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Una relazione positiva (!) tra social media e benessere; L'effetto (minuscolo) di non avere smartphone in classe; Yandex e i bot russi: troppo bello per essere vero; Un data center in miniera, con mele e Trentodoc; Distruggete siti web. albertoacerbi.substack.com/p/i-link-del...

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Genuinely, what the hell is going on at PLoS? This paper was submitted Spring 2025, finally got 2 reviews and an R&R late autumn, I resubmitted in Dec 2025. Since then it got no reviews (what happened to original 2?), then lost its editor, moved to a new editor, now ... this? 5 reviews!

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Some reflections on AI in math. I found it helpful to simply list out the various parts of what a mathematician does, why math is valuable, and where the funding comes from. From there, what happens if AI gets more capable? youtu.be/LKrwhjOI8Nc

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My shortest job? One night as a "host" in Kyoto. Didn't even get paid in the end. Some crazy details in my diary...

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