AI might find new physics where we haven’t looked. My latest for @IEEESpectrum: spectrum.ieee.org/particle-p…

One way for AI to create new ideas.

One possibility is that @ElizabethHolmes genuinely had never heard of “Who’s on First?” (remarkable) and, after watching it, didn’t understand it (astounding). Another is that she merely pretended to not understand it (also astounding). One problem with the latter is that at first she said she did understand it. Only when @nathanfielder pressed did she display confusion. But maybe she didn’t think of faking confusion until after his initial questions? I need to see the scene again.

In “You Can See Everything,” something about the Abbott & Costello scene puzzles me. Spoilers ahead.