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6 Misconceptions About Using Generative AI to Improve Programmer Productivity
Generative AI can improve developers’ productivity — but only when they correctly calibrate expectations. Here are six ways to get off on the wrong foot.
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3 days agoAnalysis estherschindler
Camouflage Experts Describe the Feeling of Being Invisible
Private detectives, soldiers, and wildlife photographers explain what it’s like to disappear.
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6 days agoAnalysis estherschindler
How to Judge a Book by Its Cover
What book bindings teach us about readers of the past.
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8 days agoAnalysis estherschindler
What cats’ love of boxes and squares can tell us about their visual perception
"Vision has evolved to answer questions having to do with boundaries and contours."
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8 days agoAnalysis estherschindler
Noticing the birds in great paintings taught me to see the world
Noticing first one then many parrots, peacocks, owls and more birds in Old Master paintings taught me to truly see the world
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11 days agoAnalysis estherschindler
Odours have a complex topography, and it’s been mapped by AI
We can split light by a prism, sounds by tones, but surely the world of odour is too complex and personal? Strangely, no
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11 days agoHow-to estherschindler
Write Alt Text Like You’re Talking To A Friend
“There was this dog wearing safety glasses, surrounded by chemistry equipment, saying ‘I have no idea what I’m doing.’”
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12 days agoCurrent Event estherschindler
HHS Strengthens Privacy of Reproductive Health Care Data
The new directive prohibits data disclosure when law enforcement agencies want to investigate people, healthcare providers, or others seeking reproductive care that is lawful where the care is given.
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2 weeks agoAnalysis estherschindler
50 Years Later, This Apollo-Era Antenna Still Talks to Voyager 2
DSS-43 is the only antenna that can communicate with the probe
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2 weeks agoAnalysis estherschindler
Turning old maps into 3D digital models of lost neighborhoods
Machine learning technique viewed as boon to urban research
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2 weeks agoAnalysis estherschindler
Vulnerabilities for AI and ML Applications are Skyrocketing
In their haste to deploy LLM tools, organizations may overlook crucial security practices. The rise in threats like Remote Code Execution indicates an urgent need to improve security measures in AI development.
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2 weeks agoAnalysis estherschindler
There's a library on the moon now. It might last billions of years.
From 'Dune' to Dogecoin, the first true backup of human civilization contains a few surprises.
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2 weeks agoAnalysis estherschindler
To save Cherokee language, a digital tool shares tales of Standing Rock and Big Snake with the next generation
Cherokees Writing the Keetoowah Way provides English translations of historic documents and lessons to help the next generation learn.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event estherschindler
Roku: Credential Stuffing Attacks Affect 591,000 Accounts
Almost 600,000 Roku customers had their accounts hacked through two credential-stuffing attacks several weeks apart.
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2 weeks agoAnalysis estherschindler
6 Badass Librarians Who Changed History
They will not be shushed.
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3 weeks agoAnalysis estherschindler
My Search for the Origins of Clothing
An archaeologist uses climate data and tailoring tools to trace the origins and evolution of Paleolithic clothing in colder climates.
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3 weeks agoAnalysis estherschindler
Considering History: Lessons We Can Learn from the Quiz Show Scandals
The late 1950s quiz show scandals have much to tell us about truth, trust, and American history in the mid-20th century.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event estherschindler
NYC start-up founder Sophia d’Antoine, 30, dies after being mowed down crossing UES street
Sophia d’Antoine, founder of cybersecurity startup Margin Research, died last week after she was hit by a car in New York City.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event estherschindler
Navajo Quilt Project co-founder wins national arts fellowship
Hudson is a co-founder of the Navajo Quilt Project, which donates fabric to elders all across the Navajo Nation.