Bayesian Flow Networks https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.07037

Unraveling complex systems: The backtracking dynamical cavity method
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-unraveling-complex-backtracking-dynamical-cavity.html

The Cynical Genius Illusion: Exploring and Debunking Lay Beliefs About Cynicism and Competence

Abstract:

Cynicism refers to a negative appraisal of human nature — a belief that self-interest is the ultimate motive guiding human behavior. We explored laypersons’ beliefs about cynicism and competence and to what extent these beliefs correspond to reality. Four studies showed that laypeople tend to believe in cynical individuals’ cognitive superiority. A further three studies based on the data of about 200,000 individuals from 30 countries debunked these lay beliefs as illusionary by revealing that cynical (vs. less cynical) individuals generally do worse on cognitive ability and academic competency tasks. Cross-cultural analyses showed that competent individuals held contingent attitudes and endorsed cynicism only if it was warranted in a given sociocultural environment. Less competent individuals embraced cynicism unconditionally, suggesting that-at low levels of competence holding a cynical worldview might represent an adaptive default strategy to avoid the potential costs of falling prey to others’ cunning.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0146167218783195

https://redirect.cs.umbc.edu/~finin/YouAndYourResearch.html

At a seminar in the Bell Communications Research Colloquia Series, Dr. Richard W. Hamming, a Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California and a retired Bell Labs scientist, gave a very interesting and stimulating talk, `You and Your Research' to an overflow audience of some 200 Bellcore staff members and visitors at the Morris Research and Engineering Center on March 7, 1986. This talk centered on Hamming's observations and research on the question "Why do so few scientists make significant contributions and so many are forgotten in the long run?'' From his more than forty years of experience, thirty of which were at Bell Laboratories, he has made a number of direct observations, asked very pointed questions of scientists about what, how, and why they did things, studied the lives of great scientists and great contributions, and has done introspection and studied theories of creativity. The talk is about what he has learned in terms of the properties of the individual scientists, their abilities, traits, working habits, attitudes, and philosophy.