I honestly think that teaching math is way more interesting and effective when the context in which it lives, and the way it can be used, is included. (I understand this is antithetical to most classic views of math teaching, but I hate classic math teaching.)
@jeremyphoward
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Harmonic Analysis: Applications, Teaching, and Real-World Impact
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I understand you think this is a rhetorical question–but it's really not. Why was harmonic analysis developed? How's it used? Consider signal processing in telecoms, medical imaging, data compression, financial… Harmonic analysis is a powerful tool. How is it taught, to who?
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Grok Image Model Demonstrates Strong Text Recognition Capabilities
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The Grok image model seems to do a good job of text. We certainly do live in "interesting times"…
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Interactive Bloch Sphere Quantum Gates Explorer in FastHTML
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if you need a 3d interactive bloch sphere to explore quantum gates in FastHTML, then https://t.co/0fSlSS2EkU has you covered.
— Jeremy Howard (@jeremyphoward) 14 août 2024
(Even if you don't need a Bloch sphere, check out the gallery because it's full of great examples!) https://t.co/TYKmn9fGz4if you need a 3d interactive bloch sphere to explore quantum gates in FastHTML, then https://
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Surreal Fork Enables CDN Release Management
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BTW this version is somewhat-unofficial. I forked surreal in order to tag releases, so it can be used on the CDN, but the fork has the blessing of the original author.
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Surreal.js now available in Claude artifacts via CDN
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If there are any other fans out there of both surreal.js and Claude artifacts, I have good news — you can now use Surreal in an artifact! I managed to get surreal.js added to cdnjs, which is the only CDN Claude currently supports. Tell Claude this URL: https://
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Powerful AI Model Type Gaining Traction in Market
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This is a very (very!) cracked model. Nearly everyone is sleeping on the power of this type of model. That means there's huge opportunities waiting for you.
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Early Prototype Progress Cannot Predict Long-Term AI Growth
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Yeah there was a jump when it went from basically not working to basically working. But that's what always happens when the early prototype clunkiness of brand new tech gets cleaned up. You can't extrapolate that.
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Scientists arrested: sign of country in serious decline
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When folks start arresting scientists they don't like, you know that your country is totally screwed.