When ChatGPT Says it Knows it’s Wrong
When I asked ChatGPT to help me with research, it knowingly fabricated all its sources.
Salvo’s Thoughts
Film Review: Who Will Write Our History?
My review of an exceptional documentary film that tells the story of resistance through documentation of daily life in the Warsaw Ghetto.
Announcing World of the Weasel
I’m excited to announce the launch of World of the Weasel, a series of picture books for kids and the adults who read to them!
Cheryl’s Birthday Problem and Information Filtering
I love seeing teasers about math and logic gain popular appeal! Here’s the math (specifically, logic) problem that the internet is talking about today: You can get the full problem nicely presented on either The Guardian or The New York Times websites. A number of other sites are talking about it today, too. Just Google “Cheryl …
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Hubble Space Telescope book from TASCHEN
Adding this awesome-looking Hubble Space Telescope book to my wish list! Now if I only had a coffee table… Check it out: Expanding Universe. Photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope. TASCHEN Books
Cultural Prep: Soda Stereo & the World Cup Final
So we’re down to Argentina and Germany in this year’s World Cup final match. I’ll save the postulation about football for another time and place. This post is about one of my favorite bands, who hail from Argentina. Seems like a good opportunity to write about their music, and for you to have a listen! …
Thoughts on Peter Gabriel’s “New Blood”
Just got my CD copy of Peter Gabriel‘s newest project, “New Blood” — an orchestral rehashing of a number of his classic songs. He revisited the studio, recording entirely new versions of tracks with a full orchestra and without drum kit or guitar. As a long-time Peter Gabriel fan, I couldn’t wait to get my hands …
Banking With the Dodgers
Got this flyer in the mail yesterday. Maybe the Dodgers should try opening their own checking account? Sure seems they could use the money.
Google’s response to Japan’s earthquake and tsunami
While the news media has been brining us incredible and sad accounts of what’s happened in Japan, the response from Google has been different–and incredible in its own right. Within hours of the earthquake and tsunami, Google had compiled a special site with information about local municipalities, a person finder that you can embed on …
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Googling into the past
Every now and again I Google my name to see what pops up. Today, a pleasant blast from the past–a reminder that I was a spelling bee contender when I was 11. (Evidently, so were quite a few other kids!) Also, I wonder if “Googling” is fair game in a spelling bee today? >> Link: Students …