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Joe Bernstein

The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved

By: longform   |   Scanlan's   |   June 1970
'Pink faces with stylish Southern sag, old Ivy styles, seersucker coats and buttondown collars. “Mayblossom Senility” (Steadman’s phrase) … burnt out early or maybe just not much to burn in the first place.'
Joe Bernstein

An Old Idea, Revived: Starve Cancer to Death

By: longform   |   The New York Times   |   May 2016
In the early 20th century, the German biochemist Otto Warburg believed that tumors could be treated by disrupting their source of energy. His idea was dismissed for decades — until now.
Joe Bernstein

Huge “foundation models” are turbo-charging AI progress

By: longform   |   The Economist   |   June 2022
They can have abilities their creators did not foresee