Is there a way I can share a PDF on Nostr? I'd like to share the PDF of my book for free to every Nostr user as a tiny contribution to grow the network and add some exclusive content to Nostr but so far I am not sure how to do this. Maybe some Nostr experts can show me if&how this is possible? @PABLOF7z @Derek Ross @HoloKat @fiatjaf #asknostr #nostr #grownostr #artonnostr #literature #bookstr #books

Interesting new neuroscience study shows how memories are stored within differently aged neuronal populations for different purposes and with different plasticity:

The brain creates three copies for a single memory

A new study now published in Science reveals that the memory for a specific experience is stored in multiple parallel “copies”. These are prese...

#memory #brain #science #neurobiology #neurons #memories

Thank God....I always thought I am just too stupid to understand "lawyernese":

MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT study explains why laws are written in an incomprehensible style

An MIT study on “legalese” suggests this convoluted language acts to convey a sense of authority in legal documents. The researchers also found...

#science #law #psychology #lawyers #legal

A meaningful, insightful stand against the lunacy that is happening in the UK by Rowan Atkinson: #freespeech #uk #england #section5 #freedom #nostr #mrbean

Putting LLMs capacities into context:

ACL Anthology

Are Emergent Abilities in Large Language Models just In-Context Learning?

Sheng Lu, Irina Bigoulaeva, Rachneet Sachdeva, Harish Tayyar Madabushi, Iryna Gurevych. Proceedings of the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Association f...

long story short: let's not overestimate what they are capable of. The main danger might in fact be that we as humans begin to overestimate their ability to reason (of which there is none) and begin to trust or follow their guidance. #AI #ai #LLM #science #intelligence #chatGTP #cognition

For anyone who is interested in how the brain works and what perception and consciousness might me: give this old but fascinating and groundbreaking book from Oliver Sacks a try. Reading about these weird disorders of the brain set me on the path to study ndurobiology later in life.

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat - Wikipedia

#consciousness #books #science #brain #psychiatry #neurobiology

New study reports on massive amounts on water within Mars' crust. Hard to get to but if their models are right this would be good news for future Mars missions and a potential long term settlement independent from the water at the poles. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2409983121 #science #mars #space #spacex

My bitcoin book "Walking Banks" is now available for free for everyone to download. It's a murder mystery story with bitcoin as a key plot element that follows US agent Jack Decker on his way to Beijing to catch a serial killer that has targeted an old friend. It would make my day if you could give it a try for free, provide some feedback or review and connect with me here on Nostr. https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Banks-Mystery-Novel-White-ebook/dp/B0DCP6BCDL/ #bitcoin #writing #books #CBDC #author #stories #fiction #mystery #novel

Interesting look into the political biases of the most popular LLM AI models:

The political preferences of LLMs

I report here a comprehensive analysis about the political preferences embedded in Large Language Models (LLMs). Namely, I administer 11 political ...

#ai #llm #chatgtp #nostr #politics #science

MDMA/ecstasy treatment against PTSD recommended for rejection by FDA.

Slate Magazine

The FDA Should Reject MDMA Therapy—but Not for the Reasons You Think

This is a huge setback for psychedelic advocates, but it’s ultimately good for patients.

A pity that a bad trial design from Lykos doesn't allow to really answer this interesting question and offee a potential treatment opportunity for people that suffer. #science #mdma #psychedelics

Interesting pre-print how Chat GTP & LLMs are changing the way scientific publications are written:

Delving into ChatGPT usage in academic writing through excess vocabulary

Kind of understandable that especially non-English-native speakers make use of it to polish their articles. But words matter, especially when trying to describe a new finding as scientifically accurate as possible. I wonder to what extend this verbose and flowery language is then really understood by the authors themselves and whether or not those words really correctly describe their findings or not. #science #writing #ai

Is it just me or does there seem to be an influx of bots and scammers arriving to #Nostr lately? It looks like more and more of "DM me for my cool financial trick" or "join my newsletter on how to earn money with #bitcoin mining" replies are popping up in more and more posts.