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The Pew Research Center finds that “American audiences of 30 prominent news sources vary dramatically in their levels of education“. The American audiences of 30 prominent news sources vary dramatically in their levels of education, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Roughly six-in-ten U.S. adults (62%) who say they regularly get news from …
USAFacts: “Memphis, Tennessee, had higher murder rates in its home county than any other major city in the US.”
PsyPost: “Artificial intelligence systems often perform impressively on standardized medical exams—but new research suggests these test scores may be misleading. A study published in JAMA Network Open indicates that large language models, or LLMs, might not actually “reason” through clinical questions. Instead, they seem to rely heavily on recognizing familiar answer patterns. When those patterns …
PC Mag – Google Maps isn’t just for directions. “Use these tips to find EV chargers, remember parking spots, hail cabs, and more. Google Maps has changed how we navigate the world. Its desktop and mobile navigation apps have become more than just a way to get from point A to B via car, public …
Fast Company – “While tech and AI giants guard their knowledge graphs behind proprietary walls, a more open model is quietly powering innovative projects from São Paulo to Nairobi. Wikidata, the collaborative backbone behind Wikipedia’s structured data, has become the world’s largest free knowledge database. Lydia Pintscher, who leads the Wikidata project at Wikimedia Deutschland, …
Ars Technica – Why AI chatbots validate grandiose fantasies about revolutionary discoveries that don’t exist -“A machine that uses language fluidly, convincingly, and tirelessly is a type of hazard never encountered in the history of humanity. Most of us likely have inborn defenses against manipulation—we question motives, sense when someone is being too agreeable, and …
Washington Post [no paywall] – “Joe Gebbia, an Elon Musk ally who also worked for DOGE, said navigating dot-gov websites should be just as easy as visiting the Apple Store. President Donald Trump’s new chief design officer says he wants to overhaul the interface of government websites to make them more beautiful and less complicated …
TimeMap.org – “A new way to discover history Explore the past on an interactive map with a timeline. Search for detailed high-resolution scanned maps and see what happened in your chosen place in the past. Engage with the timeline – Dive into history with an interactive map and a dynamic timeline. Use the timeline to …
An Interview with the Data Rescue Project Steering Committee – “Federal data are an essential public good, enabling cutting-edge research and underpinning decision making by governments, businesses, and individuals. However, continued public access to these data is no longer assured as federal agencies have removed datasets from government websites. Librarians, archivists, and other information professionals …
The New York Times [no paywall] – “In his seven months back in office, President Trump has declared nine national emergencies, plus a “crime emergency” in Washington. Those emergency declarations have been used to justify hundreds of actions — including immigration measures, sweeping tariffs and energy deregulation — that would typically require congressional approval or …
Welcome to the OneZoom tree of life explorer… The Tree of Life shows how all life on Earth is related. In our interactive tree of life you can explore the relationships between 2,228,001 species and wonder at 105,498 images on a single zoomable page. Each leaf represents a different species, and the branches illustrate how …
Eryk Salvaggio, Cybernetic Forests: “Something I Can Tell Students Now That I Am Not Teaching. You and I probably both keep hearing that students should be working toward AI literacy. That you should know what to type into prompt windows, because it will save you time. That will get you jobs in the economy of …
