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January 5, 2024 12:54 AM

Quanta Magazine revisits The Year In Math ... Computer Science ... Physics ... Biology
posted by chavenet (4 comments total)

Thanks, chavenet! Lots of juicy stuff here.
posted by Bella Donna at 3:55 AM on January 5 [2 favorites]

Thanks, lot of material to sink one's teeth into. I've having a phd in microbiology over for dinner today, I'll see if I can bring up the Asgard archaea without making a fool of myself...
posted by Harald74 at 6:07 AM on January 5 [2 favorites]

so much intrigue! one tiny highlight via the new-in-biology round up: “The Cause of Depression Is Probably Not What You Think”:

“…the causes of depression go far beyond serotonin deficiency. Clinical studies have repeatedly concluded that the role of serotonin in depression has been overstated….Chemical imbalances, genes, brain structure and inflammation could all play a role to varying degrees. In five or 10 years, we won’t be talking about depression as a unitary thing,…”

posted by tamarack at 10:51 AM on January 5 [2 favorites]

Browsing arxiv.org, one gets the sense that ML has, well, not "hollowed out" the rest of CS, but has taken large bite out of it. Quanta's roundup of CS gives the same sad impression. I don't hate ML; I think it will be a useful part of the future. But old-school CS isn't complete yet!
posted by a faded photo of their beloved at 11:37 AM on January 5 [1 favorite]