402

the models aren't ethical and the models don't do everything by themselves. the incredible human toll of training LLMs that nobody needs https://time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers/

Since we're currently in a backlash of "HEY YOU SMALL CREATORS, YOU JUST PUSH YOUR GOODIES ALL YOU LIKE BECAUSE WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE"...

Buy my books. Er, please. They're REALLY good.

Well, three of them are. One is more a labor of love which could probably stand some revision. But the rest - WHOOO DOGGIES, that's some good learnin'! And readin'! Maybe even a touch of inspiration here and there.

https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BMW41K8Q/allbooks

#history #teachers #edutooter

Today’s piece about Elon Musk’s Twitter by @caseynewton @zoeschiffer @alexeheath is incredible.
The level of dysfunction inside that company is much worse than what I could have imagined… https://www.theverge.com/23551060/elon-musk-twitter-takeover-layoffs-workplace-salute-emoji

As a marketer, I found this bit particularly chilling:

#Introduction somewhat late to the show, but finally found the time to switch platforms.

Hi everyone 👋​, I’m a postdoctoral researcher working in computational systems neuroscience. My research is at the interface of NHP electrophysiology, behavior, and modeling.

I am very much a proponent of the “computation through dynamics” framework (inherited from my time as a PhD student in the Jazayeri lab @MIT) and hope to extend these ideas to understand not just how neurons perform computation, but also how we “learn through dynamics”.

Long-term, I aspire to work with theoreticians to tighten the loop between models and experiments and speed up the process of finding guiding principles for computation and learning.

Looking forward to fun science discussions on this platform !

"In this review, we first discuss the recent literature highlighting the contribution of Topoisomerasess in the development of immune cells, and we further provide an overview of their importance in immune cell responses."

#Immunology #TcellDevelopment #Tcells

https://journals.aai.org/jimmunol/article-abstract/210/2/126/237631/Topoisomerases-in-Immune-Cell-Development-and?redirectedFrom=fulltext

In case you don't believe those of us warning that "the economy" is being used as a smoke screen for rich people's profits, here's more proof.

"Richest 1% bag two-thirds of $42 trillion in new wealth." - New Oxfam Report

Like it or not we're in an all-out class war. The rich don't care about us, about our kids, about our parents and grandparents, and most of the media and politicians are in their pockets.

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/1/16/richest-1-percent-bag-two-thirds-of-42-trillion-in-new-wealth-oxfam

If The Last of Us is making you curious about the real Cordyceps… https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/science/ant-zombies-fungus.html

Tax and financial literacy is important for everyone. But it's particularly important for those who are in positions that deal with tax and financial issues. It's wild to me that such people don't know this.

Influenza season on steroids.

#influenza #covid #covid19

4) Ontario and Quebec hospitals are postponing pediatric surgeries to cope with this triple threat of #COVID, the flu and RSV. On Friday night, Montreal's two pediatric hospital emergency rooms — Sainte-Justine and the Children's — were overcrowded at 119% and 158%, respectively.

I made a desktop version of my favorite XKCD.