Nov 5, 2026 2 min read Academia, AI

Dartmouth Provost resigns over AI use—Is something else going on?

Lots of people are using AI without disclosing it. So why did the provost leave entirely? Continue reading ›

"Official Claude Code Extension Compromise: Security Advisory"

Bad look for Claude Code? Continue reading ›
Oct 30, 2026 1 min read Link post, AI, Security and Privacy

Peerless

AI paper reviews are useful for authors not for peer review. Continue reading ›
Oct 27, 2026 12 min read Peer review, AI

Self-Cite Circus (SCC)

Make 365 papers and get 66,430 citations. Continue reading ›
Sep 30, 2026 2 min read Academia, AI, Peer review

"Hackers Used Anthropic's Claude to Break Into OpenAI"

The attack failed, then a new model shipped, and then it worked. Continue reading ›
Sep 23, 2026 1 min read Link post, AI, Security and Privacy

Dear ChatGPT,

I wanted a rejection and, gosh darnit, I got it. Continue reading ›
Sep 19, 2026 2 min read AI, Peer review, Science history

Lab leak

The weights of a frontier model get out within 18 months. Continue reading ›
Sep 18, 2026 1 min read AI, Security and Privacy, Crazy ideas

"How GPT-5.6 Sol helps run quantum computing experiments"

What’s left for students when AI creeps into their lab? Continue reading ›
Sep 9, 2026 1 min read Link post, AI, Science

Notifications are for what?

My personal philosophy on phone and computer notifications. Continue reading ›
Sep 8, 2026 1 min read Communication, Collaboration, Technology

A big-data view on sleep and travel - new paper

We have a new paper out, Sleep during travel balances individual sleep needs. Continue reading ›
Feb 24, 2022 2 min read Paper, Science
A big-data view on sleep and travel - new paper

"Upcoming Python Features Brought to You by Python Enhancement Proposals"

Some handy enhancements to Python, but are we losing the pseudocode way? Continue reading ›
Feb 16, 2022 2 min read Link post, Python, Open source

"NERCCS 2022: Fifth Northeast Regional Conference on Complex Systems"

Check out an exciting complex systems conference. Continue reading ›
Jan 19, 2022 1 min read Link post, Science, Communication

"Why Is It So Hard to Be Rational?"

Can painful meta-thinking save us from a co-opted ‘rationality’ culture? Continue reading ›
Jan 3, 2022 1 min read Link post, Thinking, Decisions

"This digital-hygiene routine will protect your scholarship"

Good advice for a bummer of a problem. Continue reading ›
Dec 30, 2021 1 min read Link post, Writing

"Redo of a Famous Experiment on the Origins of Life Reveals Critical Detail Missed for Decades"

Nuance builds on the famous Miller-Urey experiment. Continue reading ›
Dec 29, 2021 1 min read Link post, Science, Science history
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