Andrei Mihai

Science Journalist. Geophysicist. Rambler.

[Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica]

Have something you'd like to pitch for @ZMEScience ? I'm always available, here or at andrei [at] zmescience [dawt] com

[Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica]

Well, this tweet surely aged interestingly

[Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica]

Brilliant presentation by Alexei Efros at the #HLF2024 on how data is the unsung hero of the AI revolution. I wanted to create an image for it but uhm... Midjourney has some interesting ideas about Efros. Perhaps more data required? 🤔

[Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica]

@davidllada I just assumed people dislike him because of his antivaxx position, nationalism, petulant behavior, and rather boring playing style.

The more he cares about the popularity, the more it backfires, and he just can't handle that (he's obviously nervous and arguing with fans).

[Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings @lindaunobel]

Several sessions during #LINO24 are dedicated to the topic of Quantum Physics. Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica
summerizes the respective Lectures, Agora Talks and one of the two Panel Discussions. https://t.co/LzZ2G1mevJ

[Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica]

There's physics even in art at #LINO24 -- the whip cracking from the Bavarian dancers actually produces a small supersonic boom. This was only confirmed in the 1950s with high speed photography.

[Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica]

All this talk of quantum physics at #LINO24 got me thinking of this classic Futurama meme.

[Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica]

Super curious to see Dan Shechtman's Agora talk at #LINO24, especially after writing about the "forbidden symmetry" here:
https://t.co/wnvMPpjJvn

[Toby Ord @tobyordoxford]

The James Webb Space Telescope has started capturing images of galaxies so far away that they are causally disconnected from the Earth — nothing done here or there could ever interact. 🧵
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[Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica]

I'm not sure why the blanket "renewables are more expensive" idea is propagated at #LINO24, but this is at the very least incomplete (and often, simply wrong).
New renewables are cheaper than new fossil fuels in most places, even without externalities
https://t.co/C7ybabSfsq

[Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica]

Agriculture isn't going away anytime soon -- but it's changing dramatically.

[Heidelberg Laureate Forum @HLForum]

Check out the new blog article by Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica, where he looks at new developments in AI and robotics-assisted agriculture practices.

https://t.co/Znufe05H0U

[Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica]

Our recent interview for @ZMEScience with @tomburgis on how the rich and corrupt want to transform reality to their liking.

Investigative journalism is a lot like scientific research!
https://t.co/IcT7IBO4Zn

[Yann LeCun @ylecun]

The kind of attacks that Dr Anthony Fauci is being subjected to by Republicans is disgraceful and dangerous.
This man is a hero. He helped save *millions* of lives.

Yet, he is vilified by Republican members of congress who are more interested in political expediency and posturing than in the safety of the public,
Some even attack the very concept of science, the scientific method.
This is insanely dangerous.
The undermining of the public's trust in the public health system actually killed people during the pandemic.

I've complained about how some captains of industry treating their scientists, but the mistreatment of Dr Fauci by congressional Republicans tops everything.

[Heidelberg Laureate Forum @HLForum]

Check out the new HLFF Blog article by Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica where he looks at the strange and interesting problem that helped spark 2022 Fields Medalist June Huh’s interest in mathematics.

https://t.co/PkyZJF1tgJ

[Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica]

Art and AI go hand in hand... but it's not always smooth.

[Heidelberg Laureate Forum @HLForum]

Check out the new HLFF Blog article by Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica where he looks at the many ways in which AI and fine art are already intersecting.

https://t.co/tVWtnH20kl

[Cole Burton @cole_burton]

#NewPaper: Working with a huge team of 220 co-authors representing 102 projects in 21 countries, we analyzed data from 5400 #cameratraps to ask how #wildlife behaviours changed during the COVID-19 “anthropause” https://t.co/1VW9b7CI6i ..1/

[Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings @lindaunobel]

Oppenheimer won big at the #Oscars last night. On our blog, Andrei Mihai (@mareacaspica) gives an overview of the Nobel Laureates the movie portrays: https://t.co/iQlntKlNcT

[Heidelberg Laureate Forum @HLForum]

Check out the new HLFF Blog article by @mareacaspica on how to detect computer viruses with nothing but a Raspberry Pi.
Find out how this works and what the implications are for the computer security battleground being extended into the physical space:
https://t.co/UH9swDk1UK

[Heidelberg Laureate Forum @HLForum]

Machine learning and AI are more than just tools for data processing; they are gateways towards a new era of oceanography.
Read the article by Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica on the new opportunities for deep sea research provided by AI and machine learning.
https://t.co/1OuXfBLwsR

[Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica]

A small part of modern chess history is shutting down. This was indeed the best commentary.

[MrDodgy is not campaigning @ChessProblem]

i am sad that chess24 is closing. it wasn't the first site i played on but it was the first site i started to get attention for my shenanigans (yes, it's all their fault). i hope that the jan & peter style of commentary continues in some form - they will always be the best 1/?

[Andrei Mihai @mareacaspica]

Months went into this one -- it's finally out.

[Tibi Puiu @tibipuiu]

@mareacaspica Our work is finally out. Check out the article below https://t.co/sVtcfdrH76