The Guardian
From viral conspiracies to exam fiascos, algorithms come with serious side effects
The Guardian
10 min · · A mesmerising, unaccountable kind of algorithm – machine learning – is blinding governments to the technology’s often disastrous flaws · Shared by 152, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Andreas Staub, @grzewap@mastodon.social, Christian Surchi
jazziz.com
The Ultimate Sonny Rollins Playlist
jazziz.com
· To skip the intro and jump straight to the playlist, click here. Sonny Rollins is a living jazz legend, a player of outsize impact and cultural influence whose biography reads like jazz lore, even as it continues to be written. Born in the jazz mecca of New York City in 1930, Rollins showed early promise… · Shared by 6, including Austin Kleon, Christian Surchi
Quanta Magazine
How Mathematical ‘Hocus-Pocus’ Saved Particle Physics
Quanta Magazine
6 min · · Renormalization has become perhaps the single most important advance in theoretical physics in 50 years. · Shared by 119, including Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, sircharlsxavier, Kevin Mitchell @WiringtheBrain@ mstdn .social, Carla Gentry 🎶, Nicolas Babin, Matthias Lampe, Christian Surchi, Matteo Furia
Narratively
The (Literally) Unbelievable Story of the Original Fake News Network
Narratively
20+ min · · Once upon a time in Guatemala, the CIA hired a cocky American actor and two radio DJs to launch a revolution and oust a president. Their playbook is being used against the U.S. right now. · Shared by 353, including luis antónio santos, Esther Schindler, Christian Surchi, Allen Gannett, Kiki, Noah Kagan, Michael Schär, shanesnow, Jennifer Ouellette, Brad Brooks, Ian M Calvert, Nir Eyal, Amaury
Aeon+Psyche
How to be indistractable
Aeon+Psyche
16+ min · · Stop blaming technology – distraction starts within. Manage your inner triggers to enjoy greater focus and a fuller life · Shared by 429, including Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Nir Eyal, Bernhard Huessy, Matthias Lampe, Christian Surchi, venkat - bala, Neil Hart 💙, Katja Evertz
thekitchn.com
What Coffee-Brewing Method Makes the Best-Tasting Cup?
thekitchn.com
· It was also the fastest method! · Shared by 189, including Christian Surchi
Visual Capitalist
Visualizing the State of Democracy, by Country
Visual Capitalist
10 min · · View the full-sized interactive version of this graphic · Shared by 58, including Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe #VivaTech, Pixel, Christian Surchi, George J Huba PhD
cfr.org
How China Ramped Up Disinformation Efforts During the Pandemic
cfr.org
· Beijing has increased its manipulation of information as well as disinformation efforts around COVID-19 to damage democracies and boost itself, but its strategies have had mixed results. · Shared by 5, including Christian Surchi
jacobinitalia.it
11 settembre
jacobinitalia.it
11+ min · · All’epoca dell’Unidad Popular: voci della «via cilena al socialismo», tra spinte dal basso e contraccolpi reazionari. Fino al colpo di stato che avrebbe insediato in un bagno di sangue il «paradiso… · Shared by 3, including Christian Surchi
The Atlantic
Photos: Wildfires Rage Across the American West
The Atlantic
9 min · · Images from the past few days of some of the dozens of fires currently burning, as well as those battling against and affected by them · Shared by 22, including Christian Surchi
Farnam Street
A Primer on Algorithms and Bias
Farnam Street
6 min · · The growing influence of algorithms on our lives means we owe it to ourselves to better understand what they are and how they work. Understanding how the data we use to inform algorithms influences… · Shared by 146, including Nrupal Akolkar, ΛLΞX TRΞJʘ, Mike Taylor, Evan (he/him), ronkarr, Oscar MacDonald, Jason Lauritsen, davidabrock, Sagun Shrestha, Matthias Lampe, Teresa Torres, Christian Surchi, Katja Evertz, Doug Sundheim, Scott Monty
The New York Times
Dentists Are Seeing an Epidemic of Cracked Teeth. What’s Going On?
The New York Times
7 min · · When I reopened my dental practice in early June, the tooth fractures started coming in: at least one a day, every single day that I’ve been in the office. · Shared by 157, including Neeraj K Agrawal, Joshua Benton, dunschtig, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, BenYT, Karen K. Ho, Eric Sinclair, Christian Surchi, Austin Kleon, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Cristina Tardáguila
Il Tascabile
L’equilibrio della natura non esiste
Il Tascabile
11+ min · · Da Anassimandro a oggi, storia di un’ipotesi sbagliata e di successo – che può essere pericolosa: il concetto di equilibrio della natura. · Shared by 4, including Christian Surchi
The New York Times
The Black Violinist Who Inspired Beethoven
The New York Times
8 min · · George Bridgetower, the original dedicatee of the “Kreutzer” Sonata, was a charismatic prodigy but faded into history. · Shared by 40, including Sagun Shrestha, Juliana de Albuquerque | @ajuliana@mas.to, Anita Leirfall, Felix M, Christian Surchi
The Atlantic
How I Mastered the Art of Ventilating My Home
The Atlantic
6 min · · Let me tell you about my fans. · Shared by 141, including Huda Idrees, Tim, Craig Mod, Oliver Fuchs, Carlos, Christian Surchi
New York Magazine
In 2029, the Internet Will Make Us Act Like Medieval Peasants
New York Magazine
4 min · · What if we aren’t being accelerated into a cyberpunk future so much as thrown into some fantastical premodern past? · Shared by 10, including Christian Surchi, Kelsey D. Atherton, now available on Bluesky