Wednesday, April 19, 2017

This Email Was Not Made By Robots

Artificial intelligence is making the limits of human knowledge painfully obvious.
Digg Editions
Morning · Wed, Apr 19
WE'RE NOT ROBOTS
THEY NEVER STOP MACHINE LEARNING
Our Machines Now Have Knowledge We'll Never Understand
backchannel.com
Artificial intelligence is making the limits of human knowledge painfully obvious.
DRIVE REVENUE ANGRY
The Case For Being Grumpy At Work
qz.com
Research suggests that people with a pessimistic outlook can be more productive, make fewer mistakes and have better communication skills.
COMFORTABLY NUMB
Ending Pain Forever
wired.com
Steven Pete does not — and has never — felt pain. Pam Costa feels it constantly. A genetic link between them could help researchers turn pain on and off.
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A LIFE OF LEARNING
THE ORIGINAL TOURIST TRAPS
A Father's Final Odyssey
newyorker.com
My octogenarian dad wanted to study Homer's epic and learn its lessons about life's journeys. First he took my class. Then we sailed for Ithaca.
'$240 WORTH OF TURTLENECKS'
University Instructor Takes Notes On Her Students' Web Browsing Habits During Class, And Uh...
digg.com
Luckily "pornography" falls under the "things I've seen" category rather than the "things I see multiple people doing per class" category.
A HOT MESS
How A Warming Planet Drives Human Migration
nytimes.com
Climate displacement is becoming one of the world's most powerful — and destabilizing — geopolitical forces.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
BIG UPS
Behold The Astonishing Strength Of This Modern Day Hercules
digg.com
How on earth does he do it?
IN THE NEWS
EPA Secretary Weighing Hiring Private Law Firm To Rewrite Water Rules, And Other Trump News From Today
Georgia Special Congressional Election Set For June Runoff After Democrat Jon Ossoff Fails To Hit 50%
Former New England Patriots Star Aaron Hernandez Dead In Apparent Prison Suicide
Facebook Live Shooter Reportedly Kills Himself After Police Chase
Psychedelic Drugs Induce 'Heightened State Of Consciousness', Brain Scans Show
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Happy 4/19. The inhale before the exhale. The low before the high — also known as Wednesday.