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Explaining the Unexplainable
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Explaining the Unexplainable

For the first time in history, humans have created machines -- large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, Claude, and xAI -- that function in ways no one can understand or explain – even the creators themselves. The internal combustion engine, the vacuum tube, the transistor, the laser, the integrated circuit? These
Sep 1, 2026 11 min read
Tariffs R Us
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Tariffs R Us

Sep 18, 2025 8 min read
Zack Labe (NOAA) -- Just Fired by DOGE
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Zack Labe (NOAA) -- Just Fired by DOGE

I recently wrote a piece on this site that examined the concept of climate tipping points. In that piece I focused on two climate change features that have the potential to give us an early warning on climate disaster: the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, and Arctic sea-ice collapse. After a
Feb 28, 2025 2 min read
Kicking the Tires on Generative Artificial Intelligence
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Kicking the Tires on Generative Artificial Intelligence

Dec 3, 2023 6 min read
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