Science [no paywall for two weeks] – Assessing ExxonMobil’s global warming projections. G. Supran. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3846-1633 , S. Rahmstorf. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6786-7723, and N. OreskesAuthors Info & Affiliations Science 13 Jan 2023 Vol 379, Issue 6628 DOI: 10.1126/science.abk0063 “In 2015, investigative journalists discovered internal company memos indicating that Exxon oil company has known since the late 1970s that… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2023
Close to 40% of multinational profits are shifted to tax havens each year
Missing Profits: “Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Copenhagen estimate that close to 40% of multinational profits (close to $1 trillion in 2019) are shifted to tax havens each year. This shifting reduces corporate income tax revenue by more than $200 billion, or 10% of global corporate tax receipts. Explore… Continue Reading
Survey finds ‘classical fascist’ antisemitic views widespread in U.S.
ADL – Antisemitic Attitudes in America: Topline Findings – “Widespread belief in anti-Jewish tropes, at rates unseen for decades – Over three-quarters of Americans (85 percent) believe at least one anti-Jewish trope, as opposed to 61 percent found in 2019. Twenty percent of Americans believe six or more tropes, which is significantly more than the… Continue Reading
Access to the Index of Medieval Art Database Will Become Free on July 1, 2023
“We are very pleased to announce that as of July 1, 2023, a paid subscription will no longer be required for access to the Index of Medieval Art database. This transition was made possible by a generous grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and the support of the Index’s parent department of Art &… Continue Reading
CNET Is Experimenting With an AI Assist. Here’s Why
For over two decades, CNET has built our reputation testing new technologies and separating the hype from reality. “In November, our CNET Money editorial team started trying out the tech to see if there’s a pragmatic use case for an AI assist on basic explainers around financial services topics like What Is Compound Interest? and… Continue Reading
How to safely dispose of old medications, according to experts
Washington Post – “Unneeded prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs can be dangerous to humans, pets and the environment — but getting rid of them responsibly isn’t as simple as tossing them in the trash. If you have expired painkillers accumulating in your medicine cabinet, you’re not alone. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, studies have found… Continue Reading
Don’t Ban ChatGPT in Schools. Teach With It.
The New York Times: “…Creating outlines is just one of the many ways that ChatGPT could be used in class. It could write personalized lesson plans for each student ( “explain Newton’s laws of motion to a visual-spatial learner”) and generate ideas for classroom activities ( “write a script for a ‘Friends’ episode that takes… Continue Reading
Abstracts written by ChatGPT fool scientists
Nature: “An artificial-intelligence (AI) chatbot can write such convincing fake research-paper abstracts that scientists are often unable to spot them, according to a preprint posted on the bioRxiv server in late December1. Researchers are divided over the implications for science. “I am very worried,” says Sandra Wachter, who studies technology and regulation at the University… Continue Reading
Why Did Gender Wage Convergence in the United States Stall?
Why Did Gender Wage Convergence in the United States Stall? – Peter Q. Blair, Harvard, Stanford, and NBER; Benjamin J. Posmanick, St. Bonaventure University. January 11, 2023 – “During the 1980s, the wage gap between white women and white men in the US declined by approximately 1 percentage point per year. In the decades since,… Continue Reading
Quote Tweeting: Over 30 Studies Dispel Some Myths
Absolutely Maybe, PLOS Blogs, Hilda Bastian, January 12, 2023: “The first myth to dispense with: That there’s almost no research on quote tweets! I added to this misconception with my December post. I’d heard there was next to no research so often, that when I had trouble finding studies, I assumed digging harder would be… Continue Reading
OpenAI begins piloting ChatGPT Professional, a premium version of its viral chatbot
Tech Crunch: “OpenAI this week signaled it’ll soon begin charging for ChatGPT, its viral AI-powered chatbot that can write essays, emails, poems and even computer code. In an announcement on the company’s official Discord server, OpenAI said that it’s “starting to think about how to monetize ChatGPT” as one of the ways to “ensure [the… Continue Reading
Moderna CEO: 400% price hike on COVID vaccine “consistent with the value”
Ars Technica: “Moderna is considering raising the price of its COVID-19 vaccine by over 400 percent—from $26 per dose to between $110 and $130 per dose—according to a report by The Wall Street Journal [Moderna Considers Price of $110-$130 for Covid-19 Vaccine Commercial price is similar to Pfizer’s plans for after government contracting ends.] Ars… Continue Reading
