ADA LOVELACE ON A.I.—YOU GO, GRRL!
WALTER ISAACSON DESCRIBES, “ADA LOVELACE Already Answered the Big Questions About A.I.,” The New York Times, October 5, 2026. Indeed, come to think of it, this confirms the findings of … Continue reading
MY PEARSE PROJECT
READERS MAY RECALL “NEW ZEALANDER RICHARD PEARSE—FIRST TO FLY?,” SimanaitisSays, March 22, 2014: “There’s evidence that on March 31, 1903—more than eight months before the Wright bros. epic flight—New Zealander … Continue reading
FERRARI GTSi—BEAUTY IS ITS OWN EXCUSE
APPEALING TO THE CLASSICS, R&T CITED IN 1981, “EMERSON WROTE THAT ‘Beauty is its own excuse for being.’ Some automotive enthusiasts feel that the same can be said for exoticars—such … Continue reading
DISORDER PROMOTES STABILITY PART 2
YESTERDAY WE FOOLED WITH MATRICES, even introducing Jacobian ones with vector-value differentials. (Whew.) Today, Raissa M. D’Souza continues her discussion of “Noise and Diversity Can Boost Stability,” AAAS Science, September … Continue reading
SHAKE THINGS UP—IT’LL HELP PART 1
THOUGH SEEMINGLY PARADOXICAL, DISORDER CAN PROMOTE STABILITY. Raissa M. D’Souza describes how in “Noise and Diversity Can Boost Stability,” AAAS Science, September 17, 2026. Real-world Examples. You’d think that collective … Continue reading
MINUTESTEAKS—70 YEARS HENCE
MY MEMORY WAS JOGGED BY LAUREN BAIR’S ARTICLE “The Underrated Steak I Make When Dinner Has To Be Ready in 10 Minutes,” Simply Recipes, August 25, 2026. Her description of … Continue reading
A.I. OUTLAWS PART 2
YESTERDAY WE BEGAN GLEANING TIDBITS from Jill Lepore’s “Is A.I. Above The Law?,” The New Yorker, September 28, 2026. Today in Part 2, we focus on jurisprudence of robots. Previous … Continue reading
A.I. OUTLAWS PART 1
JILL LEPORE ASKS “IS A.I. ABOVE THE LAW?,” The New Yorker, September 21, 2026. Her subhead reads, “Our legal system isn’t ready for machines that act on their own.” Following … Continue reading
ANDES HIGH (AND WE’RE NOT TALKING ALTITUDE)
ANDREW LAWLER’S OPENER IS DATELINED CHAVÍN DE HUÁNTAR, PERU: “The subterranean corridor was lit only by eerie light that filtered down narrow ventilation shafts and reflected from polished stone. Priests … Continue reading
CHINESE CARS IN THE U.S.?
WHAT A PROVOCATIVE—AND COMPLEX—IDEA. Here, in a lengthy collection, are tidbits gleaned from Automotive News, SAE International Automotive Engineering, and Jalopnik, together with my R&T sleuthing. Paige Hodder writes in … Continue reading
