A motley collection of ideas
Recommendations of books, films, apps, websites, foods, and more—things I think are worth your time.
Transformer Explainer The most misleading thing about conversational AI is its confident fluency. Ask a question, and back comes an answer in polished, well-formed sentences. It is easy to anthropomorphize it, but behind those answers lie stark calculations rather than human thoughts. Transformer Explainer, developed by a team associated with Georgia Tech’s Polo Club of … Read more
Genre: Non-Fiction Category: Philosophy Publisher: Kagge Forlag Year: 2024 Pages: 142 ISBN: 9788248936688The Hungarian edition was published by Figura Könyvkiadó in September 2026. It runs to 132 pages and is priced at HUF 5,199. It has become a cliché to say that we live in a post-truth age, when facts are reduced to matters of … Read more
For most of us, the Börzsöny Mountains bring to mind andesite, old mines and volcanic landforms. Yet one of the range’s most distinctive minerals is a genuine gemstone: almandine, the iron-rich member of the garnet group. Most Börzsöny specimens would hardly belong in a jeweller’s window, but they are all the more interesting geologically. These … Read more
Mushroom foraging has its small but very important essentials, and one of the most important of these is a good basket. In this article, I present a practical, lightweight solution. Mushroom picking is one of my passions. Without sounding immodest, I can say that I know mushrooms quite well. I learned a great deal from … Read more
On the edge of the Danube Bend, near Vác, there is a place where history doesn’t live behind museum glass—it sometimes lies right in front of your boots. The Vác–Cigány Valley archaeological site, based on field surveys, shows settlement traces from the Middle Neolithic and the Late Copper Age—and what is most striking for a … Read more
Typotex Publishing, 2025304 pages, 5500 HUF Artificial intelligence is not a new phenomenon, but large language models (LLMs) have propelled it into pop culture. Today many people call themselves “AI experts,” even though no one yet sees clearly how this technology will integrate into everyday life; everyone is still experimenting with what these tools can … Read more
Nowadays, almost everyone has a smartphone in their pocket, which is also a camera. Countless photos are taken every day of family trips, festive occasions, a lunch with friends, children, pets—basically of anything that moves and anything that doesn’t. Many people try to back up their pictures to the cloud for safety, using services like … Read more
Format: Paperback. You can purchase it on Amazon.com It is also available in audiobook format. The Hungarian edition was published by Typotex Publishing Ltd. in 2025 and can be purchased at Typotex. Among the horrors of the world—such as the tabloid press, Hollywood, or the atomic bomb—there is one that cannot be blamed on the Hungarians: the alarm … Read more
https://beavermap.com By the mid-19th century, the Eurasian beaver had been exterminated from the Carpathian Basin, and for a time it even seemed that the species would become completely extinct: according to estimates, only about 1,200 individuals survived in Europe, scattered across just eight small populations. They were hunted mainly for their fur, but their meat … Read more
This immersive piece from Nigel Stanford demonstrates the synergy between sound and visual effects of cymatics. He uses substances like water or sand placed on vibrating surfaces that form evolving, highly detailed patterns according to specific frequencies. Stanford’s composition and direction elevate this techniques into art. Nigel Stanford is a New Zealand–based composer and electronic … Read more