I won several of those EPA grants for some collaborations I was a part of in LA County. Most were clawed back. I can’t speak to the methane mitigation ones specifically, but the only grants I was part of that were actually funded were zero emissions vehicle grants to the Port of LA and LAUSD.

Ska.
It’ll be a very upbeat year.

I thought a tan suit was something that Republicans hated, not the Democrats.

I once had a beloved cat named Agador Spartacus because of this film.

As someone who lives in Minneapolis (but grew up in Turlock! Yay!), this is new to me. I don’t think I’ve ever opened my hood to clear snow. Agree with the pre-lift the wipers guy from earlier - that’s the pro move. Bonus points when people take pity on you and do it for you.

This is one of my weird pet peeves. Also when people refer to the peanut butter cups as Reese’s Pieces.

As a translational scientist who is generally pulled toward ecological network models of cognition, I’d love to read more consciousness work that considers a network of ecological factors for consciousness, specifically. Do you have recommendations in that regard, Dr. Seth? (or anyone else!)

Exceptionally cool - thank you!!

Just purchased a livestream ticket. Looking forward to hearing the talk!

Whoever said anything about an egg?? 🙃

Firestarter was somewhere, too. I think maybe HBO? I can’t remember, but I watched that one a couple nights ago ☺️🔥

I also waited in line for about 10 hours for a general admission Incubus show on campus (at Fresno State) back in 2003 or 2004. Made it right up front. Worth it.

I took my friend who had never heard of The Decemberists to their “I’ll Be Your Girl” show at The Palace in Saint Paul (2018?), and during a dramatic confetti blast at the end of “Everything is Awful”, he joyfully proclaimed it to be the best concert he’d ever attended.

Or what does it look like, rather. Obviously these models aren’t human, but is there an analogous design we could consider in creating the next iteration of LLM and AI? Would that help it to become more authentically generative rather than simply imitative?

I’d be interested to consider what a more embodied and ecologically connected “Turing test” would involve. What does a language model’s version of complex cognition involve?

Oops, accidentally unplugged the wrong cord on your first day, eh? 😉

Dr. Yoni Ashar and his colleagues have been doing great work testing PRT out in Colorado (including a 5-year follow-up to this study), if anyone is interested in learning more about its effects.

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