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I'm starting to hate AI video essay scripts even more than AI visuals. When someone uses AI images or clips in a youtube video, it looks tacky for sure. But I can sympathize with having something you want to say, and getting stuck trying to figure out what to show on screen as you say it. I write myself into a corner all the time when scripting my videos. But when the foundation that a video essay is built on is itself created by AI, why even make the video in the first place? What creative vision did you have?
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Buddhists have been studying the mind for 2600 years. I'd like to help get them more involved in AI safety.
Today I'm announcing a new project to do just that.
Learn more at engagedbuddhists.ai, or in our announcement post below ⬇️
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🧵 Phyllostachys bambusoides is a giant bamboo species that flowers only once in its 120-year lifetime.
When it happens, entire forests bloom in synchrony, even if they’re separated by thousands of miles. After flowering they spout seeds, which fall to the ground, and then the plants all die.
Chinese scholars have documented these flowering events for at least a thousand years. The last one was in the late 1960s. The next is expected around 2090.
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1/2 "It seems silly, but it's a very important problem." Virginia Vassilevska Williams (@MIT) on the progress in matrix multiplication algorithms during her Richard M. Karp Distinguished Lecture On Matrix Multiplication Algorithms at the Simons Institute. simons.berkeley.edu/talks/vi…
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I'm grateful to see my research at @UUtah on Alaska highlighted on the @SciShow by @NotesByNiba. I feel thrilled that more than 100k people have learned about my research; disseminating results is one of the biggest challenges. I invite you all to watch it youtube.com/watch?v=KwofjQ9O…
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Anime mascot posters are now on trains. Enjoy!
ALT Baylee train car poster.
ALT Nimbus train car poster.
ALT Jasmine train car poster.
Attention fans of the BART Anime Mascots. The time has come...
We just dropped official mascot merch on
railgoods.com/bart/anime
We have acrylic standees and sticker sheets of all the mascots: Baylee, Jasmine, Mira, and Nimbus.
Go get 'em. 🐐
ALT Anime Mascot Acrylic Stand promotional banner
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In this episode of Hungry Planet, @notesbyniba honors corn's historical roots and learns how corn can survive climate change. Hungry Planet showcases how scientists and communities work to keep food on our plates for future generations. ow.ly/m6Eq50Q4kgI
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In this episode of Hungry Planet, @notesbyNiba visits Southern California, where she learns what UC Riverside researchers are doing to stop it. She also speaks with Food Forward, an organization that connects excess food to people who need it.
youtube.com/watch?v=tA63UN0t…
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California’s ghost lake, Tulare Lake, is now nearly the size of Lake Tahoe as it reaches peak size.
At its widest point the lake is over 20 miles across.
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These recent cold storms mean that a magnificent bloom is even more likely in some parts of CA. Why you ask? Have we reached a threshold in total precip? Has the timing and spacing of rain events helped? Lets talk about it and explore the science of superblooms. 👩🏽🔬🌸
A thread
ALT superbloom in carrizo plain
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Don’t allow yourself to be seduced by the idea that most other people are awful. Who benefits from that? Not those seeking justice, equity, & safety for everyone.
We urgently need to build collective power. Confront harsh realities, but please don’t cede your belief in people.
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Ok young journos! Let’s talk about framing: this lady is on trial for running over two young boys with her Mercedes. Who is centered in this tweet? How is she framed? Who are we supposed to feel sorry for? What message does the photo send?
Rebecca Grossman’s perfect life became a perfect nightmare. “Everything changed in a split second—overnight,” she tells Los Angeles during a half-hour Zoom call from her lawyer’s office in October.
lamag.com/article/exclusive-…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Ms Grossman has been charged with killing 2 children while racing her car while intoxicated.
lamag.com/article/exclus…
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Watch this week's #GradChat episode with @almostdrharris to learn about navigating academia as a first-gen Black woman.
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=xj8zNvxZ…
Apple Podcasts:lnkd.in/dZ5Pq-73
Spotify: lnkd.in/dfyVQf7D
#AcademicChatter @NotesByNiba
ALT Dark green graphic. Text reads Grad Chat by PhD Balance. New Episode Navigating Academia as a First-Gen Black Woman with special guest Kamille Harris. Host Niba There is also a headshot of Kamille on the graphic
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Our multimedia producer, @NotesByNiba spoke at the @LBNLnext first professional development session last week! Check out key takeaways below:
#scicomm #professionaldevelopment @BerkeleyLab
A huge THANK YOU to our amazing panelists, Rae Pendergrass from @ESNet, @mr_cephalopod from K-12, and @NotesByNiba from @eesalbnl who spoke at our first professional development session this week!
Check out some of our key takeaways about their work in Science Communication 😲
