Green accounting: How counting the true cost of cheap food could make a better world
IN THESE difficult times, it seems utterly bananas to say that food is underpriced. In the UK, average grocery bills have risen by more than 12 per cent in the past year. But it is. The price tags on food are way lower – by about two-thirds – than what they would be if we…
Beeper Mini Turns Android’s Green Bubbles Into Blue Bubbles on iPhones
This was expensive. At one point, Beeper was running the beta version of its app on more than 700 Mac mini servers. It was also not especially secure, nor private, Migicovsky continues, “because we had to have a physical Mac that acts as this relay point. We would much prefer to have everything running within…
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Drop Cools Overheated Funding Rates, Data Show
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MIT group releases white papers on governance of AI | MIT News
Providing a resource for U.S. policymakers, a committee of MIT leaders and scholars has released a set of policy briefs that outlines a framework for the governance of artificial intelligence. The approach includes extending current regulatory and liability approaches in pursuit of a practical way to oversee AI. The aim of the papers is to…
Axions: The wonder particles that could solve more than just dark matter
IN 1977, physicist Frank Wilczek took a walk that would change the course of particle physics forever. “On that walk, I had the germs of two really good ideas,” he recalls. The first was how a theoretical particle, later dubbed the Higgs boson, might interact with other particles. This would be how the Higgs was…
The 20 Best Shows on Apple TV+ Right Now
Slowly but surely, Apple TV+ is finding its feet. The streaming service, which at launch we called “odd, angsty, and horny as hell,” has evolved into a diverse library of dramas, documentaries, and comedies. It’s also fairly cheap compared to services like Netflix—and Apple often throws in three free months when you buy a new…
The best science picture books for your coffee table in 2023
Entangled Life (Illustrated)Merlin Sheldrake (Bodley Head) Following 2020’s smash hit Entangled Life, mycologist Merlin Sheldrake returns just in time for Christmas with a stunning illustrated edition. At over 240 pages, Sheldrake’s passion and knowledge leaps off every spread. From the microscopic to the majestic, the colour images create an entertaining and enchanting experience. …
How to Stop Another OpenAI Meltdown
Unlike OpenAI, Mozilla’s nonprofit cannot fire executives in charge of for-profit work. Each for-profit unit has its own board, with members annually selected by the nonprofit foundation’s board. “It’s different jobs, it’s a different mix of skills,” Surman says. “If you have different functions, it makes sense to have a separation of powers.” The different…
BTC, ETH, SOL and Major Altcoins Begin Asia Business Day in Deep Red
Bitcoin and Ether lead in liquidation heatmap with over $335 million in rekt positions in the last 12 hours. Source link
Killing pigeons ‘not in their best interests’, find pigeon ethicists
Best interests at heart? Feedback is fascinated by the final eight words in this statement: “Disadvantages include the competitive element associated with racing, which creates a strong incentive to kill birds where this is not in their best interests.” The statement appears in a study called “The ethics of pigeon racing” by Jan Deckers and…