1.14.2 👽 Sunday Links... Finding Aliens, New Ways to Count, AI Writing Tools, Listening in on Whales

My favorite theory about the lack of aliens is called the Dark Forest. In a dangerous unknown universe there's likely something bigger than you that's hungry. So the best thing to do? Be silent. Also, given the vast time scales of the universe, maybe aliens disappeared long ago. Or they'll show up after humans are gone. Scientists still look for aliens, apparently in at least 32 strange places. This email also has 50 writing tools that include AI which might interest you. Plus links to articles about how your brain thinks, new ways to count, and listening to blue whales talk to each other. (And happy Bastille Day to my French readers!)

32 strange places scientists are looking for aliens
https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/strange-places-scientists-are-looking-for-aliens

Computer Scientists Invent an Efficient New Way to Count
https://www.quantamagazine.org/computer-scientists-invent-an-efficient-new-way-to-count-20240516/

Newfound 'glitch' in Einstein's relativity could rewrite the rules of the universe, study suggests
https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/newfound-glitch-in-einsteins-relativity-could-rewrite-the-rules-of-the-universe-study-suggests

Giant Structure Lurking in Deep Space Challenges Our Understanding of The Universe
https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-structure-lurking-in-deep-space-challenges-our-understanding-of-the-universe

Top 50 AI Writing Tools To Try in 2024
https://www.marktechpost.com/2024/05/11/top-50-ai-writing-tools-to-try-in-2024/

A Neuroscientist Explains How Your Brain Actually Thinks
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-neuroscientist-explains-how-your-brain-actually-thinks

Scientists Spent 15 Years Listening to Blue Whales. Here's What They Heard.
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-spent-15-years-listening-to-blue-whales-heres-what-they-heard