Plimpton 322 is the name given to a 3,800-year-old clay tablet discovered in Iraq in the early 20th Century by archeologist Edgar J Banks, the man believed to have inspired Indiana Jones. Over time this... continue reading
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This is why word inflation is a problem: You can try to change reality by redefining words, but it won't work – it just stops you from dealing with it.
posted by BSR 2 years 7 months ago • 390 views • 8:08(H/T @eric3579)
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 775 views • 14:24Computer-generated videos are getting more realistic and even harder to detect thanks to deep learning and artificial intelligence. As WSJ’s Jason Bellini finds in this episode of Moving Upstream, these... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 5 years 7 months 1 week ago • 33 viewsYouTube: Many people have to wait too long to see a doctor. And it could get worse. If, as many people believe, we have a shortage of doctors in the United States, then it follows that we can fix this... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 5 months ago • 460 views • 6:02Place your bets! YouTube: Comedian Matt Kirshen tests Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye to see if they can decipher whether something is a real mechanical problem or science fiction.
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