Image: Coot, this photo is available to licence on EyeEm.
I'm a bit late to the game, but I just finished watching the excellent show Shōgun. Who knew a political thriller set in 1600s feudal Japan would be so good! I will be addressing everyone by putting -sama at the end of their name from now on.
Image: Exponential View
Azeem Azhar published a great piece on the Exponential View describing the new AI open source DeepSeek R1 model, how it compares to other models, and what effect it most likely will have on the AI landscape.
Image: Peter Series
Researchers at the University of Toronto and Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology used machine learning to design a nano-material that is strong as steel and light as foam and can be 3D printed at the micro and nano scale.
Image: Pierre Masselot, Malcolm N. Mistry, Shilpa Rao, Veronika Huber, Ana Monteiro, Evangelia Samoli, Massimo Stafoggia, Francesca de’Donato, David Garcia-Leon, Juan-Carlos Ciscar, Luc Feyen, Alexandra Schneider, Klea Katsouyanni, Ana Maria Vicedo-Cabrera, Kristin Aunan & Antonio Gasparrini
Temperature changes across 4 climate change scenarios have been analysed to project the amount of temperature related deaths from 2015 to 2099 in 854 European cities. The paper published in Nature Medicine states that "with no adaptation to heat, the increase in heat-related deaths consistently exceeds any decrease in cold-related deaths across all considered scenarios in Europe". The projections can be seen on these maps (we are currently on track for 2.7°C)
Image: Adaptation Scotland
Adaptation Scotland published an updated Climate Adaptation Capability Framework handbook and starter pack, aimed and helping Scotland's public sector to identify and action climate adaptation. It provides an easy to understand framework that can be used by any organisation.
Image: Solvang
Shipping company Solvang have deployed a carbon capture system on their Clipper Eris ship that will capture up to 70% of the CO2 produced by the ship's exhaust. The system is being tested in a 2 year pilot scheme.
Found This Week is a curated blog of interesting posts, articles, links and stories in the world of technology, science and life in general.
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