Basically, comp sci hasn’t had its arse handed to it yet.
Some people think some physicists are arrogant condescending arseholes. It’s more true to say that most physicists reliably become arrogant and condescending for a short period of time during their career. I know I did. Learning a science that, for hundreds of years has been zeroing in on fundamental truths of the universe will do that Continue reading One way AGI might not happen
Rogue waves appeared in the news for a short time and I was lucky enough to be working on the floor above one of the authors of the source paper. We had a real challenge using only sound to explain how massive waves can be formed by chance.
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This is me guest hosting my colleague/friend Meg O’Connell’s program, Bright Pods, on 2XX FM a few months ago. The show had a great format whereby a serious interview with an expert (a “bright pod”) is preceded by an elaborate, absurdist introduction.
I lined up an interview with my mate Mat McGann about chaos theory, which he studies as part of his physics PhD. The interview’s pretty good as a 20 minute digest of a cool topic in an irreverent manner (we’ve both worked as professional science communicators) but I’m particularly proud of the intro. It’s done as a live read with no mistakes, covering some pretty wordy content and is basically the apotheosis of my Micalef-inspired sense of humour; you might not think it’s funny but I do.
Even though we’re generally interested in experimenting science communication nerds can note a few classic techniques:
