Guardian Tech
From viral conspiracies to exam fiascos, algorithms come with serious side effects
Guardian Tech
10 min read · From 2020 · A mesmerising, unaccountable kind of algorithm – machine learning – is blinding governments to the technology’s often disastrous flaws · Shared by 152, including Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Andreas Staub, Grzegorz Wapiński, Christian Surchi
jazziz.com
The Ultimate Sonny Rollins Playlist
jazziz.com
From 2020 · 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 read · From 2020 · 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, Carla Gentry, Nicolas Babin, Matthias Lampe, Christian Surchi, Matteo Furia
Narratively
The (Literally) Unbelievable Story of the Original Fake News Network
Narratively
20+ min read · From 2020 · 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 191, including Amaury, Brad Brooks, luis antónio santos, Michael Schär, Noah Kagan, Ian M Calvert, Allen Gannett, Kiki, Esther Schindler, Christian Surchi, Nir Eyal
Aeon+Psyche
How to be indistractable
Aeon+Psyche
~16 min read · From 2020 · Stop blaming technology – distraction starts within. Manage your inner triggers to enjoy greater focus and a fuller life · Shared by 368, 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
From 2020 · It was also the fastest method! · Shared by 69, including Christian Surchi
Visual Capitalist
Visualizing the State of Democracy, by Country
Visual Capitalist
10 min read · From 2020 · View the full-sized interactive version of this graphic · Shared by 58, including Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem, Eric Vitiello, Christian Surchi, George J Huba PhD
cfr.org
How China Ramped Up Disinformation Efforts During the Pandemic
cfr.org
From 2020 · 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 read · From 2020 · 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 Photo
Photos: Wildfires Rage Across the American West
The Atlantic Photo
9 min read · From 2020 · 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 read · From 2020 · 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 147, 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 read · From 2020 · 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 155, 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 read · From 2020 · 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 read · From 2020 · 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, Anita Leirfall, Felix M, Christian Surchi
The Atlantic
How I Mastered the Art of Ventilating My Home
The Atlantic
6 min read · From 2020 · Let me tell you about my fans. · Shared by 139, 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 read · From 2020 · 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
