Sundry: wok, ethical algorithms and not forgetting how to ride bikes
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Glass (silica, its main component) comes from the explosion of two supernovas that happened a few billion years ago — phys.org
A study on how people use digital “noise” (picking up their phones, turning on TV) to fill silence or boredom — nngroup.com
AC Global Risk is a company that determines your “risk” level by analysing your tone of voice as you answer 10 questions and is used by Apple, Google, Microsoft and the US Military Forces in Afghanistan — theintercept.com
Watch a 1972 Japanese animation set in the bizarre world of Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights — openculture.com
The intricate and subtle physics of wok tossing in Taiwan — atlasobscura.com
Algorithms aren't objective, they are opinions embedded in maths and data scientists should swear a Hippocratic oath of ethical modelling — aeon.co
Why we don't forget how to ride a bike — scientificamerican.com
This is the Sundry Newsletter. It is made of the best ideas and stories about tech, psychology, business, science, branding, art, etc. Thank you for reading — Ulysse Sabbag.
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