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☆ 3 students won $700,000 for using AI to translate 2 tweets worth of text from previously unreadable ancient scrolls
  + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Three students won the Vesuvius Challenge for uncovering text in the Herculaneum papyri. The students were awarded a $700,000 prize after using AI to uncover the passages. “This is the society from which the modern Western world is descended.”The Herculaneum papyri were buried thousands of years ago during the eruption of Mt. The Vesuvius Challenge hopes entrants will help uncover about 90% of the first four scrolls. AdvertisementThe founders of the Vesuvius Challenge hope they’ll be able to crack open and read the entirety of all 800 scrolls in the next few years.
Persons: —, Youssef Nader, Luke Farritor, Julian Schilliger, ” Nader, Julius Caesar’s, ” Robert Fowler, Salvatore Laporta, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, Brent Seales —, Seales, uncracked, Philodemus, Friedman, …, fihs9ADb48 — Nat Friedman, they’ll Organizations: Service, Freie University, Wall Street, University of Nebraska, ETH Zurich, Villa, Herculaneum Society, Bloomberg Locations: Berlin, Switzerland, Vesuvius, Italian, Herculaneum
☆ Campi Flegrei: Next door to Vesuvius, another Italian volcano is waking up
  + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Barbie Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +13 min
The most dangerous volcanic threat in Italy right now is one you’ve probably never heard of: Campi Flegrei, or the Phlegraean Fields. The last major eruption of Campi Flegrei was in 1538, and it created a new mountain in the bay. So far in 2023 Campi Flegrei has recorded more than 3,450 earthquakes, 1,118 of which occurred in August alone. There are two hypotheses as to what could be causing the current increase in seismic activity at Campi Flegrei, according to De Natale. Vesuvius and the Campi Flegrei area.
Persons: Rome CNN —, Campi, Flegrei, Campi Flegrei, Carlo Doglioni, ”, ” Doglioni, What’s, Giuseppe De Natale, De Natale, ” De Natale, Ivan Romano, Benedetto De Vivo, ” De Vivo, Rosa Russo Iervolino, Luigi di Magistris, of Serapis, bradyseism, Christopher Kilburn, “, Stefano Carlino, ” Carlino, Salvatore Laporta, Natale, ” Natale Organizations: Rome CNN, National, of Geophysics, University of Naples, CNN, Geological Survey, Environment, volcanology, University College London Locations: Rome, Italy, Naples, Capri, Ischia, Pisciarelli, Vesuvius, Yellowstone, Long, California, Toba, Indonesia, Roman, Pozzuoli, Campi, L’Aquila, vulcanology
☆ How seaweed shaped the past and could shape our future
  + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
CNN —Too often seaweed is portrayed as a slimy, smelly nuisance that disrupts beach trips and ocean swims. In fact, seaweed, officially a type of marine algae, is an untapped resource that could transform the planet and our health. Farmer Jean-Marie Pedron picks edible seaweed along a beach of Le Croisic in western France in March 2021, for a three-starred chef. As well as offering hope for the future, seaweed indelibly shaped our past, as a fascinating finding released this week has revealed. Hassanain Qambari & Jayden Dickson/Nikon Small World Photomicrography CompetitionCaffeine crystals in a kaleidoscope of color.
Persons: CNN —, Farmer Jean, Marie Pedron, Loic Venance, Vincent Doumeizel, Karen Hardy, —, James Webb, Luke Farritor, Salvatore Laporta, ”, papyrologist Michael McOsker, Farritor, Svante Pääbo, hominins, Hassanain Qambari, Jayden Dickson, Mona Lisa ”, Leonardo da Vinci, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Getty, United Nations, Telescope, National, AP, University of Nebraska, University College London, Diabetes, Nikon, Lions Eye Institute, CNN Space, Science Locations: Le Croisic, France, AFP, Orkney, Scotland, Mount, Naples, Italy, Europe, Altai, Central Asia, Australia, Alaska
☆ Italy’s Gay Couples Face New Parenting Curb
  + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Michela Leidi | Eugenia Roccella | Italy S Minister Of Family Affairs | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
“All it took was for the government to change,” said Alessia Crocini, an activist with LGBT group Rainbow Families. “The climate that has been created over the last few months is really like a witch hunt.”Salvatore Laporta/IPA/Zuma
☆ Mount Vesuvius park closes access to volcano after Napoli fans plan to fake an eruption after potential title victory
  + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —The Vesuvius national park authority in Naples, Italy, has announced it will be closing access to the live volcano on Saturday, ahead of Napoli’s potential title-winning game on Sunday. Should Lazio drop points against Inter Milan in an earlier kickoff on Sunday, the Italian side could win its first Italian league title in 33 years with victory against Salernitana. Authorities became concerned after reports emerged of plans to use blue smoke bombs and industrial strength fireworks inside the crater, which has been described as a “fragile and intrinsically dangerous place.”The volcano overlooks the city. Supporters burn flares next to a mock grave for a coffin in Naples adorned with the scarves of rival teams Inter Milan, Juventus and AC Milan. “Vesuvius crater is a fragile and intrinsically dangerous place.”The press release went on to say the Vesuvius police municipalities and the Carabinieri military police would provide a “massive garrison” to protect the entrances and access.
☆ A dozen people are missing and one is dead after a landslide swept cars and buildings into the sea on an Italian coast
  + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A landslide on the Italian island of Ischia has reportedly left 1 dead and at least 12 missing. Officials said some people are likely buried under mud from the landslide. Inclement weather made it difficult for rescuers to get to the island as rescue efforts continue. The landslide swept buildings, cars, and buses into the sea on the island of Ischia at the port of Casamicciola, rendering some streets impassable, according to The Associated Press. People remove mud from a house after heavy rainfall triggered landslides that collapsed buildings and left as many as 12 people missing, in Casamicciola, on the southern Italian island of Ischia, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022.
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