Ancient Greek thinkers like Socrates and Plato hated democratic elections.
They saw democracy as part of an endless cycle of regimes — destined to slip into mob rule.
But Polybius knew how to break the cycle... (thread) 🧵
ChatGPT generates fake references to papers that don't exist.
So, researchers at Stanford built Storm.
It's an AI-powered app that generates well-researched articles with references to published sources.
Here's how to use it:
ChatGPT will die.
Claude will die.
Gemini will die.
But your research skills won't.
Because the fundamentals stay constant:
→ Finding relevant research papers
→ Synthesizing knowledge
→ Designing experiments
The Netherlands is one of the most sci-fi places on earth
The Dutch deserve a new word: hydropunk
Over centuries, they have created & maintained one of the most advanced water management systems on the planet
Ministers should stop using the ‘after years of chaos’ every other tweet for 3 core reasons:
1. Elections are done, so campaigning styled slogans aren’t relevant anymore;
2. Since the overwhelming perception is one NOT of years of chaos, by repeating it you puzzle int. audiences;
It's been a while. I'd assumed twitter (gasp) - sorry, X - being the dumpster fire that it is, had gone up in smoke. Apparently not.
Anyone still using this?
cc @warmatters
If you're interested in military innovation, connectivity and changing patterns of participation in war then maybe give my Open Access article in @IAJournal_CH a go.
"From innovation to participation: connectivity and the conduct of contemporary warfare"
https://t.co/PuasI5voS6
During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the American military seized millions of pages of secret documents from Saddam Hussein's regime, setting off an ongoing battle for the control of Iraqi history. | @HelfontSamuel
https://t.co/latlXuro3J
On #InternationalArchivesDay we celebrate the Public Register of Armorial Bearings in Scotland containing every coat of arms in legal use in Scotland since 1672, as well as countless older documents, pedigrees and birth brieves. A glorious part of our national patrimony.
Happy birthday to me - my wife knows me too well. I've been looking forward to reading this.
Another one to add to what's turning into a @RoryStewartUK shelf in the Innes House library...