Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
Consultant, Engineer, Scientist, Educator, Change Agent, Futurist, (and escapee from Twitter -X)
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Blueskye - Day 1 = 2nd December 2024
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Blueskye - Day 1 = 2nd December 2024
Electron Spin; a convenient assumption that is fundamentally wrong, but a 'useful' the same time! This video is one comprehensive (?) explanation of why. It is also an exemplar description of the vagaries of quantum mechanics and what we don't understand yet...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWlk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWlk...
Electrons DO NOT Spin
YouTube video by PBS Space Time
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March 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Electron Spin; a convenient assumption that is fundamentally wrong, but a 'useful' the same time! This video is one comprehensive (?) explanation of why. It is also an exemplar description of the vagaries of quantum mechanics and what we don't understand yet...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWlk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWlk...
This looks like a significant advance toward leading edge chip production.
www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/adv...
www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/adv...
March 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This looks like a significant advance toward leading edge chip production.
www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/adv...
www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/adv...
LIFE WITOUT OXYGEN IS POSSIBLE - a parasite living in salsmon!
Not my field but prompts the question: Does this parasite need a host that lives and breaths oxygen?
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Not my field but prompts the question: Does this parasite need a host that lives and breaths oxygen?
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
March 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
LIFE WITOUT OXYGEN IS POSSIBLE - a parasite living in salsmon!
Not my field but prompts the question: Does this parasite need a host that lives and breaths oxygen?
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Not my field but prompts the question: Does this parasite need a host that lives and breaths oxygen?
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
A presentation delivered to a mixed sector industrial audience to provide a balanced view of why AI is necessary in many working environments and further, how it can advantage the individual and organisation...
www.slideshare.net/slideshow/wh...
www.slideshare.net/slideshow/wh...
Why AI is Needed Procurement and Supply Chains
Why AI is Needed Procurement and Supply Chains - Download as a PDF or view online for free
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March 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A presentation delivered to a mixed sector industrial audience to provide a balanced view of why AI is necessary in many working environments and further, how it can advantage the individual and organisation...
www.slideshare.net/slideshow/wh...
www.slideshare.net/slideshow/wh...
Truth really matters, but it is increasingly embattled from all sides by those wishing, rather than'solidly' proving, something really is so! Each day it seems harder to sort the BS from proven facts! See what you think...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJTs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJTs...
Microsoft’s Topological Qubits Probably Don’t Exist, Researchers Warn
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
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March 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Truth really matters, but it is increasingly embattled from all sides by those wishing, rather than'solidly' proving, something really is so! Each day it seems harder to sort the BS from proven facts! See what you think...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJTs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJTs...
This just popped on my screen and made me smile - you couldn't write this script, you really couldn't...
February 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
This just popped on my screen and made me smile - you couldn't write this script, you really couldn't...
I'm not sure I have seen a publication/paper with so many fundamental breakthroughs and claims. This technology could be a game changer for Quantum Computing!!
news.microsoft.com/source/featu...
news.microsoft.com/source/featu...
Microsoft’s Majorana 1 chip carves new path for quantum computing - Source
Majorana 1, the first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture
news.microsoft.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I'm not sure I have seen a publication/paper with so many fundamental breakthroughs and claims. This technology could be a game changer for Quantum Computing!!
news.microsoft.com/source/featu...
news.microsoft.com/source/featu...
I saw this and I had to smile - and the more so as I know Yorkshire well :-)
February 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I saw this and I had to smile - and the more so as I know Yorkshire well :-)
I think the profundity of this posting is (just about) in sync with the politically driven turbulence about to hit academia. I recommend watching...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=shFU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=shFU...
I was asked to keep this confidential
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
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February 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I think the profundity of this posting is (just about) in sync with the politically driven turbulence about to hit academia. I recommend watching...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=shFU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=shFU...
A revelation, but no big surprise, a lot of code out there appears to be poorly configured.
www.techrepublic.com/article/data...
www.techrepublic.com/article/data...
Data Centres Can Cut Energy Use By Up To 30% With Just About 30 Lines of Code, Research Shows
New research has found that data centres can reduce their energy usage by up to 30% simply by altering around 30 lines of code in the Linux kernel’s network stack. New research has found that data cen...
www.techrepublic.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A revelation, but no big surprise, a lot of code out there appears to be poorly configured.
www.techrepublic.com/article/data...
www.techrepublic.com/article/data...
Here is a thread I just stumbled across - really worth a read:
A cogent explanation into the inexplicably destructive negotiating processes of the president, by Prof. David Honig of Indiana University - Robert H. McKinney School of Law
www.threads.net/@beinglibera...
A cogent explanation into the inexplicably destructive negotiating processes of the president, by Prof. David Honig of Indiana University - Robert H. McKinney School of Law
www.threads.net/@beinglibera...
Being Liberal ® (@beingliberal) on Threads
The best, most cogent and elegantly simple explanation into the inexplicably destructive negotiating processes of the president, by Prof. David Honig of Indiana University.
Everybody I know should re...
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February 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Here is a thread I just stumbled across - really worth a read:
A cogent explanation into the inexplicably destructive negotiating processes of the president, by Prof. David Honig of Indiana University - Robert H. McKinney School of Law
www.threads.net/@beinglibera...
A cogent explanation into the inexplicably destructive negotiating processes of the president, by Prof. David Honig of Indiana University - Robert H. McKinney School of Law
www.threads.net/@beinglibera...
A rational and reasoned assessment of Brexit impact on the UK. No surprise, it is not a pretty picture!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Five key impacts of Brexit five years on
The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A rational and reasoned assessment of Brexit impact on the UK. No surprise, it is not a pretty picture!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
GEP WorldwideGEP Worldwide
Keynote Spotlight!
We’re thrilled to announce Peter Cochrane OBE, a pioneer in technology, innovation, and transformation, as the keynote speaker at our Amsterdam event on February 4th! 🚀
📍 See you at our GEP Europe Tour in Amsterdam!
Keynote Spotlight!
We’re thrilled to announce Peter Cochrane OBE, a pioneer in technology, innovation, and transformation, as the keynote speaker at our Amsterdam event on February 4th! 🚀
📍 See you at our GEP Europe Tour in Amsterdam!
January 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
GEP WorldwideGEP Worldwide
Keynote Spotlight!
We’re thrilled to announce Peter Cochrane OBE, a pioneer in technology, innovation, and transformation, as the keynote speaker at our Amsterdam event on February 4th! 🚀
📍 See you at our GEP Europe Tour in Amsterdam!
Keynote Spotlight!
We’re thrilled to announce Peter Cochrane OBE, a pioneer in technology, innovation, and transformation, as the keynote speaker at our Amsterdam event on February 4th! 🚀
📍 See you at our GEP Europe Tour in Amsterdam!
Such a rapid reaction! Panic seldom sees a positive outcome - I wish I could get to the truth!
edition.cnn.com/2025/01/27/t...
edition.cnn.com/2025/01/27/t...
A shocking Chinese AI advancement called DeepSeek is sending US stocks plunging | CNN Business
US stocks were set for a steep selloff Monday morning after a surprise advancement from a Chinese artificial intelligence company, DeepSeek, threatened the aura of invincibility surrounding America’s ...
edition.cnn.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Such a rapid reaction! Panic seldom sees a positive outcome - I wish I could get to the truth!
edition.cnn.com/2025/01/27/t...
edition.cnn.com/2025/01/27/t...
Increasingly my experience using AI search:
"The way AI can put together a well-reasoned answer to just about any kind of question, drawing on real-time data from across the web, just offers a better experience”
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/06/1...
"The way AI can put together a well-reasoned answer to just about any kind of question, drawing on real-time data from across the web, just offers a better experience”
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/06/1...
AI means the end of internet search as we’ve known it
Despite fewer clicks, copyright fights, and sometimes iffy answers, AI could unlock new ways to summon all the world’s knowledge.
www.technologyreview.com
January 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Increasingly my experience using AI search:
"The way AI can put together a well-reasoned answer to just about any kind of question, drawing on real-time data from across the web, just offers a better experience”
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/06/1...
"The way AI can put together a well-reasoned answer to just about any kind of question, drawing on real-time data from across the web, just offers a better experience”
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/06/1...
This will be interesting: I'm not sure that 'Joe Public' will give a fig about political, commercial, or security concerns...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/24/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/24/1...
How a top Chinese AI model overcame US sanctions
With a new reasoning model that matches the performance of ChatGPT o1, DeepSeek managed to turn restrictions into innovation.
www.technologyreview.com
January 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This will be interesting: I'm not sure that 'Joe Public' will give a fig about political, commercial, or security concerns...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/24/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/24/1...
An interesting 'state of play report' that might suggest that global collaboration is needed along with something more than 'raw AI pattern recognition'.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/21/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/21/1...
Why it’s so hard to use AI to diagnose cancer
The latest effort, from the Mayo Clinic, holds some clues.
www.technologyreview.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
An interesting 'state of play report' that might suggest that global collaboration is needed along with something more than 'raw AI pattern recognition'.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/21/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/21/1...
Potentially viable reactor designs are heading for test and assessment!
spectrum.ieee.org/microreactor...
spectrum.ieee.org/microreactor...
Two Nuclear Microreactors Reach Milestone
Westinghouse and Radiant are developing some of the world’s smallest reactors
spectrum.ieee.org
January 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Potentially viable reactor designs are heading for test and assessment!
spectrum.ieee.org/microreactor...
spectrum.ieee.org/microreactor...
A useful perspective on a technology that was supposed to be delivering already!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XECq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XECq...
Small Nuclear Reactors Have A Big Problem
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
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January 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
A useful perspective on a technology that was supposed to be delivering already!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XECq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XECq...
Another Human/AI intelligence test with interesting results! BUT until we give machines sensor/actuator/mobility systems the big differences will persist. Imagine a human incarcerated and decoupled from the world for life and how they might perform!
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Age against the machine—susceptibility of large language models to cognitive impairment: cross sectional analysis
Objective To evaluate the cognitive abilities of the leading large language models and identify their susceptibility to cognitive impairment, using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and additio...
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December 27, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Another Human/AI intelligence test with interesting results! BUT until we give machines sensor/actuator/mobility systems the big differences will persist. Imagine a human incarcerated and decoupled from the world for life and how they might perform!
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
For me, the defining base property of AI is pattern recognition. This example is novel and profound!
www.thebrighterside.news/post/cutting...
www.thebrighterside.news/post/cutting...
Cutting-edge AI technology solves 500 year old art mystery
Explore how AI revolutionizes art authentication, decoding the secrets of Renaissance masterpieces with precision and scholarly rigor.
www.thebrighterside.news
December 20, 2024 at 12:22 PM
For me, the defining base property of AI is pattern recognition. This example is novel and profound!
www.thebrighterside.news/post/cutting...
www.thebrighterside.news/post/cutting...
I do wish these people would attend a course on thermodynamics! Just read the headline—believe me—you can guess the rest!
www.techradar.com/pro/Could-ty...
www.techradar.com/pro/Could-ty...
Could typing on your laptop help charge it as well? Scientists develop material that generates electricity when compressed
Lead-free material produces electricity by simply squeezing or pressing
www.techradar.com
December 18, 2024 at 11:02 AM
I do wish these people would attend a course on thermodynamics! Just read the headline—believe me—you can guess the rest!
www.techradar.com/pro/Could-ty...
www.techradar.com/pro/Could-ty...
One small step for man, one giant leap for dronekind! (with apologies to Neil Armstrong)
spectrum.ieee.org/bird-drone?u...
spectrum.ieee.org/bird-drone?u...
Drones With Legs Can Walk, Hop, and Jump Into the Air
Birds use their legs for all kinds of clever things, and now drones can too
spectrum.ieee.org
December 18, 2024 at 10:02 AM
One small step for man, one giant leap for dronekind! (with apologies to Neil Armstrong)
spectrum.ieee.org/bird-drone?u...
spectrum.ieee.org/bird-drone?u...