How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionizing Physics Research — In the early days of physics, mathematical models were painstakingly written out and solved by hand (I think of Einstein standing in front of a chalkboard of equations). These days, artificial intelligence and machine learning gives researchers the ability to model and compute complex physics problems with far greater speed…

Quantum computing has gone from science fiction to foreseeable reality within our lifetime. From Google to IBM, China to the U.S. — everyone everywhere seems fixated on realizing the power of quantum computing. But with all the hype and all the noise (yes, pun intended), it’s difficult to tell how…

Interesting read about how VCs that are sued have a difficult time with funding and founders after lawsuits. Suddenly institutional money disappears. The Impact of Litigation on Venture Capitalist Reputation Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research…www.nber.org Venture capital contracts give VCs enormous power over entrepreneurs and early equity investors of portfolio companies. A large literature examines how these contractual terms protect VCs against misbehavior…

North and South Poles both melting at the same time — Anomalies in Antarctica have to lead to historical records. A number of news organizations have published the details this week (here, here, and here). Eastern parts of Antarctica are typically minus-50 degrees (Fahrenheit) or lower at this time of year. These same parts of Antarctica have been closer to zero…

An interesting discovery that I want to remember. Human mothers tend to cradle their infants on their left side (~70%). The same tendency can be found in baboons. The authors believe there is evidence that this percentage increases when the mother is stressed and/or experiencing social pressure. About 66–72% of…