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A visual encyclopedia of megastructures (h/t @Ben_Reinhardt)
City Journal on the campaign to save the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant (h/t @atrembath). Also, sign the petition (via @isabelleboemeke and @juliadewahl)
Bringing the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction (h/t @QuantaMagazine)
Before the germ theory, flies were merry companions; after: “germs with legs”
When the polio vaccine was developed, placebo-controlled RCTs were ethically controversial
When Charles Kettering was told that Lindbergh had flown the Atlantic alone, he replied: it certainly couldn’t have been done with a committee
How recent is our ability to test for specific viruses with PCR?
What are good rules to identify bad popsci? (@acesounderglass)
Is anybody working on editing genes that make you sleep less without any negative consequences? (@bolekkerous)
John Carmack has raised $20M for a startup to build AGI (@ID_AA_Carmack)
Stated vs. revealed preference for funding high-risk research (@michael_nielsen)
Carl Sagan on the 1939 New York World’s Fair: “where the future became a place” (@camwiese)
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Jason’s links and tweets, 2022-08-23
Link post
Links
A visual encyclopedia of megastructures (h/t @Ben_Reinhardt)
City Journal on the campaign to save the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant (h/t @atrembath). Also, sign the petition (via @isabelleboemeke and @juliadewahl)
Bringing the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction (h/t @QuantaMagazine)
Quotes
Before the germ theory, flies were merry companions; after: “germs with legs”
When the polio vaccine was developed, placebo-controlled RCTs were ethically controversial
When Charles Kettering was told that Lindbergh had flown the Atlantic alone, he replied: it certainly couldn’t have been done with a committee
Queries
How recent is our ability to test for specific viruses with PCR?
What are good rules to identify bad popsci? (@acesounderglass)
Is anybody working on editing genes that make you sleep less without any negative consequences? (@bolekkerous)
Retweets
John Carmack has raised $20M for a startup to build AGI (@ID_AA_Carmack)
Stated vs. revealed preference for funding high-risk research (@michael_nielsen)
Carl Sagan on the 1939 New York World’s Fair: “where the future became a place” (@camwiese)