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The official account of Princeton University. In the Nation’s Service and the Service of Humanity.
A cross-section of innovation leaders from around Princeton and the state of New Jersey gathered on campus for Celebrate Princeton Innovation, an annual event to spotlight University innovators, showcase ideas and forge new connections.
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Celebrate Princeton Innovation spotlights entrepreneurial researchers and their impact
“The ambition they have to make their groundbreaking ideas escape from the lab and into the world inspires us,” said Provost Jennifer Rexford, the event's keynote speaker.
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Legends of the fall
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Serendipitous meetings, scholarly collaborations, and an ethos of "encouraging junior faculty to think big" laid the groundwork for groundbreaking achievements in AI at Princeton.
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In the hallways of Princeton, a fascination with the human mind unlocked the power of deep learning
Serendipitous meetings, scholarly collaborations, and an ethos of "encouraging junior faculty to think big" laid the groundwork for groundbreaking achievement in AI.
https://bit.ly/4qngfra
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FLi is FLY! 👏 In recognition of
#FirstGenWeek
, FLi (first-generation, lower-income) students celebrated with various events to network, engage, and build community.
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New Princeton research gives insight into human cognition and could help scientists build better AI models:
https://bit.ly/3Lp6J74
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Prospect House spaces at Princeton dedicated for "exemplary individuals" who helped to shape the University and the world:
https://bit.ly/47qsxrA
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Don't miss our 111th Annual Gold Medal Gala, honoring Christopher Eisgruber of
@princeton.edu
, Claudia Goldin, and Alison Gopnik — three extraordinary leaders shaping our world for the better. 📅 Tuesday, December 9, 2025 📍 The Metropolitan Club, New York City
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At Princeton School of Public and International Affairs Public Service Day, alumni returned to campus to share advice with students on how to pursue public service through a variety of tracks, including the private sector, law, nonprofits, education, local and state government, sports, and finance.
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From Ice Rinks to City Halls, Career Day Inspires Students to Rethink Public Service | Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
The renowned figures one encounters in a typical public-policy job are lawmakers and public officials, but Melissa Parnagian ’17 spends her days around professional hockey players.
https://spia.princeton.edu/news/ice-rinks-city-halls-career-day-inspires-students-rethink-public-service?utm_campaign=communications&utm_content=1762452027&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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New Princeton research has revealed that about 90% of marine aquarium fish sold by online retailers in the U.S. are sourced directly from wild populations, mostly in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean.
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Losing Nemo: almost all aquarium fish in the US are caught in the wild
Unregulated fish trade poses significant threats to ecosystems and species.New research has revealed that about 90 percent of marine aquarium fish sold by online retailers in the United States are sou...
https://cpree.princeton.edu/news/2025/losing-nemo-almost-all-aquarium-fish-us-are-caught-wild?utm_campaign=communications&utm_content=1762442403&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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In a new article at
@nature.com,
Princeton professors Andrew Houck and Nathalie de Leon report that their new qubit lasts 3x longer than the best ever reported in a lab setting — the largest single advance in coherence time in more than a decade.
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Princeton puts quantum computing on the fast track with new qubit
Princeton engineers have built a superconducting qubit that lasts three times longer than today’s best versions, marking a major step toward practical quantum computers.
https://bit.ly/3WC69Fv
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In what one student described as "a sublime experience," the Princeton University Art Museum opened its doors to the public on Friday for a 24-hour open house, bringing over 21,000 visitors to explore the new space.
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'Truly inspiring': New Princeton University Art Museum opens its doors to all
A 24-hour public open house drew an astonishing 21,763 visitors following previews for students and the University community.
https://www.princeton.edu/news/2025/11/05/truly-inspiring-new-princeton-university-art-museum-opens-its-doors-university?utm_campaign=communications&utm_content=1762370042&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Princeton’s new quantum chip built for scale
engineering.princeton.edu/news/2025/11...
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Princeton Engineering - Princeton's new quantum chip built for scale
In a Nov. 5 article in the journal Nature, a Princeton team reported their new qubit lasts for over 1 millisecond — three times longer than the best ever reported in a lab setting and nearly fifteen t...
https://engineering.princeton.edu/news/2025/11/05/princetons-new-quantum-chip-built-scale
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“This is the next big jump forward.” In a major step toward practical quantum computing, Princeton engineers have built a superconducting qubit that lasts three times longer than today’s best versions:
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Un análisis multidimensional de los recursos hídricos💧 en la Axarquía (Málaga) -realizado por científicos de la UMA, Universidad de
@princeton.edu
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- alerta de "sequía estructural" y de la necesidad de reformar profundamente la gestión del agua
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On Election Day we're reflecting on the remarkable legacy of Laura Wooten in the Princeton community and status as the longest-serving election poll worker in the United States.
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"Your vote is your voice": Celebrating Laura Wooten, a beloved Princeton figure who made a lasting impact on election participation
At Princeton, Laura Wooten was a cherished Campus Dining employee for over 27 years, known for engaging in warm conversations with everyone she encountered. Her influence, however, extended far beyond...
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Polls are now open in Princeton, NJ until 8pm. 🗳️ Get all the information you need to vote in person or by mail:
https://bit.ly/4ojz51g
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We've got a new record for the oldest air ever discovered. 💨 Scientists led by Princeton's
@blueicedude.bsky.social
and Sarah Shackleton uncovered air trapped in ice that is 6 million years old.
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Scientists discover oldest air on record trapped in 6-million-year-old Antarctic ice
Scientists discover oldest air on record trapped in 6-million-year-old Antarctic ice
https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/scientists-discover-oldest-air-on-record-trapped-in-6-million-year-old-antarctic-ice
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A monumental mosaic by Nick Cave (the American artist) called “Let me kindly introduce myself. They call me MC Prince Brighton” (2025) in the entrance to the new Princeton Art Museum.
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Princeton engineers have taken step toward making hydrogen a practical pathway to decarbonize industries that are difficult to electrify, such as steel and fertilizer production.
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Princeton Engineering - Dirty water boosts prospects for clean hydrogen
Wastewater can replace clean water as a source for hydrogen, eliminating a major drawback to hydrogen fuel and reducing water treatment costs of hydrogen
https://bit.ly/47EzUur
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🎥 WATCH the full
@cbsnews.com
piece with President Eisgruber:
cbsn.ws/47BuUGV
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Princeton will present its top alumni awards to Kevin Gover '78, under secretary for museums & culture at the Smithsonian, and
@teorth.bsky.social
*96, professor of mathematics and the James and Carol Collins Chair in the College of Letters and Sciences at the University of California-Los Angeles.
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Smithsonian executive Kevin Gover ’78 and Fields Medalist mathematician Terence Tao *96 to receive top alumni awards
The awards will be presented at Princeton's Alumni Day on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.
https://www.princeton.edu/news/2025/11/03/smithsonian-executive-kevin-gover-78-and-fields-medalist-mathematician-terence-tao?utm_campaign=communications&utm_content=1762182503&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber on addressing challenges facing higher education.
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Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber on addressing challenges facing higher education
Universities have found themselves under pressure from President Trump – from blocked funds for research, to attacks on their admission policies and diversity programs. Princeton's president says, "The stakes are really high."
https://cbsn.ws/3LhQngx
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President Eisgruber will join Robert Costa this morning on
@cbssundaymorning.bsky.social
to discuss the challenges facing higher education institutions in America.
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Paramount Press Express | “CBS NEWS SUNDAY MORNING” LISTINGS FOR NOV. 2, 2025 (9:00-10:30 AM, ET)
Jane Pauley Anchors [Watch “CBS News Sunday Morning”](http://cbsn.ws/WaPDs5) Subject to change GEORGE CLOONEY – Seth Doane meets up with George Cl
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"The new museum was designed to be a kind of town square for the arts and humanities, a place of coming together." The Princeton University Art Museum's doors are now open, beginning with a 24-hour Open House event featuring collections tours, movie screenings, artmaking and more.
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A ‘town square for the arts and humanities’: The new Princeton University Art Museum shares opening details
After previews for students, members, faculty and staff, the museum will open its doors to all — with free admission, as always — starting with a 24-hour public opening from 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, to...
https://www.princeton.edu/news/2025/10/09/town-square-arts-and-humanities-new-princeton-university-art-museum-shares-opening?utm_campaign=communications&utm_content=1761944415&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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🦇 EEB Associate Professor Gerald Carter is uncovering how vampire bats "learn, remember, and form social bonds." ⤵️
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👻 By using ghost genes — genetic markers from ancient species that can be detected in the DNA of modern species —
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is hoping to help save the red wolf population.
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The American red wolf is endangered. These 'ghost genes' could save it : Short Wave
Every American red wolf alive right now is descended from only 14 canids. In the 1970s, humans drove the red wolf to the brink of extinction. Because of that, red wolves today have low genetic diversi...
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/21/1257825211/american-red-wolf-ghost-genetics
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As many celebrate Halloween with witches, ghouls, magic and the macabre — where did we get the term abracadabra? 🎩 Don Skemer, medieval historian, weighs in at National Geographic.
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What does ‘abracadabra’ mean?
The earliest mention of ‘abracadabra’ comes from a text in the second century A.D., which used the term as a treatment for fevers.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/abracadabra-meaning-malaria-spell-magic
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🦇 In two short months, staff from Princeton Facilities and Laboratory Animal Resources transformed an unused space into a bat cave, for use by Dr. Gerald Carter who studies vampire bats and their lifesaving food sharing relationships:
https://bit.ly/4oh5CVJ
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Congrats to Princeton senior Isam Mina who has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at
@ox.ac.uk
. He is among two recipients chosen by The Rhodes Scholarships (
@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk
) for Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine.
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Princeton senior Isam Mina awarded Rhodes Scholarship for Jordan
Mina is a molecular biology major and plans to become an oncologist. For his senior thesis, he is using machine learning to analyze large global clinical datasets to explore the role of the gut microb...
https://www.princeton.edu/news/2025/10/30/princeton-senior-isam-mina-awarded-rhodes-scholarship-jordan?utm_campaign=communications&utm_content=1761855721&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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We see you, Ashleigh Johnson '17!
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By utilizing their mobile lab called the "Princeton Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment" (aka PACE), scientists found that, collectively, sewer plants produced 1.9x the nitrous oxide gas and 2.4x the methane as estimated by the EPA.
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Princeton Engineering - Wastewater plants produce twice as much greenhouse gas as estimated
Researchers measured greenhouse gases from 96 wastewater plants across the country and found the emissions were much higher than estimated
https://bit.ly/4qRm2Wz
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Princeton's Yiyun Li (
@appletwigli.bsky.social
) has been named Princeton University’s Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities, an appointment first held by Professor of Creative Writing, Emerita, Toni Morrison.
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Yiyun Li Named Princeton University’s Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities
Creative writing professor Yiyun Li has been named the Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University.
https://arts.princeton.edu/news/2025/10/yiyun-li-named-princeton-universitys-robert-f-goheen-professor-in-the-humanities/?utm_campaign=communications&utm_content=1761839466&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Our congratulations to
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In an important step forward for the NJ AI Hub, founding partner Microsoft announced that it will bring to the Hub its new Microsoft Discovery platform, an advanced Agentic AI and cloud technology that promises to accelerate research and solve complex problems more efficiently.
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Founding partner Microsoft to bring new Discovery AI technology to NJ AI Hub
With the new platform, researchers can speed up scientific discovery by using advanced AI and high-performance computing to analyze vast amounts of scientific data, simulate experiments and discover n...
https://www.princeton.edu/news/2025/10/30/founding-partner-microsoft-bring-new-discovery-ai-technology-nj-ai-hub
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New research from Princeton shows that wastewater can replace clean water as a source for hydrogen production, eliminating a major drawback to hydrogen fuel and reducing water treatment costs by up to 47%.
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Dirty water boosts prospects for clean hydrogen
Wastewater can replace clean water as a source for hydrogen production, eliminating a major drawback to hydrogen fuel and reducing water treatment costs by up to 47%, according to new research from Pr...
https://acee.princeton.edu/acee-news/dirty-water-boosts-prospects-for-clean-hydrogen/?utm_campaign=communications&utm_content=1761772509&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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🥶 Led by Princeton's
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and Sarah Shackleton, a team of scientists has discovered the "oldest directly dated ice and air" on the entire planet in Antarctica.
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Six-million-year-old ice discovered in Antarctica offers unprecedented window into a warmer Earth
A team of U.S. scientists has discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on the planet in the Allan Hills region of East Antarctica.
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-million-year-ice-antarctica-unprecedented.html
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A cross-section of New Jersey innovation leaders — faculty, researchers, students, inventors, entrepreneurs and investors — convened on campus for the annual Celebrate Princeton Innovation event, designed to spotlight University innovators, showcase ideas and forge new connections.
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Celebrate Princeton Innovation spotlights entrepreneurial researchers and their impact
“The ambition they have to make their groundbreaking ideas escape from the lab and into the world inspires us,” said Provost Jennifer Rexford, the event's keynote speaker.
https://www.princeton.edu/news/2025/10/28/celebrate-princeton-innovation-spotlights-entrepreneurial-researchers-and-their?utm_campaign=communications&utm_content=1761754514&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Had a wonderful visit from collaborator Tatsuya Hirasawa from the U of Tokyo! We’ve been awarded a joint Princeton-Tokyo grant to exchange exciting new techniques in vertebrate evo-devo. Our visit to Japan will happen in March!
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Princeton remembers Russell Kulsrud, Princeton professor of astrophysical sciences, emeritus, who expanded scientists’ understanding of the universe’s plasma and was one of the last survivors of Project Matterhorn.
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Russell Kulsrud, one of the last survivors of Project Matterhorn, dies at 97
“Russell was one of the people that established the reputation of Princeton Plasma Physics Lab as the place to do plasma physics in the world,” said Sir Steven Cowley, PPPL director.
https://www.princeton.edu/news/2025/10/24/russell-kulsrud-one-last-survivors-project-matterhorn-dies-97?utm_campaign=communications&utm_content=1761744607&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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🐟 New research into fossils from the Cretaceous Period found 3️⃣ previously unknown fish species, including "the oldest salmonid in the fossil record."
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“First Salmon”: 73-Million-Year-Old Fossil Rewrites Fish History
Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest salmon in Arctic Alaska’s Cretaceous fossil. During the Cretaceous Period, dinosaurs ruled the land, but the waterways of the Arctic were home to creature...
https://scitechdaily.com/first-salmon-73-million-year-old-fossil-rewrites-fish-history/
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Princeton researchers Joshua Rabinowitz and Won Dong Lee contributed to a "tumor-on-a-chip" at
@upenn.edu,
a transparent, microengineered device that's giving way to new insights about how immune cells interact with cancer.
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Tumor-on-a-chip offers insight into cancer-fighting cells in immunotherapy | Penn Today
Penn engineers and collaborators have built a living tumor on a chip to expose how cancers block immune attacks, and how one existing drug could make immunotherapy like CAR T more effective against so...
https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/tumor-chip-offers-insight-cancer-fighting-cells-immunotherapy
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The new museum was worth the wait! The collection looks fantastic, the "promised to museum" pieces in the Princeton Collects exhibit promise a great future collection, and the building itself is gorgeous. So happy to have this back in the neighborhood!
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TMLR Publication: Getting Aligned on Representational Alignment. Congratulations to the author team and the representational alignment community. Link:
openreview.net/forum?id=Hiq...
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Getting aligned on representational alignment
Biological and artificial information processing systems form representations of the world that they can use to categorize, reason, plan, navigate, and make decisions. How can we measure the...
https://openreview.net/forum?id=Hiq7lUh4Yn¬eId=Hiq7lUh4Yn
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Princeton researchers are demonstrating how membranes made from next-gen materials, a class of water-loving, single-layer materials with high electrical conductivity, show promise when separating ions and other compounds from complex solutions.
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Princeton Engineering - New materials make high-performance membranes the filters of the future
Princeton researchers demonstrate the potential of MXenes, a class of water-loving, single-layer materials with high electrical conductivity, for separating ions and compounds from complex solutions.
https://engineering.princeton.edu/news/2025/10/24/new-materials-make-high-performance-membranes-filters-future?utm_campaign=communications&utm_content=1761667239&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Alongside
@stanford.edu's
Nick McKeown, Princeton provost Jen Rexford pens a piece about the NSF's vital impact on software-defined networking, which "revolutionized how networks are built and operated today":
https://bit.ly/4qtDIHm
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Princeton historian Sean Wilentz has been a Bob Dylan fan since childhood, and he produced a new Bootleg Series box focused on the folk era.
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'Genius Is Not Just Born, It's Made': Inside Bob Dylan's Stunning Folk-Era Bootleg Series
https://bit.ly/4o4LQfT
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How does life evolve to adapt to modern cities? Out now in Science, my PhD work with
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uncovers the ancient origin of the “London Underground mosquito” – one of the most iconic examples of urban adaptation. 🧵(1/n)
@science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady4515
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Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito
Understanding how life is adapting to urban environments represents an important challenge in evolutionary biology. In this work, we investigate a widely cited example of urban adaptation, Culex pipie...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady4515
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Princeton Professor of History Sean Wilentz talks with
@rollingstone.com
about growing up around the Greenwich folk scene and his keen insights on Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series. 🎶
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'Genius Is Not Just Born, It's Made': Inside Bob Dylan's Stunning Folk-Era Bootleg Series
Princeton historian Sean Wilentz has been a Bob Dylan fan since childhood, and he produced a new Bootleg Series box focused on the folk era.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bob-dylan-folk-era-bootleg-series-sean-wilentz-1235447854/
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Princeton dedicated a dozen Prospect House spaces in honor of faculty, alumni and others who “helped to shape the University and the world” through their achievements and perseverance in the face of adversity:
https://bit.ly/3LaiCxB
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How do LLMs think about thinking? 🤔 In the latest Kempner Seminar Series talk,
@profsanjeevarora.bsky.social
(Princeton University and Princeton PLI) explores how “metacognition” shapes problem-solving in large language models. Watch here:
youtu.be/Tl48e0Euois
#KempnerInstitute
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LLM Skills and Metacognition: Scaffolding for New Forms of Learning? with Sanjeev Arora
YouTube video by Kempner Institute at Harvard University
https://youtu.be/Tl48e0Euois
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