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Former PM Imran Khan has upped the ante in his drive to force the coalition government into early elections by saying he has decided to opt out of a “corrupt
A fraught UN summit wrapped up on Sunday with a landmark deal on funding to help vulnerable countries cope with devastating climate impacts—but also anger boiled over a failure to
Continue readingRich nations agree to pay climate loss and damage
Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo Imran Khan on Sunday said that he has no issue with whoever is appointed as the next army chief, and there will
Continue readingKhan has ‘no issue with whoever is appointed as army chief’
By Renée DiResta in Noema: You’ve probably seen it: a flock of starlings pulsing in the evening sky, swirling this way and that, feinting right, veering left. The flock gets
What if the 10 countries that grow 69% of the world’s wheat collaborated to impose floors and ceilings on this vital cereal? As the climate warms, the lessons of sanctions and
Continue readingAn Environmental Arms Race Might Further Encourage an Actual Arms Race
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with a number of foreign leaders – including some from US allies and major developing economies – on the first day of the G20 Leaders’
Continue readingXi’s Intensive Meetings With World Leaders at G20 Summit in Bali
by Jochen Szangolies: On May 11, 1997, chess computer Deep Blue dealt then-world chess champion Garry Kasparov a decisive defeat, marking the first time a computer system was able to
Continue readingHyperintelligence: Art, AI, and the Limits of Cognition
ارشاد سلیم، کراچی کئی مرتبہ اسرار کرنے کے بعد میں نے فیصلہ کیا کہ میں 9 مئی 2018 کو فیریئر حال میں ہونے والے مشاورتی کانفرنس میں شرکت کروں گا
Many AIs can only become good at one task, forgetting everything they know if they learn another. A form of artificial sleep could help stop this from happening Jeremy Hsu
Continue readingAI uses artificial sleep to learn new task without forgetting the last
by Pranab Bardhan: The recent spectacular rise of extreme right-wing parties in Italy and Sweden and the squeaking narrow victory of Lula in Brazil have revived the puzzle that in
Continue readingThe Puzzle of Working Class Politics Around the World
Scott Alexander in Astral Codex Ten: This is a point I keep seeing people miss in the debate about social media. Moderation is the normal business activity of ensuring that your
From Ted Lasso to TED Talks, the theory of the “wood-wide web” is everywhere, and some scientists argue that it is overblown and unproven. However, because the wood-wide net has
Continue readingAre Trees Talking Underground? For Scientists, It’s in Dispute.