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Well worth repeating... Reminds me of Marx's observation "For capitalism is already essentially abolished once we assume that it is enjoyment that is the driving motive and not enrichment itself." How can we make it work? www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Brett Christophers · Assume the worst: Where our waste goes
Just as Big Oil has repeatedly failed to deliver on pledges to begin decarbonising, so too the promises of plastics...
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February 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Well worth repeating... Reminds me of Marx's observation "For capitalism is already essentially abolished once we assume that it is enjoyment that is the driving motive and not enrichment itself." How can we make it work? www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
David Owen - A lovely description of teaching - giving just enough pointers (a look?) to nudge self-correction, say smthg if self-correction doesn't occur - but don't give them more than you have to - "Teachers have to learn how to do that. It isn't easy." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Dyslexia and the Reading Wars
Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them?
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January 17, 2026 at 11:27 AM
David Owen - A lovely description of teaching - giving just enough pointers (a look?) to nudge self-correction, say smthg if self-correction doesn't occur - but don't give them more than you have to - "Teachers have to learn how to do that. It isn't easy." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Medical AI models based on specialist literature are easier to assemble and perform much better - Dhruv Khullar has looked as US examples -
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
If A.I. Can Diagnose Patients, What Are Doctors For?
Large language models are transforming medicine—but the technology comes with side effects.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Medical AI models based on specialist literature are easier to assemble and perform much better - Dhruv Khullar has looked as US examples -
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
To add to the empirical case - how do Chinese AI models get better results?
hbr.org/2025/09/how-...
hbr.org/2025/09/how-...
How Savvy Companies Are Using Chinese AI
Many global companies are integrating gen AI into their businesses, and most are using Western tools from companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. But they now find themselves navigating a second, very di...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
To add to the empirical case - how do Chinese AI models get better results?
hbr.org/2025/09/how-...
hbr.org/2025/09/how-...
Jensen Huang said recently that Chinese AI will win the race - you can see the downsides of the Silicon Valley model - so much energy for so little gain...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Inside the Data Centers That Train A.I. and Drain the Electrical Grid
A data center, which can use as much electricity as Philadelphia, is the new American factory, creating the future and propping up the economy. How long can this last?
www.newyorker.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Jensen Huang said recently that Chinese AI will win the race - you can see the downsides of the Silicon Valley model - so much energy for so little gain...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...