Reading

Julia Wise explores the increase in parental supervision and the decrease in outdoor play, examining data on playground injuries and accidents. via LessWrong

Longreads rounds up some of their favorite reported essays of 2023, covering topics like geological memory and life in Pompeii.

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Jason Kottke compares AI-generated video to early filmmaking, finding the outputs to be short, experimental, and uncannily realistic. via kottke.org

Jason Kottke recommends a "Manifesto" about finding your online voice in 2023.

via kottke.org

Alhazen, considered the first true scientist, championed objective truth and the scientific method centuries before the Renaissance. via The Marginalian

Google DeepMind researchers created a system of multiple AI agents that work together, like artificial brainstorming, to solve unconventional chess puzzles. via Quanta Magazine.