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Joseph Harris

@Joseph_Harris_

@UChicago PhD Student | شوێنەوارناس | Archaeology of Prehistoric Middle East

Hyde Park, IL Katılım Şubat 2019
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Dwarkesh Patel
Dwarkesh Patel@dwarkesh_sp·
David Reich on how much ancient DNA evidence has overturned so much consensus thinking how ancient cultures spread. "It wasn't peaceful, it wasn't friendly, it wasn't nice. Some of our archaeologist co-authors were just really distressed."
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Max Turetzky
Max Turetzky@MaxTuretzky·
A UChicago student group is currently handing out onions at the Northwestern Arch to protest to the Onion Futures Act of 1958
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Neil Renic
Neil Renic@NC_Renic·
AI cheating has gotten so bad that I now feel genuine affection for horrifically bad essays clearly written by the student
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ℏεsam
ℏεsam@Hesamation·
Google DeepMind researcher argues that LLMs can never be conscious, not in 10 years or 100 years. "Expecting an algorithmic description to instantiate the quality it maps is like expecting the mathematical formula of gravity to physically exert weight."
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Roberto Sáez
Roberto Sáez@robertosaezm·
Homo sapiens could have hunted with bow and arrow from the onset of the early Upper Palaeolithic in Eurasia cell.com/iscience/fullt…
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PaleoAnthropology
PaleoAnthropology@Qafzeh·
Bodo cranium - 600,000 years old from Ethiopia - 17 cut marks on cranium indicate face was defleshed by a stone tool
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Classical Studies Memes
Reading the Odyssey in public and shaking my head so people know I wouldn't have made all those mistakes and committed acts of hubris
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NASA
NASA@NASA·
Lock in, we’re Moonbound. Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to their destination, and preparations for lunar flyby are underway. During their trip around the far side of the Moon, they will capture imagery to share with scientists (and you, too!).
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Scott D. Haddow
Scott D. Haddow@sdhaddow·
New radiocarbon dates push the origins of urbanism at Mohenjo-Daro back to the 4th millennium BCE. dawn.com/news/1985048
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PaleoAnthropology
PaleoAnthropology@Qafzeh·
#FossilFriday Kebara 2 - 60,000 year old Neanderthal skeleton - Kebara Cave, Mt. Carmel, Israel
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PaleoAnthropology
PaleoAnthropology@Qafzeh·
"Homo erectus Utilizing a Prairie Fire" by paleoartist Jay H. Matternes
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MENA Visuals
MENA Visuals@menavisualss·
Syrian archaeologist Khaled Al Asaad who devoted his life to the excavation and restoration of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He was beheaded by ISIS after refusing to disclose the location of ancient artifacts, despite a month of torture. He died a hero of heritage protection.
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Sam Rosenfeld
Sam Rosenfeld@sam_rosenfeld·
the modern professor's feeling of warm relief and gratitude at encountering artisanal, human-crafted bad writing while grading papers
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