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Issue 05 of Asimov Press is focused on Edwin Cohn, a revolutionary protein chemist from the early 1900s. Despite his inclination towards theoretical work, Cohn’s collaboration with the U.S. military during World War II led to the development of critical blood albumin products that saved countless soldiers’ lives. While some of his products were deemed […]
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The author argues that all clocks are 30 seconds late due to the truncation convention of displaying time without seconds. By comparing the shown time on clocks to the precise time, they illustrate how this leads to an average error of 30 seconds. They propose that rounding to the nearest minute, instead of truncating, would […]
Nvidia is making waves with its RTX 50-series GPUs, introduced by CEO Jensen Huang at CES. The lineup includes the compact and powerful RTX 5090, with 32GB GDDR7 memory and 21,760 CUDA cores, promising to be double the speed of the RTX 4090. The RTX 5080 is designed to be twice as fast as the […]
The author recounts the challenge of optimizing a code that finds the difference between the smallest and largest numbers whose digits sum up to 30. Using a large language model (LLM), different approaches like numpy, parallelization, and transitioning to Rust were explored. Surprisingly, a simple, missed optimization was identified by manually checking the usefulness of […]
On the 5th of January 2000, Steve Jobs introduced the Aqua user interface for Mac OS X at Macworld Expo. I had been working hard on the Dock for the previous 18 months, watching from a cubicle in Ireland. Although I made significant progress on the Dock, my code was ultimately rewritten and never made […]
A recent study suggests that the Roman Empire’s vast lead pollution from mining and metal processing may have caused widespread cognitive decline across Europe, leading to a 2- to 3-point drop in IQ. Roman physicians already knew the dangers of lead poisoning, but the metal was still widely used in everyday items. Researchers tracked lead […]
At CES 2025, Nvidia introduced Project Digits, a personal AI supercomputer with access to the Grace Blackwell hardware platform. This compact device can run the entire Nvidia AI stack and is designed for AI researchers, data scientists, and students. It features Nvidia’s new GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, offering up to a petaflop of computing performance […]
The author shares personal experiences using generative models (LLMs) while programming, finding them to be a net-positive on productivity. Automating repetitive steps and building tools like sketch.dev have been beneficial. LLMs help with autocomplete, search, and chat-driven programming, although the last one is challenging. The author emphasizes the importance of setting clear objectives for LLMs […]
True crime documentaries and podcasts like Serial have caused a resurgence in public fascination with the genre, leading to real-world consequences in the criminal justice system. Criminal defense attorney Adam Banner believes that true crime storytelling can expose flaws within the system, but also highlights the negative impact of suffering endured before justice is served. […]