- A paper titled “Exponentially Faster Language Modelling” (arXiv:2311.10770) was highlighted as potentially transformative; it introduces “conditional neural execution” via UltraFastBERT, promising orders-of-magnitude speedups in large-language-model inference.  
- A 1994 study on “Smoking and raven IQ” (PMID: 7892431) was circulated, showing that nicotine exposure impaired problem-solving performance in captive ravens, adding to the literature on cognitive enhancement and environmental toxins.  
- Slow-motion SpaceX rocket footage was shared (tweet link), with commentary that the clip ends just before the most dramatic visual moment, illustrating ongoing public fascination with reusable-launch engineering.  
- Discussion of striking red-fleshed apple cultivars (images linked) served as a light-hearted example of selective breeding and genetic novelty, prompting remarks on “man-made horrors beyond comprehension.”  
- No additional technical tools, repositories, or experimental protocols were introduced beyond the UltraFastBERT paper and the raven cognition reference.