Speed Cubing

"Max Park is a longtime [Rubik's Cube] speedcubing world record holder -- for the 3x3x3 cube, his best official time is 3.13 seconds. Let's show you how he does it."

Gorilla Glass Upgrade

"Corning's new ceramic glass might save your next phone from disaster"

Optical Illusions And Professions

"People in this career are better at seeing through optical illusions". (Via H.R.)

Typewriters Still In Use

"In some parts of the US, the clack of typewriter keys can still be heard"

Treatment For Paralysis

Nature: "Paralysed man stands again after receiving 'reprogrammed' stem cells". (Via G.F.)

Hsieh Forbes Column: Dark Chocolate And Placebos Are Also Good For Your Health

My latest Forbes column is now out: "Dark Chocolate And Placebos Are Also Good For Your Health"

Clocks Fool AI

"AI Sucks at Reading Clocks". (Via H.R.)

Waymo Safety

Waymos seem pretty safe, after one looks at all the data: "After 50 million miles, Waymos crash a lot less than human drivers"

Nvidia Optics

IEEE: "A Crucial Optical Technology Has Finally Arrived"

AI-Resistant Jobs

Quartz: "The 10 most AI-resistant jobs".

I disagree with several the jobs on that list; I think many of them will be replaced by AI more easily than expected.

No Plutonium For You

"Sydney 'science nerd' may face jail for importing plutonium in bid to collect all elements of periodic table"

Humanoid Robot Update

"The AI robots are coming. The world is not ready"

Personally, I think this will be an enormous boon to humanity.

Quantum Apocalypse? Or Not

Wired: "The Quantum Apocalypse Is Coming. Be Very Afraid"

AI Drug Repurposing

"Doctors Told Him He Was Going to Die. Then A.I. Saved His Life."

In labs around the world, scientists are using A.I. to search among existing medicines for treatments that work for rare diseases. Drug repurposing, as it’s called, is not new, but the use of machine learning is speeding up the process — and could expand the treatment possibilities for people with rare diseases and few options.

Babies And Bad Medical Care

Alex Tabarrok: "What Did We Learn From Torturing Babies?" (Via G.F.)

Corner Crossings Legal

Federal judge rules that diagonal "corner crossings" from one square of public land to another square does *not* constitute trespassing of the adjacent private land on the opposite corners. (Via Dave Jilk.)

Good Question

A darned good question.

It's a reasonable question .. pic.twitter.com/Q9BufTFyJ6

— Andy Burge 🌊🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@AndyGJBurge) March 20, 2025