Research in Nature Computational Science shows that large language models exhibit social identity biases similar to humans, having favoritism toward ingroups and hostility toward outgroups. https://go.nature.com/4gjBtku 🧪

There you have it. Elon Musk enthusiastically supports the neo-Nazi party in Germany, which also happens to be the most pro-Russian political party in Europe.

I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine

youtu.be/JfyECL2UtMw?... I’ve been getting a lot of new comments on old videos for some strange reason

Germany's 2024 onshore wind auctions are done. 12 GW of new capacity was allocated. (Total added capacity in the EU in 2023 was 17 GW.)

It does matter whether the Greens are in government or not, apparently. www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Fachtheme...

HOW had I not used tqdm before! It is such a neat little package that gives you progress bars that are *very* satisfying to watch. #astrocode

That didn’t age well.

🌳 Deforestation weakens malaria defences

A new @britishecolsoc.bsky.social study shows bed nets are less effective against malaria in areas with high deforestation.

In regions with over 50% forest loss, nets lose their protective power.

🔗 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...

#SciComm 🧪🍎

Anyone else remember Joe Rogan arguing about nonexistent giant chimps with a primatologist, and when he starts losing he just screams about how she has a vagina? Here is her story (and one more reason to despise the little troll) www.prosocial.world/posts/joe-ro...

“Research so far suggests that when people know something “creative” was made by AI, they find it mediocre and soulless. But if they don’t know, they quite like it.”

on.ft.com/3ZlwHf5

🧪Cancer fact of the day: organisms with more cells should in theory be at higher risk of cancer.

But...nope! Turns out that's not the case. For example, humans have a higher incidence of cancer than whales.

This is called Peto's paradox, and we don't know why 🤷🏾‍♂️
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peto%27...

LLMs and the current debates on conscious machines provide an opportunity to re-examine some core ideas of the science of consciousness.

The feasibility of artificial consciousness through the lens of neuroscience 🧪
www.cell.com/trends/neuro...

The Brexit playbook, in Germany: run down public services and infrastructure to the point of collapse, blame immigrants for the fallout.

And the country is falling for it, too.