A recently published study in Nature has made headlines by claiming that warming is contributing to a significant increase in wildfires in California. While this is a critical issue that deserves our attention, it’s equally important to understand the full context behind the research. The lead scientist of the study,

A Comedy of Errors, Torches, and Tweets in the World of Superconductors Once upon a time, in a lab far, far away (in Korea to be exact), a team of diligent chemists was on the brink of despair. After 20 grueling years of experiments and one very unlucky quartz lamp’s

As the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) evolves towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) – systems matching human cognition – we face pivotal ethical considerations. One such proposal could be what I call here a ‘Pragmatic Reciprocity Hypothesis,’ which underscores that mistreating an entity destined to exceed us in capability is

Ah, the European Central Bank, the esteemed institution that has graced us with a study on the digital euro, a document as dense as a fruitcake and about as digestible. I must say, it’s a riveting read, if you’re the sort who finds excitement in the phone book or the

Artificial intelligence has come a long way, and language models like ChatGPT have become increasingly sophisticated. However, not all ideas are destined for success. One such concept, known as AutoGPT, involves feeding the prompt of one ChatGPT instance into another. While this may seem like an innovative way to generate

In a recent open letter, many AI scientists, founders, public personas have signed an open letter to call on all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4. They also ask governments to step in and limit and regulate

As inflation is still here with us, central banks keep raising interest rates. FED’s main rate has reached 4.75% while ECB’s has reached 3.5%. At the same time, while we talk, the inflation in February in the US has been steadily dropping but is still very high at 6% annually,

Silicon Valley Bank, the 16th largest US bank, experienced rapid growth as its deposits skyrocketed from $60 billion to $200 billion from 2020 to March 2022. To leverage these deposits, the bank invested heavily in long-term treasury bonds. As interest rates rose, the value of these bonds decreased. Accounting rules

The internet has been abuzz with outrage and rants against French protests, with some accusing the French of being lazy. This argument often involves comparing apples to oranges, resulting in a distorted view of the situation. A common claim is that the European average retirement age is over 65, while

I was really touched by a recent interview with the prominent economist Branko Milanović, which led me to contemplate a particular topic and reflect on one of his insightful ideas. In the interview, Milanović shared numerous thought-provoking insights, but one in particular struck me as under appreciated and not well