Pranav Rajan
@pranavrajan.bsky.social
Machine Learning, HAI, Visualization, Data Tooling
Machine Learning Student @ KTH
Interested in all things bach, piano, outdoors, data, cooking.
Machine Learning Student @ KTH
Interested in all things bach, piano, outdoors, data, cooking.
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I'm going to give a talk about birds and code and art and stuff in two hours:
www.media.mit.edu/events/futur...
www.media.mit.edu/events/futur...
Future Sketches Talk Series 2025: Creating with Nature – MIT Media Lab
What can observing nature show us about computation and creative practice?Join the Future Sketches group for the Fall 2025 edition of our Lunch Lectures: Creat…
www.media.mit.edu
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I'm going to give a talk about birds and code and art and stuff in two hours:
www.media.mit.edu/events/futur...
www.media.mit.edu/events/futur...
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The next video in the Laplace Transform sequence is up!
youtu.be/FE-hM1kRK4Y
Here, we dig into a concrete example, the forced oscillator. Some of you may remember that this was relevant for studying why light slows down in a medium.
youtu.be/FE-hM1kRK4Y
Here, we dig into a concrete example, the forced oscillator. Some of you may remember that this was relevant for studying why light slows down in a medium.
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The next video in the Laplace Transform sequence is up!
youtu.be/FE-hM1kRK4Y
Here, we dig into a concrete example, the forced oscillator. Some of you may remember that this was relevant for studying why light slows down in a medium.
youtu.be/FE-hM1kRK4Y
Here, we dig into a concrete example, the forced oscillator. Some of you may remember that this was relevant for studying why light slows down in a medium.
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This is one you're going to want to be at! @bobwachter.bsky.social has a new book coming out on AI & Healthcare.
He interviewed the best thinkers across the country and we're going to dive in.
This one will be best IN PERSON! @cwclub.bsky.social
www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
He interviewed the best thinkers across the country and we're going to dive in.
This one will be best IN PERSON! @cwclub.bsky.social
www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
Dr. Bob Wachter: How AI Is Transforming Health Care and What That Means for Our Future
Artificial intelligence can now match and sometimes surpass physicians in areas such as diagnosis to empathy. What does that mean for doctors, patients, and the future of our health care? Join us for ...
www.commonwealthclub.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This is one you're going to want to be at! @bobwachter.bsky.social has a new book coming out on AI & Healthcare.
He interviewed the best thinkers across the country and we're going to dive in.
This one will be best IN PERSON! @cwclub.bsky.social
www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
He interviewed the best thinkers across the country and we're going to dive in.
This one will be best IN PERSON! @cwclub.bsky.social
www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
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Omg congrats @ajyl.bsky.social
Outstanding paper 2🏆: Shared Global and Local Geometry of Language Model Embeddings
openreview.net/forum?id=aJD...
openreview.net/forum?id=aJD...
October 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Omg congrats @ajyl.bsky.social
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At times, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s concurrent ascent feels preordained. Expectations run high for them to meet in the final of this month’s U.S. Open.
The Budding Rivalry of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner
The two young champions, who met as teen-agers, are expected to face off at this year’s U.S. Open. A new book by Giri Nathan tracks their parallel ascent.
www.newyorker.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
At times, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s concurrent ascent feels preordained. Expectations run high for them to meet in the final of this month’s U.S. Open.
A day late but remembering the impact of Anthony Bourdain on Bourdain Day
June 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A day late but remembering the impact of Anthony Bourdain on Bourdain Day
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Wow: "Painstakingly pieced together from hundreds of small notebooks, most of the new works are thought to have been written in the bohemian bistros of Montmartre in Paris where Satie worked as a pianist." www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
Unheard works by Erik Satie to premiere 100 years after his death
Pianist Alexandre Tharaud performs previously lost material by experimental French composer on a new album
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Wow: "Painstakingly pieced together from hundreds of small notebooks, most of the new works are thought to have been written in the bohemian bistros of Montmartre in Paris where Satie worked as a pianist." www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
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"For many companies, excitement over the promise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has given way to vexation over the difficulty of making productive use of the technology. The share of companies abandoning...has risen to 42%, up from 17% last year."
www.economist.com/business/202...
www.economist.com/business/202...
Welcome to the AI trough of disillusionment
Tech giants are spending big, but many other companies are growing frustrated
www.economist.com
June 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"For many companies, excitement over the promise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has given way to vexation over the difficulty of making productive use of the technology. The share of companies abandoning...has risen to 42%, up from 17% last year."
www.economist.com/business/202...
www.economist.com/business/202...
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Progress in traditional computing is slowing — new chips are running into fundamental physical limitations that prevent them from getting smaller. Changing the way computations run could help keep progress moving.
How Can AI Researchers Save Energy? By Going Backward. | Quanta Magazine
Reversible programs run backward as easily as they run forward, saving energy in theory. After decades of research, they may soon power AI.
www.quantamagazine.org
June 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Progress in traditional computing is slowing — new chips are running into fundamental physical limitations that prevent them from getting smaller. Changing the way computations run could help keep progress moving.
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‘MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: THE FINAL RECKONING’ earns $24.8M in the film’s domestic opening day.
Biggest opening day ever for the franchise.
Read our review: bit.ly/MissionDF
Biggest opening day ever for the franchise.
Read our review: bit.ly/MissionDF
May 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
‘MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: THE FINAL RECKONING’ earns $24.8M in the film’s domestic opening day.
Biggest opening day ever for the franchise.
Read our review: bit.ly/MissionDF
Biggest opening day ever for the franchise.
Read our review: bit.ly/MissionDF
Photos of Stockholm at night
May 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Photos of Stockholm at night
I'm a huge fan of Rick Rubin and Claude but this collaboration between Rick RubinxAnthropic seriously irked me www.thewayofcode.com. After publishing The Creative Act: A Way of Being which was a truly insightful book and a storied career in the music industry did Rick really have to publish this?
Rick Rubin | The Way of Code: The Timeless Art of Vibe Coding
Rick Rubin brings ancient wisdom to the modern age in The Way of Code, a meditation on the art and science of vibe coding. With Claude by Anthropic, the Grammy-award winning producer and author of The...
www.thewayofcode.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I'm a huge fan of Rick Rubin and Claude but this collaboration between Rick RubinxAnthropic seriously irked me www.thewayofcode.com. After publishing The Creative Act: A Way of Being which was a truly insightful book and a storied career in the music industry did Rick really have to publish this?
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Meet @frank.computer , PhD Candidate at Carnegie Mellon University.
Frank will deliver a talk at #Outlier2025:
“Thinking of 'Softerware:' Re-imagining Data Visualizations as Malleable Interfaces”
Explore the agenda: www.accelevents.com/e/outlier-20...
#dataviz #datavisualization
Frank will deliver a talk at #Outlier2025:
“Thinking of 'Softerware:' Re-imagining Data Visualizations as Malleable Interfaces”
Explore the agenda: www.accelevents.com/e/outlier-20...
#dataviz #datavisualization
May 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Meet @frank.computer , PhD Candidate at Carnegie Mellon University.
Frank will deliver a talk at #Outlier2025:
“Thinking of 'Softerware:' Re-imagining Data Visualizations as Malleable Interfaces”
Explore the agenda: www.accelevents.com/e/outlier-20...
#dataviz #datavisualization
Frank will deliver a talk at #Outlier2025:
“Thinking of 'Softerware:' Re-imagining Data Visualizations as Malleable Interfaces”
Explore the agenda: www.accelevents.com/e/outlier-20...
#dataviz #datavisualization
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Last week I had the pleasure of finally releasing the #SveltePlot alpha version during my talk at the #SvelteSummit in Barcelona. It's a new visualization framework for @svelte.dev that I've been working on for the past 18 months, so it's about time for a 🧵
May 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Last week I had the pleasure of finally releasing the #SveltePlot alpha version during my talk at the #SvelteSummit in Barcelona. It's a new visualization framework for @svelte.dev that I've been working on for the past 18 months, so it's about time for a 🧵
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looking for more indie publications to keep up with! (fraidycat RSS :))
so far i've got:
- The Verge
- 404 Media
- Aftermath
- User Mag by Taylor Lorenz
- The Intercept
- The 19th
- The Markup
woud've added Polygon, but… [see latest news]
any other suggestions? (open to a range of topics!)
so far i've got:
- The Verge
- 404 Media
- Aftermath
- User Mag by Taylor Lorenz
- The Intercept
- The 19th
- The Markup
woud've added Polygon, but… [see latest news]
any other suggestions? (open to a range of topics!)
May 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
looking for more indie publications to keep up with! (fraidycat RSS :))
so far i've got:
- The Verge
- 404 Media
- Aftermath
- User Mag by Taylor Lorenz
- The Intercept
- The 19th
- The Markup
woud've added Polygon, but… [see latest news]
any other suggestions? (open to a range of topics!)
so far i've got:
- The Verge
- 404 Media
- Aftermath
- User Mag by Taylor Lorenz
- The Intercept
- The 19th
- The Markup
woud've added Polygon, but… [see latest news]
any other suggestions? (open to a range of topics!)
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Building large language models can feel more like growing a tomato plant than building a machine, says Martin Wattenberg, a language model researcher: “You watered it, you weeded around it, but how on earth does that tomato plant work?”
Why Language Models Are So Hard To Understand | Quanta Magazine
AI researchers are using techniques inspired by neuroscience to study how language models work — and to reveal how perplexing they can be.
www.quantamagazine.org
May 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Building large language models can feel more like growing a tomato plant than building a machine, says Martin Wattenberg, a language model researcher: “You watered it, you weeded around it, but how on earth does that tomato plant work?”
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‘THE BEAR’ Season 4 will premiere on June 15 on Hulu.
(Source: @omelete)
(Source: @omelete)
April 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
‘THE BEAR’ Season 4 will premiere on June 15 on Hulu.
(Source: @omelete)
(Source: @omelete)
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‘Bittersweet’: Famed conductor’s final concert brings symphony-goers to tears
‘Bittersweet’: Famed conductor’s final concert brings symphony-goers to tears
Michael Tilson Thomas took his final bow after three decades at the San Francisco Symphony.
sfstandard.com
April 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
‘Bittersweet’: Famed conductor’s final concert brings symphony-goers to tears
these plots reminded me of batman XD
April 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
these plots reminded me of batman XD
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When A.I. automates human skill outright, tech giants—which own and develop A.I.—accumulate vast wealth and power, while workers are left without leverage. How do we increase the odds that A.I. works for us, rather than the other way around?
How to Survive the A.I. Revolution
The Luddites lost the fight to save their livelihoods. As the threat of artificial intelligence looms, can we do any better?
www.newyorker.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
When A.I. automates human skill outright, tech giants—which own and develop A.I.—accumulate vast wealth and power, while workers are left without leverage. How do we increase the odds that A.I. works for us, rather than the other way around?
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that moment when you need google colab to run experiments
April 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
that moment when you need google colab to run experiments