PinnedPublished inTDS ArchiveThe Physics Behind DataHow physics principles give us deeper insights into our dataMay 18, 2024A response icon12May 18, 2024A response icon12
PinnedPublished inTDS ArchiveThe Science Behind AI’s First Nobel PrizeHow Physics and Machine Learning Joined Forces to Win Physics Nobel 2024Oct 16, 2024A response icon79Oct 16, 2024A response icon79
PinnedPublished inTDS ArchiveA Physicist’s View of Machine Learning: The Thermodynamics of Machine LearningComplex systems in nature can be successfully studied using thermodynamics. What about Machine Learning?Apr 18, 2022A response icon13Apr 18, 2022A response icon13
PinnedPublished inΦsicist μsingsWhy We Don’t Live in a SimulationDescribing reality as a simulation vastly understates the complexities of our world. Here’s why the simulation hypothesis is a lousy oneJun 18, 2021A response icon11Jun 18, 2021A response icon11
Published inTDS ArchiveUnderstanding Large Language Models: The Physics of (Chat)GPT and BERTInsights from a physicist, on how particles and forces can help us understand LLMs.Jul 20, 2023A response icon11Jul 20, 2023A response icon11
Published inTDS ArchiveHow Quantum Physics Broke the Laws of StatisticsDemystifying the Data Science Behind 2022’s Physics Nobel PrizeMay 3, 2023A response icon9May 3, 2023A response icon9
Published inTDS ArchiveThe Meaning Behind Logistic Classification, from PhysicsWhy do we use the logistic and softmax functions? Thermal physics may have an answer.Jan 24, 2023A response icon13Jan 24, 2023A response icon13
Published inTDS ArchiveWhat does Entropy Measure? An Intuitive ExplanationEntropy can be thought of as the probability of seeing certain patterns in data. Here’s how it works.Jan 4, 2023A response icon2Jan 4, 2023A response icon2
Published inΦsicist μsingsThe Power of the ExponentialFrom compound interests to statistics, the power of the exponential goes far beyond being just another functionOct 30, 2022Oct 30, 2022
Published inΦsicist μsingsThe Real Magic Behind Imaginary Numbers, i = √−1It turns out, by solving one impossible equation, we solve all the algebraic equations.Oct 9, 2022A response icon4Oct 9, 2022A response icon4
