What matters most for childhood brain organization?
We analyzed 649 variables.
The answer: Socioeconomics (SES); with brain patterns pointing at sleep & stress as drivers.
Even brain-IQ associations were better explained by SES.
In Science today: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Doing formal/computational theory in a multidisciplinary intersection is wonderful because neuroscientists say it’s not biological enough, it’s too theoretical for AI folks, too applied for theoretical computer scientists, not empirical enough for cognitive scientists, & too formal for philosophers💫
NEW PAPER. Why do larger networks train better?
"Because they contain more candidate *sub*networks that can learn the task" → lottery tickets
This popular explanation uses an appealing but misleading metaphor🧵
We propose an intuitive alternative grounded in theory: escape dimensions
Scott Marek
Thanks to @agreco.bsky.social and Jannik Reichert for organizing the #NeuroAISymposium2026 and inviting us, this was a lot of fun, hope this series continues in the next years!
RFK Jr demanded the *retraction* of a 20 yr Danish study that showed aluminums in vaccines do not cause health issues.
The journal REFUSED saying the study has been peer-reviewed and found to have no significant flaws.
Imagine asking science to un-science itself.
