April Fool's File: Humanoid History posts Apollo 19 command Fred Haise on the moon, CERN announces that an ancient particle accelerator has been discovered on Mars, and Scott Alexander publishes a previously unseen essay by G. K. Chesterton on AI risk. Speaking of AI, Elon Musk's research company deploys a robot that can detect spam. As in physical spam. And finally, there's my German Researcher Discovers Most Efficient Path to Mars.
But on a more serious note, some argue that OpenAI is actually an impediment to AI safety work.
New political humor: Hey Girl Neil Gorsuch.
That one time Western civilization forgot how to prevent scurvy. An interesting study of science history, nutrition, and just plain history.
Apparently, 1984 movie adaptation of Dune produced a coloring book. For children.
Election hot-takes are a touch passé, but this article in The Atlantic summarizes my feelings about liberals' role in producing President Trump.
Speaking of Trump, recent remarks indicate he wants to massively accelerate NASA's schedule for getting astronauts to Mars. As an aerospace engineer, I question the feasibility of this project, but as an undergrad looking for jobs in spacecraft design, can't complain too much.
The Imperial March in Major Key.
