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Saturday links: AI advances

January 24, 2015

Saturday links: AI advances

January 24, 2015

AI

  • Why so many smart people are worried about the advances in AI. (wired.com)
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  • There is a difference between 'soft AI' and 'strong AI.' (blogs.wsj.com)
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Engineering

  • How an island off the coast of Denmark became a symbol of renewable energy. (nytimes.com)
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  • Cars are increasingly becoming vulnerable to hackers. (vox.com)
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  • The cheapest kilowatt is the one not used. (economist.com)
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  • The US approach to drones is downright backwards. (slate.com)
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Science

  • If true, this discovery of energy eating microbes could be huge. (popsci.com)
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The brain

  • When does your inner child start caring when people think? (psmag.com)
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  • Why the modern world is bad for your brain. (theguardian.com)
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  • Psychological disorders may have more in common than commonly thought. (theverge.com)
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  • How boredom can help boost creativity. (nautil.us)
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Health

  • On the quest for the universal flu shot. (fortune.com)
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  • Your kids are getting too many calories from pizza. (washingtonpost.com)
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  • Is there a moral way to fix America's kidney shortage? (theatlantic.com)
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  • Exercising in a 'fasted state' seems to burn more fat. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
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Liquids

  • So-called brain drinks don't have much science behind them. (wired.com)
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  • The origin story of Gatorade. (grantland.com)
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Food

  • When Anthony Bourdain discovered Xi’an Famous Foods. (wsj.com)
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  • Why are there 19 ingredients in McDonald's ($MCD) french fries? (washingtonpost.com)
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  • Rethinking the evidence on the health effects of eating meat. (newscientist.com)
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Booze

  • A profile of Ken Grossman founder of Sierra Nevada. (bloomberg.com)
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  • Moderate drinking may lower the risk of heart failure. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
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Sports

  • What Doug Glanville learned from the latest class of baseball hall of famers. (nytimes.com)
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  • What a record baseball contract tells us about inflation (and taxes). (nytimes.com)
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  • How legalized gambling could help prevent point-shaving scandals. (nytimes.com)
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Entertainment

  • Is Hollywood on a dystopian-themed movie binge? (fivethirtyeight.com)
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  • Why invest in a TV show's first season when you can always catch up later online? (wsj.com)
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  • A profile of the great Ricky Jay. (grantland.com)
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Earlier on Abnormal Returns

  • What you may have missed in our Friday linkest. (abnormalreturns.com)
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Mixed media

  • 66% of Millennials want to live in a single family home in the suburbs. (wsj.com)
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  • Stop fetishizing the so-called 'Nordic miracle.' (washingtonpost.com)
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  • Why are teen birth rates falling? (vox.com)
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