Schools brief
Applications for AI
LLMs will transform medicine, media and more
But not without a helping (human) hand
Artificial intelligence
How AI models are getting smarter
Deep neural networks are learning diffusion and other tricks
Artificial intelligence
The race is on to control the global supply chain for AI chips
The focus is no longer just on faster chips, but on more chips clustered together
Artificial intelligence
A short history of AI
In the first of six weekly briefs, we ask how AI overcame decades of underdelivering
Biology brief
How organisms are organised
Like any well-run operation, a body is made of specialised parts
Defined by their boundaries
Cells and how to run them
All life is made of cells, and cells depend on membranes
Life is born in chains
How DNA and proteins work
Life can make extraordinary variety by following quite simple strategies
Putting on weight
Governments can borrow more than was once believed
Hence only muted concern about borrowing to respond to covid-19