amerigo81.bsky.social
@amerigo81.bsky.social
Italian(-Canadian) computational geneticist, pathway cartographer and drug discoverer
Very interesting conversation, Paul Krugman and Phillips O'Brien phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/a-chat-wit...
A Chat With Paul Krugman
Hello all.
phillipspobrien.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Enlightening conversation on the state of affairs of US and Europe phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/conversati...
Conversation with Adam Kinzinger
Things Are Worse Than Expected, But That's Why We Must Fight
phillipspobrien.substack.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Really summarizes well the current economic situation: paulkrugman.substack.com/p/have-we-be...
Have We Been Partying Like It’s 1999?
This bubble may end with a tech-bro bailout
paulkrugman.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Revenge of the Chinese room - broad, shallow intelligence
The old narrrow AI vs general distinction doesn’t quite cut it anymore.

I propose that we turn that dichotomy into a trichotomy, adding Broad, shallow intelligence (BSI) as a third pole:

garymarcus.substack.com/p/agi-versus...
AGI versus “broad, shallow intelligence”
The BSI we have now, versus the AGI we want
garymarcus.substack.com
January 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Best new year video ever ; ) www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R71...
Futurama - New Year's Eve Scene 01
YouTube video by Evan Channel 2000
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January 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Reposted
Every Jan 1 I post a scorecard on predictions I made, with dates, on Jan 1, 2018 on cars (self-driving), robots, AI, & ML, and on human spaceflight. Besides telling which turned out right and which wrong in the last year I also talk a lot of smack about these topics. rodneybrooks.com/predictions-...
Predictions Scorecard, 2025 January 01 – Rodney Brooks
rodneybrooks.com
January 1, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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FDA approves Ionis’ antisense oligonucleotide olezarsen, making it the first approved treatment for familial chylomicronemia syndrome, a rare metabolic disorder that prevents the body from breaking down triglycerides.
FDA approves Ionis’ treatment for a rare metabolic disorder
FDA approves Ionis' olezarsen as first treatment for familial chylomicronemia syndrome. Arrowhead's plozasiran pending FDA review. Both target broader SHTG market.
endpts.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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30 years ago this month, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated.

I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society | Robert Reich
In 1994, I took a lot of heat for this speech warning that the American middle class was in danger. That was 29 years ago this week. Watch and tell me if I w...
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November 28, 2024 at 1:00 AM
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Atlas of the plasma proteome in health and disease in 53,026 adults. Deng et al. Cell 2024

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Atlas of the plasma proteome in health and disease in 53,026 adults
A large-scale proteomics study involving 53,026 individuals maps 2,920 plasma proteins to 406 prevalent diseases, 660 incident diseases, and 986 health-related traits, identifying promising biomarkers...
www.cell.com
November 28, 2024 at 5:24 PM