Daily Current Affairs

To The Point Notes

1.Project Strawberry

OpenAI’s Reasoning Engine

• Project Strawberry (possibly renamed Q*) is a new reasoning technology by OpenAI.
• Aims to address limitations of Large Language Models (LLMs) in common sense and logic.
• LLMs struggle with multi-step logic tasks and planning.

Potential Applications

• Advanced Research: Conduct experiments, analyze data, and suggest hypotheses.
  • Medical research: Drug discovery, genetics research.
  • Complex problem-solving: Solve mathematical problems.
  • Logical reasoning: Legal analysis, strategic planning.
• Business Applications: Analyze market trends, predict economic changes, assess risks, and make investment decisions.

 

 

2.Glacial Geoengineering

Combating Sea Level Rise

• Proposed to slow sea level rise caused by melting glaciers and ice sheets.

Techniques

• Fiber-based curtains: Reduce melting by blocking warm ocean water from reaching ice shelf bases.
• Drilling holes through glaciers: Allow meltwater to drain more efficiently, preventing pooling and acceleration of melting.

Other Geoengineering Methods

• Solar Radiation Management: Reflect sunlight back into space (mirrors in space, stratospheric sulfate aerosols, cloud modification).
• Earth Radiation Management: Allow heat to escape space (thinning cirrus clouds).

 

 

3.Thangka Art

Tibetan Buddhist Artwork

• Traditionally created on cotton or silk applique.
• Depicts life of Buddha, deities, Lamas (teaching tools and devotional objects).
• Paints use water-soluble animal glue with mineral/organic pigments.
• Nepal – 24-carat gold used for added beauty.
• Considered a spiritual practice – purification rituals and mantras during creation.
• Modern Thangka art incorporates contemporary themes (mandalas) for wider appeal.

 

 

4.Mashco Piro Tribe

Uncontacted People of Amazon

• Highlighted by NGO Survival International.
• Nomadic hunter-gatherers in remote Amazon rainforest.
• Location: Manu National Park, Madre de Dios Region, Peru.
• Language: Dialect of Piro language.

Amazon Rainforest

• Spans nine South American nations.
• Bordered by: Guiana Highlands (north), Andes Mountains (west), Brazilian central plateau (south), Atlantic Ocean (east).
• Area Distribution:
  • Brazil (60%)
  • Peru (13%)
  • Colombia (10%)
  • Minor parts in Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.