Mejoras en la predicción del clima espacial Paralelamente, la predicción del clima espacial ha dado un salto con la aplicación de arquitecturas basadas en transformers, que se ha hecho muy popular al estar detrás de modelos de lenguaje como ChatGPT. Este enfoque ha permitido prever con mayor precisión el impacto de eventos solares extremos en la atmósfera … Read more
The Santa Claus Rally refers to a historically observed stock market phenomenon where U.S. equity markets tend to perform well during the last five trading days of the year and the first two trading days of the new year. Historically, the average gain during this seven-day period is around 1.3%. As time has gone on, largely thanks to … Read more
Following a proposal by Vanuatu, the crime of ecocide will be discussed on the margins of the ICC Assembly of States Parties (December 3-7). Subsequent deliberations could be informative for the many national systems considering adopting such a crime. In this post, I discuss the failure in a lot of the discourse to acknowledge the … Read more
Do voting advice applications work? Drawing on a new field experiment during the 2024 European Parliament election, Joris Frese, Simon Hix and Romain Lachat find that while there is limited evidence voting advice applications boost turnout levels, their recommendations do appear to have a meaningful impact on the choices made by voters. Voting advice applications … Read more
TDI experts answer Texans’ top auto insurance questions. What should auto insurance cost, and what’s the best kind to get? To answer a question about cost, you need to know what a policy covers first. TDI’s automotive insurance guide can help, and there’s a policy comparison tool at www.opic.texas.gov. It’s important to know what you … Read more
