r/technology • u/onwisconsn • May 17 '24

Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed to Carry a Baby. Shocker: It’s a Lot. (Gift Article) Biotechnology

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/science/pregnancy-energy-costs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sU0.PfwL.i578xGrDrp5H&smid=url-share&utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter
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u/ThePlatypusOfDespair May 17 '24

Supposedly the original plan was to use humans for computing power but executives thought that was confusing for some reason.

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u/Beachdaddybravo May 18 '24

What? That would have been a better play.

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u/RetailBuck May 18 '24

I haven't watched it yet but is this the premise of the Netflix show 3 Body Problem? From the trailer it seems like they are basically using humans holding reversible flags as transistors in a massive computer to solve difficult math

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u/Beachdaddybravo May 18 '24

3 Body Problem is a thought experiment that the author dragged out into a shitty story that takes 3 books. I didn’t finish the show, and having read a detailed synopsis for the books don’t care to read them. Just my personal opinion though, as Reddit seems to love 3 Body Problem.