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Sept. 27, 1918: The birth of Martin Ryle

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Born Sept. 27, 1918, and educated at Bradfield College and Oxford University in the U.K., Martin Ryle would go on to be the first astronomer royal (1972-1982) with a background in radio astronomy. During World War II, Ryle worked in radio systems and countermeasures for the RAF. He was strongly […]

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From City Lights to Moonlight: NASA Training Shows How Urban Parks Can Connect Communities with Space Science

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When you think about national park and public land astronomy programs, you might picture remote locations far from city lights. But a recent NASA Earth to Sky training, funded by NASA’s Science Activation Program, challenges that assumption, demonstrating how urban parks, wildlife refuges, museums, and green spaces can be incredible […]

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Q&A with reinforcement learning pioneer Richard Sutton on why LLMs are not the path to achieving human intelligence, world models, continual learning, and more (Dwarkesh Patel/Dwarkesh Podcast)

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Dwarkesh Patel / Dwarkesh Podcast: Q&A with reinforcement learning pioneer Richard Sutton on why LLMs are not the path to achieving human intelligence, world models, continual learning, and more  —  Richard Sutton is the father of reinforcement learning, winner of the 2024 Turing Award, and author of The Bitter Lesson.