In strange science news, apparently, someone is studying if a pigeon could keep pace with an AI. Seriously!
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References:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230207144220.htm
The College Free Expression Survey gathers the opinion of students, but FIRE has an additional survey of the sentiments of faculty on free expression and academic freedom.
References:
https://www.thefire.org/facultyreport
Dr. Alex Small was a physicist and beloved heterodox thinker who passed away recently. His story reminds us of that great minds still disagree and discuss in academia.
References:
https://heterodoxacademy.org/blog/the-og-wg-the-lasting-impact-of-a-little-hxa-writers-group/
There's a fascinating piece in Nature about the AI data crunch. Researchers want more data, but should they get it?
References:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03990-2
A study in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health examines the fraction of children with asthma that is attributable to gas stoves in the home. Interesting take, but there are a few things worth pointing out.
The YouTube version of the episode will be up tomorrow morning!
Article reviewed in this episode:
Population Attributable Fraction of Gas Stoves and Childhood Asthma in the United States
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/1/75
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There will be no content over Thanksgiving week since I'm off on vacation. Happy Thanksgiving all!
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