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by xiaodai 625 days ago
I don’t know. I find quanta articles very high noise. It’s always hyping something
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I don't find the language of the article full of "hype"; they describe the history of different forms of imputation from single to multiple to ML-based.

The table is particularly useful as it describes what the article is all about in a way that can stick to students' minds. I'm very grateful for QuantaMagazine for its popular science reporting.

The Quanta articles usually have a gossipy style and are very low information density.
They're usually more science history than science. Who did what, when, and a basic ovnrview of why it's important.
I agree with that. I skip the Quanta magazine articles, mainly because the titles seem to be a little to hyped for my taste and don't represent the content as well as they should.
Same. I think it does disservice to math.
Yes, typically a short conversation with an LLM gives me more info and understanding of a topic than reading a Quanta article.
Curious, what sites would you recommend?