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Location:Spain Remote:Yes Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: Python/R, Bash, Pyspark, AWS cloud, PostgreSQL, several bioinformatics tools & applied statistics Résumé/CV: https:…

A short paper on computation, the brain, and the classic separation between neural computation/algorithms/neural implementation.

Maybe I'd add to this the first engraving by erectus [1] (~500kya) because people tend to forget about it but I think it's quite significant. Other than that, it looks great! I als…

Yes! ~800kya is a common estimate. Strong differences: it's not so clear these are "strong", for a couple reasons: 1. The archaeological record has disputed some of those claims: s…

Two notes on language and self-domestication: - 77kya is very late for the emergence of language (though how far it can be traced is still object of heavy debate and nuance). The t…

I found this discussion of AI from a philosopher of science & biologist really insightful. It speaks of AI hype and AGI in relationship with systems Biology.

There's a music teacher at NYU, Ethan Hein, that seems to be working on this exactly in the context of groove pedagogy. For example, he recently picked apart the amen break in a bl…

I used some of the solutions listed here (like Pocket) for a time. Eventually, I decided I can just post them in my website [1], because why not : that way they are accessible from…

Barcelona, I'd say. Foreign-friendly, ok tech culture, lots to do, plenty of cultural activities, great summers (if you can stand the tourists). You'd have to learn at least spanis…

As others hace commented, tour written english looks pretty good, so don't worry on that front. As a fellow Spaniard (hola!), I used to be in a similar situation. The way I remedia…

I don't think I've ever seen that specific post, but I've read Kevin Mitchell discuss the topic often (check his blog out: [1]) - maybe it could be him? I could also imagine Daniel…

If you speak spanish there's a really good book doing now the rounds by an skeptic of the long-term economical viability of renewables (and fossil fuels, nuclear, and more): Petroc…