Ever thought about doing an MA in English Literature? We're running a free webinar on 15 May to tell you all about this course at one of the highest-performing research departments in the UK, full of brilliant and inspiring teachers. Come and join us. brookes.ac.uk/open-days/post…

You see a lot of justifiable criticism over US corporate leadership on this site but US management is likely the best in the world

11,000 interviews in 34 countries shows that over 30% of the productivity advantage of US firms comes from better management hbs.edu/ris/Publicatio…

This is big. Scientists have identified the cells in the brainstem that sense immune cues from the body and act as 'master regulators' of the body’s inflammatory response. 'The discovery is akin to a black-swan event. It's a whole layer of biology we haven’t even anticipated”

Applications open today to join the Wrexham cohort of the ❗FULLY FUNDED❗ Social Leaders Cymru programme. Designed to amplify the skills of those working in the Welsh Third Sector, this programme will produce more resilient leaders.

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And you get to find out what Leviathan, Leibniz and Lovelace have to do with #AI !

We are working with the University of Southampton to find their new Head of School of Humanities. The new Head will be a thought leader with strong knowledge of the sector and track record of academic leadership. For more info: minervasearch.com/current-opport… #head #humanities #art

'We've never tried to make a tool that would replace us... it's very brave and ambitious, and we know from storytelling, possibly ill fated'

Eve Poole, author of Robot Souls, speaks with Nick Spencer on Reading Our Times. youtube.com/watch?v=7RK8cG…

The Court of the University of Aberdeen is seeking to appoint four new independent members (non-executive directors and charity trustees) to fill vacancies that will arise during the Summer 2024.

This one of the best pieces of economic news for some time. If the British banking system gets behind the intangible economy and intellectual property, we could see a real breakthrough in hi-tech.NatWest offers loans against value of intellectual property

thetimes.co.uk/article/a348ab…

Vandals smash pane in John Piper 'masterpiece' - the 200-pane Baptistery Window Coventry Cathedral - rated by Architectural Digest one of the best 25 stained glass windows in the world.

Our cathedrals receive limited funding from the church and government and it costs Coventry £3k a day just…

Phew! Big thanks!

This might be the most beautiful graphic to ever appear in a scientific paper.

From this study on the deep history of flowering plants: nature.com/articles/s4158…

[yikes my TEDx is on 666 views - not that I'm attaching any meaning to that of course... but please could someone bump it up one?!] youtu.be/uMVDkSuzQbk?si…

It looks like since my book made the New York Times bestseller list again, Amazon discounted it by 33% (not sure how long that will last )a.co/d/4zOAcW1

In grad school, I worked part time at lululemon (retail, not corporate).

I learned more about business from that part time job folding & selling yoga pants than any other job I had. ❤️

Here’s what they did differently:

It's long been a question: could all of humanity actually live within the Doughnut? Thanks to Hauke Schlesier et al it's just been quantified for the 1st time. And the answer is probably yes - if we transform to economies of sufficiency. Read more here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

This may end up being a big deal:

Usually LLMs just predict the next token in a sequence, one at a time, but if you have them predict the next several tokens at once you get significantly better performance, faster, and with no added costs. The gains are better for bigger models

*Alice goes to a differentiable wonderland!* 🔥

I published a short free book on the design of neural networks, from convolutions to transformers, SSMs, and a few other topics.

As a bonus, I tried to make it looking nice - any feedback is appreciated! sscardapane.it/alice-book

Great CPD opportunity for teachers on 5 June!

For anyone interested in the moral status of #AI and/or #robotrights (from a Jewish philosophical perspective), check out Mois Navon's newly defended dissertation on the subject. Congratulations Dr. Navon!
Highly recommended.