Sympathy for the Machine

From Curious Archive. My battery is low, and it’s getting dark. — The saddest piece of art I’ve ever seen is about a robot. Actually, it is a robot. It’s a mechanical arm by artists Sun Yuan and Peng Yu that must continually push a leaking liquid back into its body to function. And here’s…

Could Polycarbonate Plastic panels replace Glass Windows?

From Belinda Carr. Polycarbonate has become one of the most versatile materials of the decade. It’s quickly replacing traditional materials like glass and acrylic because of its increased strength, lightness and ease of installation. They appear transparent during the day and emit a captivating internal glow at night. Polycarbonate is quickly changing the future of…

Does -1/12 Protect Us From Infinity? – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Ten years later… Professor Tony Padilla returns to the thorny issue of summing the integers arriving at -1/12. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Also newly uploaded today about -1/12: https://youtu.be/FmLIGN8ZGdw -1/12 shield sticker and t-shirts: https://numberphile.creator-spring.com/listing/1-12-shield-numberphile Here’s the new paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.10981 Here are our -1/12 videos, including the one…