“Google’s learning software is based on simulating groups of connected brain cells that communicate and influence one another. When such a neural network, as it’s called, is exposed to data, the relationships between different neurons can change.”
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Australian Ballet Welcomes First Indigenous Dancer
“At age 23, Ella Havelka has become the first Aboriginal dancer to join The Australian Ballet. A descendant of the Wiradjuri people, Havelka graduated from the Australian Ballet School in 2007, joining Indigenous troupe Bangarra Dance Theatre the following year.”
Margaret Atwood’s Ten Rules For Writers
“7. You most likely need a thesaurus, a rudimentary grammar book, and a grip on reality. This latter means: there’s no free lunch. Writing is work. It’s also gambling. You don’t get a pension plan. Other people can help you a bit, but Âessentially you’re on your own. Nobody is making you do this: you chose it, so don’t whine.”
Giant Drawing Of Elephants Wins Popular Vote For $200K ArtPrize
Adonne Khare’s Elephants, a 13-by-8-foot pencil drawing of the pachyderms to which the artist added throughout the exhibition, won the $200,000 top award, given by popular vote, at ArtPrize in Grand Rapids. This year the event added a Juried Grand Prize of $100,000, which Displacement, 13208 Klinger, an installation of found objects from a vacant house in Detroit.
Are Artists Using The Internet Or Is The Internet Using Artists?
“For artists, especially, the only way to not be used by the Internet is either to not use it, which is ridiculous, or to make something out of it. Later, you can worry about what it makes you.”
Libya’s Shrines Under Attack
“Before the latest incident, people took to the streets in Libya’s capital city, Tripoli, demanding that the newly elected parliament intervene to protect the country’s vulnerable cultural heritage.”
Are You Overworked? The Answer Is To Work More (And Differently)
“Have passion, yes, but acknowledge that side projects are still work. They shake things up, just like switching up your workout helps you stay one step ahead of your torpid metabolism. They scramble the synapses. It’s bracing stuff.”
Why The Kids Are Abandoning “Art” (And What To Do About It)
“What do contemporary artists have to say, and to whom are they saying it? Unfortunately, too many artists have lost touch with the general audience and have retreated to an airless echo chamber.”
Night Lights Interfering With Turrell’s Skyspace at Rice University
“The issue of the IM lights adversely affecting the Turrell Skyspace became apparent toward the end of the spring semester of 2012, when several IM games had to be rescheduled to accommodate the sunset light shows at Turrell Skyspace.”
Shrines, And Cultural Heritage, Under Attack In Libya
“Before the latest incident, people took to the streets in Libya’s capital city, Tripoli, demanding that the newly elected parliament intervene to protect the country’s vulnerable cultural heritage.”