misalignment, math, and the paleolithic

Saturday, September 12, 2026

Odin and I drink together every single day.

1. Terence Tao and 24 Fields Medallists declare AI a threat to mathematics itself
2. Drug use in Indonesian teeth, 25,000 years ago — beats the 13,000-year-old beer
3. 2026 is the first Atlantic hurricane season on record with no hurricane yet — and peak season isn’t over
4. Does frictionless AI make researchers lonelier?
5. 3D-scanning every public restroom in America, one antique mall at a time
6. Only 5% of animal-tested therapies ever reach regulatory approval