FollowDutch researchers have an ambitious vision for their organoid.Leslie KatzCulture EditorLeslie Katz leads a team that explores the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably playing online word games, tending to her garden or referring to herself in the third person.3 min readDisembodied human tear glands that cry sound like something out of a sci-fi movie. But in the Netherlands, functional tear glands that don't attach to anyone's eyes (or emotions) are starring in their...…FollowDutch researchers have an ambitious vision for their organoid.Leslie KatzCulture EditorLeslie Katz leads a team that explores the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably playing online word games, tending to her garden or referring to herself in the third person.3 min readDisembodied human tear glands that cry sound like something out of a sci-fi movie. But in the Netherlands, functional tear glands that don't attach to anyone's eyes (or emotions) are starring in their...WW…

Follow"Virtual unfolding" allows researchers to look inside intricately folded historical letters without damaging them.Leslie KatzCulture EditorLeslie Katz leads a team that explores the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably playing online word games, tending to her garden or referring to herself in the third person.3 min readIn a letter, dated July 31, 1697, Jacques Sennacques asks his cousin Pierre Le Pers, a French merchant in The Hague, for a certified copy of a death...…Follow"Virtual unfolding" allows researchers to look inside intricately folded historical letters without damaging them.Leslie KatzCulture EditorLeslie Katz leads a team that explores the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably playing online word games, tending to her garden or referring to herself in the third person.3 min readIn a letter, dated July 31, 1697, Jacques Sennacques asks his cousin Pierre Le Pers, a French merchant in The Hague, for a certified copy of a death...WW…

FollowThe neurological condition allowed famed abstract painter Vassily Kandinsky artist to hear colors and shapes through sound.Leslie KatzCulture EditorLeslie Katz leads a team that explores the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably playing online word games, tending to her garden or referring to herself in the third person.2 min readWhen painter Vassily Kandinsky saw yellow, he heard trumpets. Looking at the color red made restless violins play in his head. Blue brought...…FollowThe neurological condition allowed famed abstract painter Vassily Kandinsky artist to hear colors and shapes through sound.Leslie KatzCulture EditorLeslie Katz leads a team that explores the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably playing online word games, tending to her garden or referring to herself in the third person.2 min readWhen painter Vassily Kandinsky saw yellow, he heard trumpets. Looking at the color red made restless violins play in his head. Blue brought...WW…

It's Black Mirror come to life.An chatbot that lets you interact with dead loved ones sounds like something straight out of science fiction. But if technology in a patent granted to comes to fruition, interacting with a chatty 3D digital version of the deceased could one day become de rigueur. The , titled "Creating a conversational chatbot of a specific chatbot of a specific person," details a system that would access images, voice data, social media posts, electronic messages and the like to "create or modify a special index in the theme of the specific person's personality." In some...…It's Black Mirror come to life.An chatbot that lets you interact with dead loved ones sounds like something straight out of science fiction. But if technology in a patent granted to comes to fruition, interacting with a chatty 3D digital version of the deceased could one day become de rigueur. The , titled "Creating a conversational chatbot of a specific chatbot of a specific person," details a system that would access images, voice data, social media posts, electronic messages and the like to "create or modify a special index in the theme of the specific person's personality." In some...WW…

FollowJoseph Maldonado-Passage, made famous by the hit Netflix series Tiger King, continues to serve a 22-year prison sentence.Leslie KatzCulture EditorLeslie Katz leads a team that explores the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably playing online word games, tending to her garden or referring to herself in the third person.Erin CarsonSenior WriterErin Carson covers internet culture, online dating and the weird ways tech and science are changing your life.As President Donald...…FollowJoseph Maldonado-Passage, made famous by the hit Netflix series Tiger King, continues to serve a 22-year prison sentence.Leslie KatzCulture EditorLeslie Katz leads a team that explores the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably playing online word games, tending to her garden or referring to herself in the third person.Erin CarsonSenior WriterErin Carson covers internet culture, online dating and the weird ways tech and science are changing your life.As President Donald...WW…

The lyrics mimic those of the hit musical surprisingly well, with a few amusing exceptions.Hard-core fans of the musical Hamilton can never get enough of the catchy soundtrack (I speak from experience). So they may be happy to know they now have a new song to earworm over. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the musical's creator, had nothing to do with this one, though. The lyrics were written entirely by AI. To come up with the song's lyrics, Eli Weiss, a film production student at California's Chapman University, used , an AI application designed for writing that incorporates GPT-3, the powerful...…The lyrics mimic those of the hit musical surprisingly well, with a few amusing exceptions.Hard-core fans of the musical Hamilton can never get enough of the catchy soundtrack (I speak from experience). So they may be happy to know they now have a new song to earworm over. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the musical's creator, had nothing to do with this one, though. The lyrics were written entirely by AI. To come up with the song's lyrics, Eli Weiss, a film production student at California's Chapman University, used , an AI application designed for writing that incorporates GPT-3, the powerful...WW…

FollowIt's one thing to lock up your junk by choice using the Cellmate. It's another to have it slammed shut by someone you didn't hand the keys to.Leslie KatzCulture EditorLeslie Katz leads a team that explores the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably playing online word games, tending to her garden or referring to herself in the third person.2 min readA flaw in a smart chastity device that puts your penis on lockdown could get your appendage imprisoned longer than you...…FollowIt's one thing to lock up your junk by choice using the Cellmate. It's another to have it slammed shut by someone you didn't hand the keys to.Leslie KatzCulture EditorLeslie Katz leads a team that explores the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably playing online word games, tending to her garden or referring to herself in the third person.2 min readA flaw in a smart chastity device that puts your penis on lockdown could get your appendage imprisoned longer than you...WW…

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