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Khatia Buniatishvili breathes new life into Schubert’s Ständchen, beautifully transformed for piano by Franz Liszt. Her passionate yet delicate interpretation weaves together tenderness, poetry, and dazzling artistry, making every note feel deeply alive.
Michael Bloch retweeted
Ich muss noch einmal auf Steinmeiers einfältige, linke Geschichtsklitterung zum Kaiserreich, die er in China zum Besten gegeben hat, zurückkommen.
Was gerne über das Kaiserreich und Wilhelm II. verschwiegen wird:
◾️ Bildung als Fundament
Die Analphabetenquote sank auf beeindruckende 0,02 % (zum Vergleich: heute gelten etwa 12,1 % bzw. 6,2 Mio. als funktionale Analphabeten).
◾️ Exzellenzforschung
Unter seiner Schirmherrschaft wurde 1911 die Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft gegründet – der direkte Vorläufer der heutigen Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. Das Ergebnis: Eine weltweite Spitzenstellung der deutschen Wissenschaft, die rund 45 Nobelpreise hervorbrachte.
◾️ Wirtschaftsmacht
Unter Wilhelm II. stieg Deutschland zur führenden Industrie- und Handelsnation Europas auf (weltweit Platz 2 hinter den USA), was den allgemeinen Wohlstand massiv anschob.
◾️Aufbau des modernsten Schienennetzes Europas
Verdopplung des Eisenbahnnetzes auf über 64.000 Kilometer (1914), das weltweit Maßstäbe setzte bei Verlässlichkeit und Effizienz.
◾️ Ausbau des ersten Sozial- und Arbeiterschutzsystems
Neben den großen Sozialversicherungen veranlasste er umfassende Reformen zum Schutz der Arbeiter: Verbot von Kinderarbeit, Sonntagsruhe, Einschränkungen bei Frauennachtarbeit machten Deutschland im Arbeitsschutz zum internationalen Vorreiter.
◾️ Pionierarbeit im modernen Städtebau & Gesundheitsschutz
Durch die flächendeckende Einführung von Kanalisationen, zentralen Wasserwerken und elektrischem Nahverkehr verwandelte das Kaiserreich seine rasant wachsenden Großstädte in weltweite Musterbeispiele für Hygiene.
Zusammen mit dem Ausbau des Krankenhauswesens und der Seuchenbekämpfung (u. a. durch Robert Koch) stieg die Lebenserwartung der Bevölkerung drastisch an.
Und nun, Herr Steinmeier?
Michael Bloch retweeted
Seite 1 des niedersächsischen Mathematik-Abiturs aus dem Jahr 2026, und zwar im erhöhten Anforderungsniveau (eA). Der Rest oszilliert marginal um dieses neue eA.
Die ganze Pracht kann man hier
za-aufgaben.nibis.de/index.p…
einsehen.
Michael Bloch retweeted
Auszug aus dem LK-Abitur Mathematik, Bayern 1988. Damals waren wir Weltklasse; heute nur noch zweite Welt.
Michael Bloch retweeted
Richard Feynman literally gave a masterclass on how to think like a scientist, question everything, and discover what’s actually true and it will completely change how you think about common sense, evidence, and knowledge.
Michael Bloch retweeted
Hier sieht man die X-Nutzerzahlen der EU-Länder plus USA und Japan. Die europäische Verblendung hat leider System. Uninformierte Bürger sind viel anfälliger für Propaganda.
Deutschland liegt mit 12% und einem Rückgang im unteren Mittelfeld. Beschämend.
Michael Bloch retweeted
BREAKING NIUS: Für mich ist es einer der unglaublichste Auftritte von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz in dessen Amtszeit. Seit 17 Monaten erzählt Merz, er wolle Deutschland deregulieren, unnötige und schädliche Bürokratie beseitigen. Dann hat dieser Bundeskanzler die Möglichkeit, auf der Weltbühne, vor milliardenschweren Investoren dem Nvidia-Chef Jensen Huang eine Frage zu stellen. Und was fragt der Bundeskanzler? Er will wissen, wie man Künstliche Intelligenz am besten REGULIEREN kann. Als Huang antwortet, nunja, erstmal müsse die KI-Industrie in Deutschland aufblühen, bevor man sie regulieren könne, legt Merz nach. Er erklärt Huang, aus seiner Sicht sei entweder eine europäische oder gar eine globale Regulierung notwendig, um die "Schädlichkeit" von KI zu begrenzen.
Das linksradikale Netzwerk hinter Frankreichs Ausschreitungen tichyseinblick.de/kolumnen/a… via @tichyseinblick
Michael Bloch retweeted
Saskia Ludwig (CDU) erklärt im Schlagabtausch mit Lorenz Gösta Beutin (Die Linke), warum der ungebremste Ausbau von Wind- und PV-Anlagen nicht nachhaltig ist. Diese liefern nicht die notwendige gesicherte Leistung, Speicher sind zudem in der notwendigen Dimension nicht bezahlbar.
Michael Bloch retweeted
A man suddenly approaches a group of street musicians and asks, “Can I play with you? I’ve got my pan flute.” When they ask what he wants to play, he chooses Vivaldi’s Winter from "The Four Seasons"—one of the most difficult pieces there is.
And then he leaves everyone around him in awe. On the pan flute, Michel Tirabosco delivers an incredibly skillful performance, with remarkable breath control and emotion. Even though this was a planned flash-mob-style setup, the real talent of the musicians and the pure joy they bring still move people deeply.
A beautiful moment of music, connection, and limitless passion.
Michael Bloch retweeted
The singularity has already begun for math:
Scott Aaronson is one of the world's leading quantum computing researchers and spent two years at OpenAI working on AI safety.
We talked about why he thinks the singularity has already begun for math, who gets credit when AI writes the proof, and whether intelligence will still matter once machines do the thinking.
In this episode:
• Why the singularity has already begun for math
• Who gets credit when AI writes the proof
• What a proof that P = NP would be worth
• Why he turned down getting rich to keep blogging
• Whether intelligence will still matter
Where to watch:
• YouTube - youtube.com/watch?v=ORlscppG…
• Spotify - open.spotify.com/episode/0qn…
• Apple Podcasts - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
• Transcript - developing.dev/p/e070-scott-…
Thank you to the sponsor of this episode for supporting my work:
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:34 Why he updated so hard on AI
01:14 The people still denying AI progress
03:53 The singularity has already begun for math
08:30 Will human-driven math research survive
13:12 Who gets credit for AI-written papers
15:55 OpenAI's $15M Navier-Stokes proof
19:20 What if AI proved P = NP
23:07 Why AI is so good at finding counterexamples
26:13 The goalposts keep moving
28:52 Why AI disclosure matters in research
32:59 The fake Monet experiment
35:23 Why he blogs instead of getting rich
39:45 Are AI labs racing too fast
42:01 Will intelligence still matter
47:12 Book recommendations
52:27 Advice for students today
57:23 Reacting live to a new AI result
59:58 Outro
Michael Bloch retweeted
This is how the binary system works, explained with an ingenious wooden counter.
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The internet is 90% garbage. But if you know where to look, it’s an absolute goldmine.
Here are 29 of the Internet’s Most Legendary Rabbit Holes 👇
How to long drive each other 🌐🌐
1. window-swap.com — Look out the window of a random person
2. stellarium-web.org — Real sky map in your browser
3. thetruesize.com — Compare the true sizes of countries
4. neal.fun — Interactive knowledge experiences
5. zoom.earth — Watch the world via live satellite imagery
6. objecttracer.com — Explore the solar system in 3D
7. radiooooo.com — Pick a country and decade to listen to that era
8. flightradar24.com — See every plane currently in the sky
9. spaceengine.org — Explore a 1:1 scale virtual universe simulator using real data to fly across galaxies and land on exoplanets.
10. windy.com — Live map of winds and storms
11. submarinecablemap.com — Ocean cables carrying the internet
12. internetlivestats.com — Current number of tweets and searches being posted
13. oldmapsonline.org — Maps from centuries ago
14. openstreetmap.org — World map drawn by volunteers
15. virtualvacation.us — Virtual walks through cities
16. mapcrunch.com — Teleport to a random spot on Earth
17. ncase.me — A beautifully designed, interactive game that breaks down game theory, psychology, and why people choose to cooperate or cheat.
18. images.nasa.gov — NASA's entire visual archive, free
19. gapminder.org — What we mistakenly think we know about the world
20. data.worldbank.org — World Bank's open data
21. archive.org — Archive of millions of books, films, and software
22. gutenberg.org — 70,000 free books whose copyrights have expired
23. openlibrary.org — Record of every book in the world
24. loc.gov — U.S. Library of Congress digital archive
25. dp.la — America's digital library collection
26. artsandculture.google.com — Tour museums from home
27. wikiart.org — Archive of 250,000 artworks
28. metmuseum.org — Met Museum's open collection
29. everynoise.com — A massive, scattered map of every musical sub genre in existence clicking any genre plays a sound sample, taking you down endless musical pathways.
Save this. You’ll definitely need some of these later. 🔖
Follow @justinbrave21 for more useful websites, AI tools & tech resources.
Michael Bloch retweeted
The internet is 99% garbage. But if you know where to look, it’s an absolute goldmine.
Here are 50 legendary websites that feel illegal to know and will save you thousands of hours👇
1. zoom.earth — Watch the world via live satellite imagery
2. flightradar24.com — See every plane currently in the sky
3. marinetraffic.com — Track all ships at sea in real time
4. windy.com — Live map of winds and storms
5. lightningmaps.org — Watch lightning strikes hitting Earth in real time
6. earthquake.usgs.gov — Live list of recent earthquakes
7. submarinecablemap.com — Ocean cables carrying the internet
8. globalforestwatch.org — Watch forests disappear from space
9. worldometers.info — The world's statistics, second by second
10. internetlivestats.com — Current number of tweets and searches being posted
11. thetruesize.com — Compare the true sizes of countries
12. oldmapsonline.org — Maps from centuries ago
13. davidrumsey.com — Archive of 150,000 historical maps
14. openstreetmap.org — World map drawn by volunteers
15. window-swap.com — Look out the window of a random person around the world
16. virtualvacation.us — Virtual walks through cities
17. mapcrunch.com — Teleport to a random spot on Earth
18. atlasobscura.com — Catalog of the world's strangest places
19. neal.fun — Interactive knowledge experiences
20. htwins.net/scale2 — Scale journey from atom to universe
21. eyes.nasa.gov — Explore the solar system in 3D
22. stellarium-web.org — Real sky map in your browser
23. apod.nasa.gov — NASA's astronomy picture of the day
24. images.nasa.gov — NASA's entire visual archive, free
25. pudding.cool — Visual articles told through data
26. ourworldindata.org — The state of the world with real data
27. gapminder.org — What we mistakenly think we know about the world
28. informationisbeautiful.net — Visualizing complex data
29. data.worldbank.org — World Bank's open data
30. data.tuik.gov.tr — Turkey's official statistics database
31. archive.org — Archive of millions of books, films, and software
32. gutenberg.org — 70,000 free books whose copyrights have expired
33. openlibrary.org — Record of every book in the world
34. loc.gov — U.S. Library of Congress digital archive
35. europeana.eu — Europe's cultural heritage archive
36. dp.la — America's digital library collection
37. artsandculture.google.com — Tour museums from home
38. rijksmuseum.nl — Download artworks in high resolution
39. wikiart.org — Archive of 250,000 artworks
40. publicdomainreview.org — Forgotten visual treasures of history
41. openculture.com — Free archive of culture and education
42. metmuseum.org — Met Museum's open collection
43. musicmap.info — Family tree of music genres
44. radiooooo.com — Pick a country and decade to listen to that era
45. listen.hatnote.com — Turn Wikipedia edits into audio
46. wikipedia.org — Random knowledge well
47. timeanddate.com — Time, sunrises, and sky events
48. sciencedaily.com — Live stream of science news
49. arxiv.org — Free preprints of scientific papers
50. observablehq.com — Visualize data with live code
Save this. You’ll definitely need some of these later. 🔖
Follow @justinbrave21 for more useful websites, AI tools & tech resources.
Michael Bloch retweeted
Ist das Satire? Oder Neu-Versailles von Berlin Mitte in absolutistischer Vollendung?
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Remember the luxury of some houses and even mansions in G@za... Remember that some of the Arabs living there were capable of blaming ham@s and the PA for their misery. This documentary shows the reality that so many want to hide. Since its release, about 3 million people watched it, and it changed the mind of some. Propaganda dies. The truth remains.






















