The More You Know: Edition 7

News that piqued my curiosity ⬇️

🧠 ‘𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴’ 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 (link)

Researchers used fMRI scans to decode what people were watching - and generate written captions using a language model trained on 2,000+ videos.

This is a signal that the definition of “data” is shifting. We may soon be able to access cognitive patterns directly, not just what people are willing or able to articulate.

🐕 𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗴. 𝗜 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁! (link)

Junie, his new pit bull mix, was cloned from a blood sample taken before his dog Lua passed, via a company better known for helping endangered species.

What jumped out wasn’t the science, but the sentiment. If you’ve ever loved a pet like family, this story doesn’t feel that strange. I’m not surprised this is catching on - people will do a lot for their animals.

It also shows how biotech is crossing into mainstream culture through emotional storytelling to fuel adoption.

🌪️ 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀 (link)

DeepMind’s new system beat traditional models during hurricane season, predicting storm paths with greater speed and accuracy.

This feels like a major breakthrough - not just for tech, but for people who actually live in these storm zones. Better, faster forecasts mean more time to prepare, and more lives protected. Weather forecasting may be entering a new era, which is good news for all of us.