Timothy Harvie

Someone using AI is someone who doesn’t care

Chimpanzees Are Really Into Crystals

"The apes responded with great interest, and the researchers ended up needing to trade large amounts of bananas and yogurt to get back the largest crystal. Others were never retrieved.... They seemed to be experiencing 'something beyond curiosity,' Dr. García-Ruiz said."

Seems like the media should at least express some curiosity about this.

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I think it's super that the GOP has dispatched its dullest and dimmest senators, like Mullin and Tuberville, to make the unintelligible case for an unpopular unplanned war. Go get 'em, boys.

Not all heroes wear capes.

This is a first: I had a bobcat in my backyard today.

San Diego Chaldean bishop accused of embezzlement, brothel visits, amid Vatican investigation Report documents “questionable and suspicious behavior” from Bishop Emanuel Shaleta

This is horribly exploitative, but you really know things are bad when my first thought was, “at least it was with adults.”

www.pillarcatholic.com/p/san-diego-...

Myth, monsters and making sense of a disenchanted world: why everyone is reading fantasy I have made the leap from literary fiction to fantasy – for those who think it’s mere wish-fulfilment, here’s why we need that thing with the dragons

I’ve enjoyed reading a few fantasy novels of late and found this to be an interesting (if briefly stated) idea of what we find compelling about them.
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...

My kids (8 yr) homework was on developmental stages. She had to write down what abilities she has at her current stage in life.

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

Humbled by Evolution Understanding the history and diversity of life inspires awe and wonder.

1. I’m quite happy with this popular piece that Lee Dugatkin and I wrote recently. For the next two weeks it’s free to read on the American Scientist website.

Just officially sent off the manuscript for the forthcoming “Routledge Handbook of Ecotheology” (which I’m editing with Matt Eaton) off to the publisher!

Is climate change a religion? Here's my latest OpEd in #TheHill on the EPA's pathetic attempt to dodge science and overturn the #EndangermentFinding. #OpEdProject #PublicVoicesFellowship thehill.com/opinion/ener...

Jesse Jackson, U.S. civil rights activist and presidential candidate, dead at 84 | CBC News Jesse Jackson, the Martin Luther King protégé whose two bids for the U.S. presidency highlighted a lifelong fight for social and economic justice for all Americans, has died at age 84, his family ‌sai...

RIP to a powerful civil rights leader.

www.cbc.ca/news/world/j...

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Cartoon by Nick Anderson

Cartoon. Person says to other person „We invented a robot that answers questions.“, adding, „we just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a day“. The other person asks „But it answers the questions correctly?“ Person responds „Oh my goodness, no. No no no no no.“ By Aram J. French Appropriated due to missing alt text

“These sneaking and cowardly Sicilians, the descendants of bandits and assassins, who have transported to this country the lawless passions, the cutthroat practices and the oathbound societies, are to us a pest without mitigation. Our own rattlesnakes are as good citizens as they.”NYT editorial 1891

The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools | CBC News A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...

In ALBERTA. TODAY.

Those who seek to ban books are never on the right side of history. it's what THE WORST people with THE WORST intentions do. And they NEVER stop there.

Shameful. Despicable. Disgusting. #abpoli #cdnpoli #yyc www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

AI Chatbot That Only Responds ‘Huh’ Valued At $200 Billion PALO ALTO, CA—Hailing the new product as a “game changer” in the development of large language models, Silicon Valley insiders confirmed Tuesday that an AI chatbot that only responds “huh” had been va...

AI Chatbot That Only Responds ‘Huh’ Valued At $200 Billion

Profound Nonsense: Exposing the Recipe for Fake Depth and Profundity Wisdom, depth, and profundity are valuable. We seek out thinkers who can offer penetrating insights into the human condition. Unfortunately, for every sage with real insight to offer, there’s a charla...

“I should stress that while some purveyors of pseudo-profundity are deliberate charlatans, I suspect most are sincere. They don’t just succeed in convincing others that they’ve got some deep insight; they convince themselves too.”
www.templeton.org/news/profoun...

Reading this book of aphorisms from a 17th century Jesuit, and maybe I was him in a former life.

Florida Introduces “Sanitized” Sociology Textbook The volume was created after a state review found that existing course materials violated a law prohibiting general education courses from teaching about systemic inequality. So far, at least two univ...

“the state-approved version doesn’t include chapters on media and technology, global inequality, race and ethnicity, social stratification, or gender, sex and sexuality.” State. Approved.

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

It’s weird how the “if you haven’t done anything wrong then you don’t have anything to worry about” crowd is trying to illegally shield what they’re doing from journalists who are acting 100% within their rights and the law.

Alberta judges urge respect, independence after Danielle Smith said she wants to ‘direct’ them | Globalnews.ca In a rare public statement, Alberta's three chief justices said democracy only functions when all three branches of government operate independently and respect each other's role.

Danielle Smith wishes she could have her own little MAGA-style dictatorship here.
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.