Michael’s Miscellany: Celebrating David Fabricius

On May 7, 1617, the German astronomer David Fabricius passed away. A contemporary of Johannes Kepler, the two frequently corresponded. I thought about him the other day when I was observing the Sun. And although I’d rather celebrate his birthday (March 9, 1564), I didn’t want to wait another 10 […]

Sources: Periodic Labs, which is building a “ChatGPT for material science”, is seeking to raise hundreds of millions of dollars at a valuation of at least $1B (Natasha Mascarenhas/The Information)

Natasha Mascarenhas / The Information: Sources: Periodic Labs, which is building a “ChatGPT for material science”, is seeking to raise hundreds of millions of dollars at a valuation of at least $1B  —  Periodic Labs, a startup founded by Liam Fedus, a former vice president of post-training research at OpenAI […]