Monthly Archives: October 2024

The Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry

(Source: Unifying Quantum and Relativistic Theories) The last few blogs have alternated between descriptions of AI—with its environmental impacts—and the upcoming elections. On a more abstract level, both issues represent key features of our reality: the elections are part of … Continue reading

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AI Prospects

 In this blog, I will return to the issue of the environmental cost of AI (September 3rd and 10th blogs) that I wrote about in response to Sonya Landau’s question. The technology is changing fast and is being compared to … Continue reading

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Back to the 1920s?

Recently, Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, compared the present global economy to that of the 1920s. Below I cite some of the highlights: The global economy is facing rifts comparable to the pressures that resulted in “economic … Continue reading

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