{"title":"lee-phillips.org","subtitle":"An advance peek at the recent past.","link":[{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/lee-phillips.org","rel":"alternate"}},{"@attributes":{"href":"http:\/\/pubsubhubbub.appspot.com","rel":"hub"}},{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/lee-phillips.org\/updates.xml","rel":"self"}}],"updated":"2025-04-09T17:25:00Z","author":{"name":"Lee Phillips"},"id":"https:\/\/lee-phillips.org\/updates.xml","entry":[{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"Hidden Genius "},"id":"https:\/\/www.americanscientist.org\/article\/hidden-genius","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanscientist.org\/article\/hidden-genius"}},"updated":"2025-04-09T19:07:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"A review of  in : \u201cComplex ideas from mathematics and science are presented using intuitive and conceptual examples, and he makes few assumptions about his reader\u2019s prior mathematical knowledge. Some of the most elegant science communication in the book unfolds as Phillips walks us through what symmetry means in Noether\u2019s theorem.\u201d"}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"Register to watch my interview at the Edison Electric Institute"},"id":"https:\/\/gateway.on24.com\/wcc\/eh\/4277534\/lp\/4881779\/einsteins-tutor-with-dr-lee-phillips","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/gateway.on24.com\/wcc\/eh\/4277534\/lp\/4881779\/einsteins-tutor-with-dr-lee-phillips"}},"updated":"2025-03-21T13:34:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"On Thursday, March 27, at 11:00 am EDT (3:00 pm UTC) I\u2019ll be in DC having a chat about my book . It will be webcast, but to see it you\u2019ll have to follow the link and register."}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"Solar Energy, Criticized by Trump, Claims Big U.S. Gain in 2024 "},"id":"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/11\/business\/energy-environment\/solar-energy-trump-record.html","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/11\/business\/energy-environment\/solar-energy-trump-record.html"}},"updated":"2025-03-11T08:49:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"The Trump administration continues to falsely claim that  can\u2019t do what it is doing."}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"Emmy Noether: the genius who taught Einstein"},"id":"https:\/\/marcuschown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Emmy-Noether.pdf","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/marcuschown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Emmy-Noether.pdf"}},"updated":"2025-03-05T08:03:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"Marcus Chown\u2019s review of my book  in Prospect."}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"Japanese Translation of *Einstein\u2019s Tutor*"},"id":{},"link":{"@attributes":{"href":""}},"updated":"2025-03-05T08:03:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"Today my publisher signed a contract with Misuzu Shobo of Tokyo to distribute a Japanese edition of my book about Emmy Noether and her eponymous theorem. Other translations on the way are Simplified Chinese, Polish, and Russian."}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"Among world\u2019s top researchers 10% publish at unrealistic levels, analysis finds "},"id":"https:\/\/www.chemistryworld.com\/news\/among-worlds-top-researchers-10-publish-at-unrealistic-levels-analysis-finds\/4020962.article","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.chemistryworld.com\/news\/among-worlds-top-researchers-10-publish-at-unrealistic-levels-analysis-finds\/4020962.article"}},"updated":"2025-02-28T13:42:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"I know from my 22 years working in a government research lab how pervasive (and accepted) this kind of plagiarism is among the managerial classes. I\u2019m glad to see that some are taking a systematic look at the problem."}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"Sweetener aspartame aggravates atherosclerosis through insulin-triggered inflammation "},"id":"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1550413125000063","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1550413125000063"}},"updated":"2025-02-28T13:27:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"I suppose I\u2019m lucky in a sense in that I perceive aspartame (and other artificial sweeteners) as nastily bitter rather than sweet. This article supplies a good reason for everyone to avoid these chemicals."}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"Wrapping up my interview at the National Portrait Gallery with Dr. Anwar Dunbar with Part Six."},"id":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V4TIRUNCN8I","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V4TIRUNCN8I"}},"updated":"2025-02-24T21:52:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"We chat about learning foreign languages and our past association with a planetarium in Virginia."}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"A short-term, high-caloric diet has prolonged effects on brain insulin action in men "},"id":"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s42255-025-01226-9","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s42255-025-01226-9"}},"updated":"2025-02-24T21:13:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"This could be a very important result, but it needs replication: it\u2019s a small study, relies on self-reporting of food consumed, and uses p-values (why do  journals still permit this?)."}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"Google Co-Scientist AI cracks superbug problem in two days! \u2014 because it had been fed the team\u2019s previous paper with the answer in it "},"id":"https:\/\/pivot-to-ai.com\/2025\/02\/22\/google-co-scientist-ai-cracks-superbug-problem-in-two-days-because-it-had-been-fed-the-teams-previous-paper-with-the-answer-in-it","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/pivot-to-ai.com\/2025\/02\/22\/google-co-scientist-ai-cracks-superbug-problem-in-two-days-because-it-had-been-fed-the-teams-previous-paper-with-the-answer-in-it"}},"updated":"2025-02-24T18:15:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"Apparently Google has some \u201cAI\u201d tool called \u201cCo-Scientist\u201d. They have been lying about how it performs. Like all \u201cAI\u201d programs, it\u2019s just an elaborate copy-paste machine."}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"The Case Against UNRWA "},"id":"https:\/\/unwatch.org\/the-case-against-unrwa","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/unwatch.org\/the-case-against-unrwa"}},"updated":"2025-02-23T09:11:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"\u201cUNRWA, despite its claims to be a humanitarian agency, has forged an unholy alliance with Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other terrorist organizations.\u201d"}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"1 + 2 + 3 + \u2026 = \u22121\/12"},"id":"https:\/\/www.johndcook.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/13\/1-2-3","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.johndcook.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/13\/1-2-3"}},"updated":"2025-02-19T11:29:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"I\u2019m really tired of seeing the nonsense claim that appears in the title of this article, which is a clear and concise explanation for why it is nonsense."}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"DOGE as a National Cyberattack "},"id":"https:\/\/www.schneier.com\/blog\/archives\/2025\/02\/doge-as-a-national.html","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneier.com\/blog\/archives\/2025\/02\/doge-as-a-national.html"}},"updated":"2025-02-19T11:18:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"Bruce Schneier\u2019s analysis seems sound."}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"Web Applications with Julia"},"id":"https:\/\/www.admin-magazine.com\/Archive\/2025\/85","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.admin-magazine.com\/Archive\/2025\/85"}},"updated":"2025-02-17T22:19:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"My article appeared in the February edition of \u201cADMIN magazine\u201d. You can buy the issue or single articles at the link, or pick up the magazine at many bookstores."}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"Asynchronous programming in Julia"},"id":"https:\/\/viralinstruction.com\/posts\/threads","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/viralinstruction.com\/posts\/threads"}},"updated":"2025-02-15T16:51:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"Deep and detailed study in the form of a notebook."}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"Euler\u2019s formula for dual numbers and double numbers"},"id":"https:\/\/www.johndcook.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/28\/euler-dual-double","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.johndcook.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/28\/euler-dual-double"}},"updated":"2025-02-10T22:36:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"I knew about dual numbers from studying automatic differentiation, but had never heard of double numbers. John Cook reveals a surprising variation of the familiar Euler\u2019s formula."}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"Jean Shepherd archives on YouTube"},"id":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CpziYbj-ObM","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CpziYbj-ObM"}},"updated":"2025-02-10T16:26:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"I think I discovered Jean Shepherd\u2019s radio show in 7 grade. I was immediately hooked. The legendary storyteller\u2019s late-night sessions were responsible for many sleepy schooldays. Today I learned that many of Shepherd\u2019s broadcasts are preserved on YouTube (just search) and on . I also learned today that Shepherd more or less  Jerry Seinfeld to become a comedian."}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"Hypocrisy and politics in free and open source software projects"},"id":"https:\/\/unixdigest.com\/articles\/hypocrisy-and-politics-in-free-and-open-source-software-projects.html","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/unixdigest.com\/articles\/hypocrisy-and-politics-in-free-and-open-source-software-projects.html"}},"updated":"2025-02-06T11:55:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"Bottom line: do not contribute to the FreeBSD Foundation."}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"The Return Of Doomscrolling "},"id":"https:\/\/taoofmac.com\/space\/blog\/2025\/02\/04\/2330","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/taoofmac.com\/space\/blog\/2025\/02\/04\/2330"}},"updated":"2025-02-06T10:46:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"Rui Carmo: \u201cthe West\u2019s former beacon of economic might is being run like a Mexican soap opera\u201d."}}},{"title":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":"Julia & JuliaHub: Advancing Innovation and Growth"},"id":"https:\/\/info.juliahub.com\/blog\/julia-juliahub-advancing-innovation-and-growth","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/info.juliahub.com\/blog\/julia-juliahub-advancing-innovation-and-growth"}},"updated":"2025-02-05T08:06:00Z","content":{"@attributes":{"type":"xhtml"},"div":{"p":"Brief summary of progress in Julia adoption since 2020."}}}]}