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• On Steven Spielberg, Three Vignettes

  Wesley Morris, Why We Still Need Steven Spielberg, NYTimes, June 7, 2026. The cultural importance of movies: Lately, the idea of a Steven Spielberg has felt... Read more

  The 07 june 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Terence Tao Explains The Math Behind AI

  

  On the YouTube page: Terence Tao has read more mathematics than almost anyone alive, and he uses AI tools every day. So when one of the most cited mathematician... Read more

  The 07 june 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Demis Hassabis and Yann LeCun on Computational Compressibility

  Dædalus currently has a double issue, AI Science: What Is the Future of Discovery?, edited by James M. Manyika. Manyika interviews both Hassabis and LeCu... Read more

  The 06 june 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Two Tablescapes (without Food)

  

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  The 06 june 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL: On the Shelf at LAPL

  

  In the Social Science/Philosophy Department of LAPL with my book SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL.A week ago I was at the Los Angeles Public Library in downtown Los Angele... Read more

  The 06 june 2026 by   Carolinearnoldtravel
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• Trump and Iran — The Art of the Deal — The Art of Bullshit

  

  Deal, deal, deal, deal, deal. How he dotes on that word, fetishizes it! Talking about Iran, his every other word seems to be “DEAL.” (He capitalizes it.) As if... Read more

  The 06 june 2026 by   Fsrcoin
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• Classical Cities

  

  I met Steve for lunch today and promised him a short blog and a poem for this week's theme. It was a great lunch, great pizza, great talk about Rome and the... Read more

  The 05 june 2026 by   Ashleylister
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• Dealing with the Devil, John Malone and American Business

  Matt Stoller, A Billionaire Explains Why American Business Now Feels like the Mafia, BIG, June 5, 2026. The article opens: In 1981, a consultant named Elmer... Read more

  The 05 june 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• In the Park Looking out

  

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  The 05 june 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• The American Way of War

  I've got a short series of posts from awhile back on the American way of war. I decided to add to it with this short conversation with Claude. Read more

  The 05 june 2026 by   Bbenzon
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