Weekly Filet #236: When your doctor is an algorithm. And more.
1. A.I. versus M.D. (The New Yorker)
Somehow, computers outsmarting humans in games tend to get way more attention than in areas in which the consequences will be a lot more far-reaching. Take medicine. Algorithms are already beating humans' accuracy in analysing brain scans or detecting skin cancer. This New Yorker piece offers a deep dive on how it works and what it means. (Plus, and that alone is worth the click: the definitive illustration of the mind-body-problem)
2. Monument Valley II
Arguably the most beautiful and mind-bending game to ever hit the smartphone is back with a sequel (if you'd like to contest this appraisal of mine, I'm all ears).
3. Why Cities Need Their Own Foreign Policies (Politico)
«The response of America’s major cities suggests the arrival of an important moment in the evolution of urban autonomy.»
4. Little Alchemy
Surprisingly addictive: You start with earth, fire, air and water and your goal is to combine your way to 560 creations from volcanoes to a Tyrannosaurus Rex to a fridge.
5. The Antarctica Series (The New York Times)
Flying above and diving below Antarctica, in virtual reality.