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Quanta Magazine
‘Noise’ in the Brain Encodes Surprisingly Important Signals
Quanta Magazine
9 min · · Activity in the visual cortex and other sensory areas is dominated by signals about body movements, down to little tics and twitches. Scientists are now rethinking how they study and conceive of… · Shared by 385, including Barry C Smith, Dominik Grolimund, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Patricia Churchland, Herbert Bay, Kevin Mitchell @WiringtheBrain@ mstdn .social, Miguel Angel Escotet, Matthias Lampe, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Anita Leirfall, Marylin Delgado (@marylindelgado@zirk.us), Brian Ahier, dunschtig, Jane, Ward Plunet, Gregg Caruso
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Our World in Data
The importance of social networks for innovation and productivity
Our World in Data
5 min · · Social networks facilitate the diffusion of ideas across individuals and firms, and because of this, they play an important role in productivity growth. In this post we explain how this works. · Shared by 174, including Vincenzo Tremonte, John Hagel, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Oscar MacDonald, Kat, Brandon Uttley, Rick Powell, Ines Bieler, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Josep M. Ganyet, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Ward Plunet, Thomas Power, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Johannes Lenz, Bill Johnston
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BuzzFeed News
Before Mark Zuckerberg Tried To Kill TikTok, He Wanted To Own It
BuzzFeed News
9 min · · Four years ago, Mark Zuckerberg failed to buy the Chinese company that became the basis of TikTok. Now he's demonizing it to make the case against regulating Facebook. · Shared by 80, including Matt Navarra, Ryan Hoover, Rick Powell, Matthias Lampe, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Mathew Ingram, Jan Firsching 🆒, Johannes Lenz, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Katja Evertz
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CNN
Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough
CNN
4 min · · A secretive startup backed by Bill Gates has achieved a solar breakthrough aimed at saving the planet. · Shared by 268, including Sean Gardner, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, John Hagel, Dr. Marshall Shepherd, Adrian Bührer, billy esquires, Martin Kägi, Matthew Bishop, Damir Kusar, ben uyeda, Dominik Grolimund, Fabrizio Bianchi, Nils Hitze, Adrian Roselli (no blue check) 🗯, Shreekar Arte, Bill Gross, CyberCodeTwins, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Joe Rogan
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TechCrunch
The post-exponential era of AI and Moore’s Law
TechCrunch
2 min · · My MacBook Pro is three years old, and for the first time in my life, a three-year-old primary computer doesn’t feel like a crisis which must be resolved immediately. True, this is partly because I’m waiting for Apple to fix their keyboard debacle, and partly because I still cannot stomach the Touch Bar. But it […] · Shared by 100, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Nige Roberts-Willson, Sebastien Meunier, Carla Gentry 🎶, Mark Tabladillo PhD, Thomas Power, Ahiesh PVS, Matthias Lampe, Glenn Oberholzer, Bob E. Hayes
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The Economist
Why are some languages spoken faster than others?
The Economist
1 min · · New research suggests that different tongues, regardless of speed, transmit information at roughly the same rate · Shared by 49, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Randy Olson, John Nosta, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
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The New York Times
Dealing With Bias in Artificial Intelligence
The New York Times
6 min · · Three women with extensive experience in A.I. spoke on the topic and how to confront it. · Shared by 90, including Iain Brown, PhD, Andreas Staub, Dayyan Smith, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Mike Tamir, PhD, Katja Evertz, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Thomas Power, Tamara McCleary, AGI.Eth | MTL.Eth, Carl Robinson 🎙️, Carla Gentry 🎶, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Kirk Borne, Gengo 🦁, Matthias Lampe, Martin Ford, Desmond Williams
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Financial Times
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales launches Twitter and Facebook rival
Financial Times
3 min · · WT.Social uses subscription-funded model to try and combat ‘clickbait’ · Shared by 38, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Mathew Ingram, Liv 😷, John Nosta, Antonio Vieira Santos, Manuel Reinhard
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The New York Times
Sneeze Into Your Elbow, Not Your Hand. Please.
The New York Times
3 min · · Some people have not yet gotten the official public health advice that sneezing into your arm sleeves (if you don’t have a tissue) will stop the spread of infectious germs. · Shared by 20, including HealthyWomen.org, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Arin Basu
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WIRED
The Eight-Hour Workday Is a Counterproductive Lie
WIRED
2 min · · What was once a socialist dream has become every knowledge worker’s nightmare. It's time to unmake the modern myth of productivity. · Shared by 310, including Frank Gruber, Glenn Oberholzer, Tauno, Kat, Tom Connor, Marsha Collier, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Philippe Surber, Katja Evertz, Dr. Simon A. Rego, Matthias Lampe, ̗̀ ̗̀Manuel Marquina, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, David Nagel, Faik Ersoy