PinnedManuel BrennerinTowards Data ScienceWhy We Might Be Looking At The Brain In The Wrong Way…with important implications for AIJan 16, 20216Jan 16, 20216
Manuel BrennerHow the Normal Distribution Keeps Crashing The Global Financial SystemThe only normal people are the ones you don’t know very well. — Alfred AdlerFeb 113Feb 113
Manuel BrennerTaiwan, NVIDIA, and the Fragile Future of AIWhen Taiwan held its elections at the beginning of January, the world was waiting for the outcome with bated breath. The Chinese…Feb 25Feb 25
Manuel BrennerMy Five Favorite Books of 2023I always enjoy discovering new books, so here I want to collect my five favorite non-fiction books that I read this year, in the hope that…Dec 27, 2023Dec 27, 2023
Manuel BrennerThe Ironies of the 20th Century’s Grand NarrativesHistory is written by the victors. — Winston Churchill/Hermann Göring/some others before themNov 18, 20231Nov 18, 20231
Manuel BrennerinTowards Data ScienceGenerative Models and the Dance of Noise and StructureA Guide To Building Digital DreamersOct 7, 20234Oct 7, 20234
Manuel BrennerThe Biggest Unsung Tragedy of the 20th CenturyHistory is a nightmare from which I’m trying to awake. — James JoyceSep 10, 2023Sep 10, 2023
Manuel BrennerGenius and the Power of Mental VisualizationFor the first time in my life, I played not merely with my hands, but with my mind. — Dr. B., Chess NovellaAug 31, 20231Aug 31, 20231
Manuel BrennerOppenheimer or the Inevitability of Doom“It is a profound and necessary truth that the deep things in science are not found because they are useful; they are found because it was…Aug 19, 20237Aug 19, 20237
Manuel BrennerinTowards Data ScienceWhy More is More (in Deep Learning)How Large Neural Networks GeneralizeAug 15, 20231Aug 15, 20231