Mātauranga Māori strikes again
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This article from the New Zealand Herald shows what we already know: that
“indigenous ways of knowing” in New Zealand, or Mātauranga Māori
(henceforth “MM”...
Failures in Face Recognition
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Interesting article on people with nonstandard faces and how facial
recognition systems fail for them.
Some of those living with facial differences tell ...
The Standard Model (Part 1)
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It’s our best theory of elementary particles and forces. It’s absolutely
amazing: it took centuries of genius to discover that the world is like
this, and ...
Philippe Aghion — nothing but a polished neoliberal
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from Lars Syll Although Philippe Aghion’s work presents itself as a refined
and progressive departure from crude neoliberalism, a closer examination
reveal...
Tesla loves EV subsidies
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Elon, through Tesla, has been one of America’s biggest advocates of direct
and indirect EV subsidies—and of punishments for Tesla’s competitors.
Neither Dominance nor Prestige: Rank
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Recent social-science work distinguishes two classic forms of status:
dominance (or “power”) and prestige (or “honor”).
Managed Democracy?
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The economists link election meddling, social media control and BRICS
resilience—arguing U.S. hegemony now runs on narrative and coercion.
The post Manage...
Monday Message Board
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Another Monday Message Board. Post comments on any topic. Civil discussion
and no coarse language please. Side discussions and idees fixes to the
sandpits,...
Introducing LLM benchmarks using Scratch
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In this post, I want to share a recent worksheet I wrote for Machine
Learning for Kids. It is perhaps a little on the technical side, but I
think there is ...
Fixing the world, one video at a time
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Share this video! Please! Well, the time has come folks. On Thursday I’ll
be launching a video series that’s been over two years in the making. I
could hav...
Career Development Guide for Job Seekers
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Context October 2025: With the government shut down and NASA JPL business
in apparent terminal decline, I have received numerous inbounds from former
colle...
Why Today’s Humanoids Won’t Learn Dexterity
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In this post I explain why today’s humanoid robots will not learn how to be
dexterous despite the hundreds of millions, or perhaps many billions of
dollar...
Natural Selection of Bad Science. Part II
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by John Ridgway In an earlier essay [1] I explained how positive feedbacks
can lead to potentially problematic scientific mono-cultures. I also
acknowled...
New book: The Story of Capital
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My next book, The Story of Capital: What Everyone Should Know About How
Capital Works, will be published on 24 February 2026 by Verso.
The Final Step of the Scientific Method
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An ideology that cannot be defended by means of evidence and deductive
logic, will inevitably be enforced by violence. You shall know them by
their habit: ...
CS 2881: AI Safety
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The webpage for my AI safety course is on
https://boazbk.github.io/mltheoryseminar/ including homework zero, video of
first lecture and slides. Future blog...
What have I done?? No doubt a terrible thing!
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I never forgot this cartoon strip that I first encountered in my first year
at La Trobe University, Melbourne, in 1969. I was pleased to recently
rediscove...
Good News Ukraine.
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Sorting out the real situation in the Russo Ukrainian war
https://billkerr1947.github.io/ukraineWar/ “Artillery Conquers, Infantry
Occupies” and drones are...
Marble Maze Modules
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Beyond the Marble: How Modular Mazes Build Skills and Spark Wonder Building
a marble maze is more than just a fun challenge—it’s a gateway to exploring
a w...
Lifespan extension: separating fact from fiction
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Thinking about longevity practically is a tricky affair. On the one hand,
we have very little definitive knowledge about how to prolong your healthy
years ...
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Building An Inexpensive Robot With micro:bit
I just released the source code and a tutorial on building a remote
controlled robot using the micro:bit.
T...
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