Blog – fsolt

Hardcore!, XXI century eugenics, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#46)

Amazing time in Spain this week. Lots of good food, getting to know a cute little baby, and meeting old friends and family. Really looking forward to visit back soon! On the stuff happening around the globe, not many news: Twitter keeps imploding (maybe even faster now), the environmental crysis keeps getting relegated, and another… … Leer más
Twitter trembles, lab coats, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#45)

Quick update this week, as I am on my way back to Spain for a short visit where I plan to eat as many of the dishes I miss as possible. Let’s start! Extreme close-ups and the depths of the Indian Ocean Those are just a couple of the incredible stories behind Nature’s best science… … Leer más
Watering your watch, farewell to Nibel, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#44)

Not a lot going on lately (mostly centered on work these days), but still a couple cool links and some shocking news. Let’s start: Watering your watch? Cute study that really made me think. A groupp of researchers designed simple wearables that, instead of being just made of electronics, required a living organism to properly… … Leer más
The third term, a «free» bird, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#43)

This week we have some links on the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk, a cool story about the people at Microsoft who stood for accessibility, the future of China under the command of Xi, and a nice review on three books on the topic of animal senses and the lessons they can teach us.… … Leer más
Cyberpunk fashion, Pillars of Creation, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#42)

Not a lot of free time during the week, so this will be a short one. Implants are slowly getting there, the fashion world draws from video games, Halloween is almost here, the James Webb keeps delivering, and a cool story about the oldest night sky map ever found. Let’s start: Bionic noses This year… … Leer más
Arecibo’s end, meta-legs, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#41)

Autumn arrived and it hit hard. Writing this from the bed under my blanket, with a hot tea besides me. This week I want to share just three stories: the end of Arecibo’s telescope, a moral debate regarding research on animals, and the latest gamble from the creator of Facebook. Let’s start: Collapsing history A… … Leer más
Saving the rainforest, AI multiplication, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#40)

Extremely packed week. Lots of stuff happening at the same time in the world (Nobel prizes, Tesla robots, AI learning to do matrix multiplications really well), but also at home (new lab, here I come!). Let’s get to it: Do the robot🤖 In the same week, we had robot presentations (nothing too interesting there, to… … Leer más
The real trombone champ, Google’s special treatment, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#39)

Lots of funny stories this week. Trombone Champ is blowing it, Jack Dorsey is a maniac, AI keeps spreading over all the aspects of our life, Google manages to be evil again, and people are finally starting to take action against the nonsensical fashion industry. Let’s start: The real trombone champ That was quick! People… … Leer más
Drake’s legacy, old clams, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#38)

This week we have an impressive application of fiber optics sensors, the story of Frank Drake, a cool interview with Martin Rees, more stories on the development and implications of AI, and some troublesome news about twitch. Let’s start: Whales, turtles, and an old clam A couple cool articles and a sad curiosity this week.… … Leer más
Ig Nobels, cockatoos at war, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#37)

Lots and lots of interesting things this week. We keep watching AI’s evolve, more and more people start realising tech gurus tend to lie a lot, an interesting fight between humans and birds? Ethereum is reducing energy consumption 99.9%, the IG Nobels, and another reason for going green that might finally convince deniers. Let’s start:… … Leer más
Selling fear, garbage islands, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#36)

This week we had some Apple announcements, more pieces on text-2-image models (Stable Diffusion), and a worrying piece on the contamination of seas. Let’s start: Selling the Apocalypse for profit Nice piece that talks about a recent trend on consumer electronics. A few years ago, Apple used to make adds with people dancing in funny… … Leer más
AI artists, postdoc scarcity, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#35)

Back to the routine, and even though the return has been a bit hard, I still had the energy to read some interesting stuff. This week we have some links on the effects of AI art generation and surveillance, and a few examples on how rotten the academic world is (but also some measurements that… … Leer más
Cult of the Lamb – Análisis

Fecha de salida: 11 de Agosto, 2022Género: Fusión de Roguelike y GestiónVersión jugada: 1.0.8Duración: ~15 horas (dificultad jugada: difícil) Durante la última década, muchos estudios independientes han explorado todos y cada uno de los rincones de un selecto grupo de géneros. Por ejemplo, desde que Derek Yu publicó Spelunky, los aficionados a los roguelikes hemos… … Leer más
The death of social media, harvesting cloned organs, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#31)

Holidays are here, but before I leave for a few weeks (do not expect a lot of content during the rest of August), there are a few cool links that I want to share. Let’s start: IKEA-mobile Useless hacks are always the coolest. Controlling your sofa with a Wii nunchuck? Why would you want to… … Leer más
AlphaFold’s feat, Alzheimer’s fraud, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#30)

One week until holidays, so quite a busy schedule in the lab, trying to finish as much as possible before the break. This week we have some interesting links on image manipulation, climate change, remote sensing by using fibers, and a cool application of Artificial Intelligence. Let’s start: Nothing to see here A piece of… … Leer más
Hearing with light, saying hello to coal (again), and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#29)

Lots of interesting stuff to share. A farewell to one of the most clever game studios out there, the latest advances in optoelectronics, another take on how humans will end up exterminating ourselves, and how scientists plan to improve weather forecast with the help of turtles are just a few of the links this week.… … Leer más