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in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
Can you guess the topic of our next episode based on this image? Also, what are your thoughts on the proposed question? Episode coming to your screens this Friday, 6PM.
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Something's Cooking...
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Here are the sources for the next Future IQ episode that’s coming to you this Friday, 26th July 2024, at 6PM IST.
Can you guess what it is about?
I, Pencil: www.econlib.org/library/Essays/rdPncl.html
XKCD Lamp: xkcd.com/1741/
Coffee supply chain visualisation: www.visualcapitalist.com/from-bean-to-brew-the-cof…
Milton Friedman on I, pencil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67tHt...
Six months to make a Chicken sandwich: www.theverge.com/2015/9/17/9344597/man-spent-six-m…
TED Talk: how I built a toaster from scratch: www.ted.com/talks/thomas_thwaites_how_i_built_a_to…
1000 thank yous for a coffee: nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/one-cup-coffee-inspir…
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Can you guess what our next episode is about? Hint in the image. Coming this Saturday, 6PM. Stay tuned
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The world is unfair to unattractive people. Attractive people even live longer!!
Here's a new paper which shows that:
- The least attractive people die faster than the others
- The bottom 1/6th in attractiveness among women live 2 years less on an average
- The bottom 1/6th in attractiveness among men live 1 year less on an average
Source: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S027…
For more ways in which the world is unfairly partial to beautiful people, see our episode: "Looks Do Matter! Good Looking People Have it Easier - Beauty Premium"
https://youtu.be/xQfypw2nkeA
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Why is Ganga called Ganges? This does not sound like the normal English mangling of Indian names: they had a method to their madness, and this doesn't fit.
While I couldn't find an authoritative answer, this Quora post by a Greek linguist sounds plausible.
Basically, it is not the fault of the English, it is the Greeks who did this. They were among the earliest European to visit. Now, in Greek, all rivers are masculine and in the dialect of Greek which was prestigious at that time, that meant that it should end with -es. That is why Ganga became Ganges. From the Greeks the Romans incorporated it into Latin and from there it went to the English.
(And for why the English spelling is Rama and not Ram, see our video on this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4TcP... )
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Here's a great example of Goodhart's Law.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:72044…
In Norway, you are given “Publication Points” for publishing scientific papers. Now, one scientist has published 871 papers in 5 years. “Scientific publications yields publication points, which the Ministry of Education use as basis for reallocation of funds between institutions”.
Goodhart's Law points out that when you measure something in this way, people will ways to misuse the measurement. See our full video on Goodhart's Law. I guarantee you'll first laugh, then cry, then learn something:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU5W-...
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Did you know that the words "varsha वर्षा" and "barkha बरखा" are the same word with predictable changes in pronunciation that happen when going from one language/dialect to another (va/व to ba/ब and sh/ष to ka/ख).
For example, the sh/ष to ka/ख change is part of the reason why Laxman लक्ष्मण becomes Lakhan लखन.
For more on this, see: x.com/avtansa/status/1576930893390053377
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On the "How to Think Like a VC and Embrace Failure in Day-to-Day Life" video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAAYn... ), @ApurvaAnilKunkulol asked an interesting question:
> I have felt that a lot of successful people show a pattern of successes throughout their life. As in they show a tendency of fetting it right from childhood into adulthood. Is this true, or do people also turn around later? What does research have to say about this? Please make a video
This is a great question. There are definitely lots of people who succeed late in life after a string of failures. Famous examples are Cervantes (writer of Don Quixote; considered one of the greatest novels of all time), Buckminster Fuller, Colonel Sanders (who created Kentucky Fried Chicken).
Right now, because of JEE and other 12th std results, many students are thinking of themselves as a failure, and so on my Twitter timeline I've been collecting a bunch of stories of people who did badly in 12th and went on to do well later in life. See: x.com/NGKabra/status/1797099945499247101
We will try to do an episode on this. In the meantime, here is a book recommendation: www.amazon.in/dp/B0CK17SG8W/
I haven't read it yet but it was recommended by a reliable source, so I think it will be good. If someone sees this post and reads the book, please leave a review here.
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Here's an interesting comment from a recent video ( "AI wont take your job" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evzlv... ) by @akilansundaram2181:
> But true AGI + robotics can definitely replace us at every single domain. They can become the dominant species if allowed. And they can slowly snatch purpose from our lives. No true AGI can be expected to be totally benevolent and subservient to humans. At best, there can be some form of peaceful coexistence where the AGI+robots have the final say in everything
I think this is a valid concern. Here's my answer:
There are some experts who believe this. There are others who believe the exact opposite. And there are a whole bunch of opinions in between. It is difficult to know who's right. But I tend to believe that in the near term we will not have AGI and hence AI will not replace humans but are best thought of as assistants (or more accurately, "co-intelligences")
Here's a more detailed exploration of this topic: www.oneusefulthing.org/p/superhuman
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