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Large language models are heavily dependent on training data to determine what comes Tags: Aatish Bhatia , puzzle , training

Bert Spaan, with help from Jules Schoonman, made an elevation map for the Tags: Bert Spaan , elevation , world

New to me, Tom Gauld, for New Scientist, made a fine pie chart Tags: comic , humor , Mars , New Scientist , Tom Gauld

Thin Air, Real Money is a game to help you understand the cryptocurrency Tags: cryptocurrency , game

Summer 2026 is likely the hottest summer on record since 1895. The NYT Tags: climate change , heat , New York Times

Riley Walz charted drawing trends on student art portfolio Artsonia. Kids shape culture, Tags: Artsonia , drawing , Riley Walz , trends

Last year, the African Union pushed for wider adoption of the Equal Area Tags: Africa , area , cartography , Guardian , projections

There is a simple law from John Hack that says the length of Tags: drainage , Quanta , rivers

Kieran Healy, a professor of sociology at Duke University, gives an enjoyable lecture Tags: Kieran Healy , trust

This week, we talk flimsy results and how to work on things that build trust over content. Tags: Large Language Model , mistakes , trust

In the early 1900s, Henry Gannett cataloged the origins of city names in Tags: cities , Henry Gannett , history , names , Wall Street Journal