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Ro.bert
here’s your weekly dose of treats 💌
a weekly list of goodies, ideas, pieces of research, principles, models, and other random stuff curated by Robert
fiery stuff I've been ingesting
June 2022 Skywatching Tips from Nasa
End-of-history illusion
Rectal cancer disappears after experimental use of Immunotherapy
WWDC 2022 - June 6 | Apple
Conscious AI responds to Elon Musk
How Queen Elizabeth dealt with prime ministers from Winston Churchill to Boris Johnson
Film Theory: Naruto Run is BEST Run and Do you get any benefit from running like Naruto?
OLED 4k TV as PC Monitor (2 years later)
Unreal Engine 5: train station in Toyama, Japan
Unreal Engine 5: GTA San Andreas Remake
Does reading on the internet give the same benefits of reading books?
Will you learn better from reading on screen or on paper?
How people read online: old and new findings
Could this device have changed medieval European history?
The rise and fall of Hooters Air
Google’s plan to talk about caste bias led to ‘division and rancor’
Exponential growth devours and corrupts
7 countries that changed their names — and why
Notes on effective altruism
Brutal sect of Chechens executed Russian troops in Ukraine
For Ludwig Wittgenstein, language is a game, but not a frivolous one
The political leanings of Lord of the Rings characters
Is monarchy a good system of government?
List of unresolved problems in Chemistry + What is the greatest problem in chemistry that we are trying to solve?
Who is the smarter person in the world? Sabrinaa Gonzalez Pasterski (clickbait, but still) - she built her own plane
Twitter slipbox
YouTube essays
The Art of Long-form Texting
war 🇺🇦
Where once the main sources of wealth were material assets such as gold mines, wheat fields and oil wells, today the main source of wealth is knowledge. And whereas you can seize oil fields by force, you cannot acquire knowledge that way. The profitability of conquest has declined as a result.
🇺🇦 You can donate to support the people in Ukraine.
All funds will be used to help those in need, affected by armed conflict, blood collection, mobilization of volunteers and resources, and emergency activities.
Disclaimer: There is no such thing as unbiased news. You can call it “less biased news”. There are numerous other biases that can influence news reporting too.
Overt political bias is probably the least concerning aspect of a democracy because it is simple to identify and weigh.
The more concerning biases in news reporting today are those that are more subtle, such as financial incentives and self-censorship of topics. Many topics are simply not covered, and the mainstream media does not question why.
Other places
(͡ ͡° ͜ つ ͡͡°) Telegram group for me to save & share random stuff that might be useful —
👾 some YouTube video essays
— Robert
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