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2 months ago | 
thecritic.co.uk | Alex Byrne |Alan Sokal
We cannot judge ideas on the basis of the people who happen to hold them Writing two years ago in the London Review of Books, the philosopher Arianne Shahvisi told the following poignant story:In The Tempest, King Alonso’s adviser Gonzalo attempts to lighten the mood after the shipwreck by describing how he would organise the island. When I was twelve, we read the scene at school and were asked to reflect on the feasibility of his utopia.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
stats.warringtontownfc.co.uk | Alex Byrne |Paul Byrne
Warrington Town Career Statistics (sorted by Total Appearances)Click on a column header to sort by that column. For instance, click 'League Goals' to see who has scored the most league goals for Warrington Town. Please be aware that data is incomplete prior to 1999. Over time we hope to add an asterix to players we believe have an incomplete record.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
science.org | Alex Byrne |Manojit M. Swamynathan |P. Bryan Changala |Ilsa R. Cooke
AbstractPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic molecules containing adjacent aromatic rings. Infrared emission bands show that PAHs are abundant in space, but only a few specific PAHs have been detected in the interstellar medium. We detect 1-cyanopyrene, a cyano-substituted derivative of the related four-ring PAH pyrene, in radio observations of the dense cloud TMC-1 using the Green Bank Telescope.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
ocw.mit.edu | Alex Byrne
Course Description This course examines theories and principles that underlie the concept of free speech in the United States, the historical context in which the values of free speech and toleration emerged, and the philosophical arguments that were and are made for and against them.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
widerlenspod.com | Alex Byrne
In this episode, Sasha and Stella welcome Alex Byrne, philosopher and author, to explore the evolving concept of gender, its historical roots, and the myths that shape modern discourse. Byrne offers an erudite yet accessible analysis of the term "gender," reflections about how much the term has changed and the far-reaching implications of those changes, and insights on influential figures like Jack Turban and John Money. Alex Byrne is a Laurance S.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
tldrsec.com | Alex Byrne
This page contains the abstracts, and where possible, links to the slides, recordings, and tools for AI-related talks at BSidesLV and Black Hat 2024. If you’d like a quick summary of all of these + DEF CON 2024 talks that you can read in a few minutes, see: For the abstracts and supporting links of every AI-related talk at DEF CON (Main Track and >10 villages), see AI Talks from DEF CON 2024.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
quillette.com | Alex Byrne |Joel Kotkin |David Rush |Theo Jaffee
Last weekend, I went to Manifest 2024, which was like a cross between a summer camp and a family reunion. Ostensibly a gathering convened to discuss prediction markets, it was really about everything intellectual. Attendees included rationalist and AI alignment pioneer Eliezer Yudkowsky, psychiatrist and blogger Scott Alexander, prolific George Mason University polymath (and prediction-market pioneer) Robin Hanson, and many other academics, writers, and thinkers simply interested in ideas.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
quillette.com | Alex Byrne |Joel Kotkin |David Rush |Frank Celia
Jonathan Kay: Welcome to the Quillette podcast. I’m Jonathan Kay. And as your podcast software may already have indicated to you, this is a short episode. I’ve even cast aside the usual boilerplate intro so I can dive in real quick. Don’t worry, my co-host Iona and I will still be serving up long-form podcasts on a regular basis, but we’ll also be mixing in some shorter, newsier episodes when circumstances warrant.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
quillette.com | Alex Byrne |Joel Kotkin |David Rush |Frank Celia
For middle- and working-class people across the developed world, home ownership has served as a primary driver of upward mobility. But in a growing number of places, this aspiration is being systematically undermined with grave implications for liberal democracy, the economy, and even fertility. This phenomenon is recorded in the newly released 20th edition of Demographia International Housing Affordability, and it is found in virtually every high-income country.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
quillette.com | Alex Byrne |David Rush |Frank Celia |Jonathan Kay
He will say: Where are their gods,The rock in whom they sought refuge,Who ate the fat of their offeringsAnd drank their libation wine? Let them rise up to your help,And let them be a shield unto you!~Deuteronomy 32:37–38 On 6 November, Bill Ackman appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss his efforts to restore sanity to American higher education.
