List: Interesting | Curated by Bob Koure

Oct 24, 2024
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TDS Archive
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Rohit Patel
Understanding LLMs from Scratch Using Middle School MathIn this article, we talk about how LLMs work, from scratch — assuming only that you know how to add and multiply two numbers. The article…
Oct 19, 2024
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Oct 19, 2024
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Microbial Instincts
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Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
Does the Amyloid Model of Alzheimer’s Disease Still Make Sense? My Journey to Resolve the GapsWhoever can pinpoint the missing piece will be on the verge of solving this seemingly unsolvable disease.
Oct 14, 2024
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Oct 14, 2024
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Science & Meaning
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Hermes Solenzol
In Defense of ScientismScience is the best form of knowledge
Sep 21, 2024
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Sep 21, 2024
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Wise & Well
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Brent R. Stockwell, Ph.D.
Healthy Fats Improve Heart Health (For Some People)But knowing which fats are best is a challenge. New research brings clarity.
Jul 15, 2024
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Jul 15, 2024
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Microbial Instincts
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Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
What If Something Else Lives in Your Brain? The Science and Secrets of Brain MicrobiomeWhat it is and why it matters
May 14, 2024
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May 14, 2024
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Cory Doctorow
I assure you, an AI didn’t write a terrible “George Carlin” routineThe Mechanical Turk would like to have a word with all of us.
Jan 29, 2024
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Jan 29, 2024
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Dr. Jason Fung
Modulating the Insulin Effect — The 5 types of Resistant StarchNuances of Carbohydrate Metabolism
Dec 7, 2023
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Dec 7, 2023
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Predict
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Gunnar De Winter
Gut Microbes and Alzheimer’s DiseaseFecal samples of human Alzheimer patients cause brain dysfunction and cognitive deficits in rats
Oct 29, 2023
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Oct 29, 2023
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Teatime History
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Prateek Dasgupta
Who Were the Real Philistines That the Bible Talks About?Archaeology and genetics shed light on the origins of the sworn enemies of the Israelites
Oct 16, 2023
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Oct 16, 2023
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Science & Meaning
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Hermes Solenzol
Neurons, Explained in Ten MinutesFind out what are dendrites, axons, ion channels and action potentials
Mar 12, 2023
Mar 12, 2023
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Wise & Well
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Annie Foley
Inhaling Laughing Gas Isn’t All Fun and GamesExperts sound the alarm on a growing phenomenon that risks debilitating and deadly side effects
Aug 29, 2023
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Aug 29, 2023
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The Reading Frame
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River D'Almeida, Ph.D
Fragments of DNA floating in the blood signal cancerA revolution in cancer diagnosis and care?
Aug 27, 2023
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Aug 27, 2023
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The Reading Frame
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River D'Almeida, Ph.D
Elusive brain cells identified as architects of sleepScientists say this brain ‘glue’ influences our sleep needs
Aug 22, 2023
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Aug 22, 2023
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Predict
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Matt Traverso Ph.D.
A Node by Any Other Name: Transistor Size & Moore’s LawWhy the smallest features in 3 nm semiconductor manufacturing are roughly 20 nm and whether we should care.
Jul 11, 2023
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Jul 11, 2023
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Wise & Well
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Brent R. Stockwell, Ph.D.
Life-Saving Cures Emerge as Mysteries of Cell Death are SolvedBrain, heart, and liver diseases are caused by loss of cells, but a tsunami of insights into how cells die is providing the first…
Aug 17, 2023
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Aug 17, 2023
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proto.life
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proto.life
The Bleeding Edge of Itch ResearchScientists have been scratching at the familiar, annoying phenomenon long enough now to produce a new crop of promising itch drugs.
Aug 9, 2023
Aug 9, 2023
Tokyo University of Science
Redox-Based Transistor as a Reservoir System for Neuromorphic ComputingResearchers develop an ionic device utilizing redox reactions as a major step towards using physical reservoir computing
Jul 3, 2023
Jul 3, 2023
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Technicity
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Faisal Khan
Decoding the mysterious spiral signals hidden within the human brainScientists believe the newly discovered signals could be key to our cognition — advancing the understanding of the brain
Jun 23, 2023
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Jun 23, 2023
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Technicity
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Faisal Khan
Microparticle therapy demonstrates remarkable reversal of MS in animal trialsIn groundbreaking research, restoring immune cell balance reverses Multiple sclerosis (MS) in 100% of mice, cures one third
Jun 16, 2023
Jun 16, 2023
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Wise & Well
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Annie Foley
You’re Not 50% Mom, 50% Dad Like They Told YouGood thing, too, because you’d probably be dead if you had equal doses of their genetic instructions
Jun 12, 2023
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