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Togetherness by Rowan Hooper review – a stunning portrait of cooperation in nature

This corrective to our habitual emphasis on competition had me writing ‘wow’ in the margins again and again

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15

Is AI really ‘intelligent’? This philosopher says yes

Anyone who engages in serious dialogue with a Large Language Model (LLM) may get the impression they are interacting with an intelligence. But many experts in the field argue the impression is just that. In philosopher Daniel Dennett’s words, such systems display “competence without comprehension”.

The Conversation · Feb 20

Can the newly discovered organelle help engineer plants to fix nitrogen?

Discover the revolutionary implications of the endosymbiotic theory and the potential of nitroplasts in agriculture and biotechnology.

The Hindu · May 4, 2024