Hacker News
- New work extends the thermodynamic theory of computation https://www.santafe.edu/news-center/news/new-work-extends-the-thermodynamic-theory-of-computation 30 comments
- Aging societies more vulnerable to collapse https://santafe.edu/news-center/news/aging-societies-more-vulnerable-collapse 8 comments
- The Santa Fe Time Series Prediction and Analysis Competition https://www.santafe.edu/research/results/working-papers/the-future-of-time-series 16 comments
- A statistical fix for archaeology's dating problem https://www.santafe.edu/news-center/news/study-bayesian-approach-radiocarbon-dating 6 comments
- Researchers Reconstruct Major Branches in the Tree of Language https://www.santafe.edu/news-center/news/researchers-reconstruct-major-branches-tree-language 11 comments
- As cities grow in size, the poor 'get nothing at all': study https://santafe.edu/news-center/news/new-study-prosperity-cities-benefits-few 277 comments
- The wisdom of smaller crowds http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/Galesic-wisdom-smaller-crowds/ 27 comments
- Punctuated Equilibrium in the Large Scale Evolution of Programming Languages [pdf] http://www.santafe.edu/media/workingpapers/14-09-030.pdf 3 comments
- Punctuated Equilibrium in the Large Scale Evolution of Programming Languages [pdf] http://www.santafe.edu/media/workingpapers/14-09-030.pdf 2 comments
- Technological progress not slow or steady, but superexponential http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/technology-progress-superexponential/ 10 comments
- The discrete-time physics hiding inside our continuous-time world https://www.santafe.edu/news-center/news/discrete-time-physics-hiding-inside-our-continuous-time-world 6 comments science
- Fractal planting patterns of Bali rice paddies yield optimal harvests without centralized organization https://santafe.edu/news-center/news/sustainable-and-maximal-harvest-without-planning-and-control 14 comments science
- Don't abandon national referendums, but smaller groups often make wiser choices: Randomly selected moderately-sized groups outperform larger ones. http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/galesic-wisdom-smaller-crowds/ 17 comments science
- Cormac McCarthy's new novel, THE PASSENGER, will be publicly read for the first time on August 5 at the Santa Fe Institute http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/sfis-krakauer-mccarthys-new-work-be-featured-august-5-art-event/ 21 comments books
- Study: Polarization in Congress is worsening… and it stifles innovation http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/polarization-congress-stymies-innovation/ 12 comments science
- Study: Polarization in Congress is worsening… and it stifles innovation http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/polarization-congress-stymies-innovation/ 4 comments politics
- Indigenous societies' 'first contact' typically brings collapse, but rebounds are possible: A new study paints a grim picture of their experiences, but also offers a glimmer of hope to those seeking ways to preserve indigenous societies http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/scientific-reports-hamilton-indigenous-societies/ 13 comments science
- Exactly how new traits emerge is a question that has long puzzled evolutionary biologists. While some adaptations develop to address a specific need, others (called “exaptations”) develop as a by-product of another feature with minor or no function, and may acquire more or greater uses later. http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/nature-wagner-exaptations/ 4 comments science
- What do you guys thing of the Santa Fe Institute? http://santafe.edu 3 comments askscience
Lambda the Ultimate
- Punctuated equilibrium in the large scale evolution of programming languages http://www.santafe.edu/media/workingpapers/14-09-030.pdf 6 comments General , History , Paradigms
Linking pages
- Bali rice experiment cuts greenhouse gas emissions and increases yields https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/bali-rice-experiment-cuts-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-increases-yields/ 111 comments
- Using Laser to Map Ancient Civilization in a Matter of Days - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/11/science/11maya.html?amp%3Bemc=th&th= 97 comments
- The Evolution of Stupidity (and Octopus Intelligence) https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-evolution-of-stupidity-and-octopus 61 comments
- Remembering Murray Gell-Mann (1929–2019), Inventor of Quarks—Stephen Wolfram Writings https://blog.stephenwolfram.com/2019/05/remembering-murray-gell-mann-1929-2019-inventor-of-quarks/ 39 comments
- Seeing Around Corners - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200204/rauch 19 comments
- How Software Ate the Point of Sale - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/07/when-software-ate-the-point-of-sale/565919/?single_page=true 18 comments
- Freeman Dyson's Brain | WIRED http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/6.02/dyson_pr.html 12 comments
- Freeman Dyson's Brain | WIRED http://www.wired.com/1998/02/dyson/ 6 comments
- EF-Supported Teams: Development Report | Ethereum Foundation Blog https://blog.ethereum.org/2019/06/21/ef-supported-teams-development-report-2019-pt-1/ 5 comments
- Language: Disputed definitions | Nature http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081022/full/4551023a.html 3 comments
- Seeing Around Corners - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2002/04/seeing-around-corners/302471/ 2 comments
- Possible states the earth can evolve to - by Alpha Lo https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/possible-states-the-earth-can-evolve 2 comments
- Seeing Around Corners - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2002/04/seeing-around-corners/302471/?single_page=true 1 comment
- Using Crowd Power for R&D | WIRED http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2007/07/crowdsourcing_diversity?currentpage=6 1 comment
- Science denial, overconfidence, and persuasion | Science-Based Medicine https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/science-denial-overconfidence-and-persuasion/ 0 comments
- Complexity Explorer https://www.complexityexplorer.org/ 0 comments
- Being Human in the Age of AI, Robotics & Big Data | by j.a.ginsburg | From the WTF? Economy to the Next Economy https://medium.com/@trackernews/being-human-in-the-age-of-ai-robotics-big-data-339a3e2ee87b#.qd9k1ficr 0 comments
- The Laboratory for Complex Problems https://www.notboring.co/p/the-laboratory-for-complex-problems 0 comments
- Authentic contrarians vs consensus contrarians https://avoidboringpeople.substack.com/p/authentic-contrarians-vs-consensus 0 comments
- Fractal planting patterns yield optimal harvests, without central control https://phys.org/news/2017-06-fractal-patterns-yeild-optimal-harvests.amp 0 comments