Teaching a Neural Network How to Drive a Car
”One of the reasons I find neural network training so fascinating is that you can observe [...] the basic method by which all life on Earth evolved the ability to do things like move, see, swim, digest food [...] and use tools.”
Following Schrödinger’s cat to its death and giving it a reprieve
“Quantum mechanics encourages journalists to overuse words like "mysterious" and "spooky." Given that we can model quantum systems to an accuracy that would make a god cry, where is the mystery?”
Very curious about this book. The Penetrating Gaze of One of America’s Most Brilliant Art Critics
“This tiny creature, with a brain the size of a pinhead and no opportunity to learn from older, experienced individuals, undertakes an epic intercontinental migration in order to find plants for its caterpillars to eat.”
Secrets of Painted Lady migration unveiled
Help the elderly, and the results will help many more, including yourself, someday.
Jumbo the privacy app just got a lot better. Love the smart privacy settings for Google and Twitter. Totally recommended!
”Facebook has time and time again exhibited a complete disregard for our democracy, freedom of expression and privacy. Therefore, Bits of Freedom called on the House of Representatives to take action.”
Facebook lies to Dutch Parliament about election manipulation
Getting re-inspired through tidying up the archive from my college days and short thereafter. Both by courses from my old teachers and the first workshops I conducted myself after graduation. There’s a lot I forgot, but I’m sure a lot will find its way to future classes again!
I enjoyed reading this essay: Bring back science and philosophy as natural philosophy
Keep alive rational thinking about fundamental problems as specialisation becomes rampant
Final two weeks of my sound installation at Eye Filmmuseum! (The parallel exhibition A Tale of Hidden Histories also very recommended)
Exploring cultural history through storytelling. Huai Mo Village(2012),Chia-Wei Hsu. At A Tale of Hidden Histories Exhibition, Eye filmmuseum Amsterdam.
“Many people wonder if there could be a genius like Leonardo today, or what a person of his disposition would do. Perhaps there cannot be another like him because today’s world requires tremendous specialization.”
Excited to see Fatoumata Diawara listed as one of the guest curators for Le Guess Who 2019. Revealing the guest curators for Le Guess Who? 2019
Growing up in the Wassoulou region, she experienced stifling traditions and the oppression of women. In her music, Diawara addresses fierce political topics, fighting for the rights of women and children in her homeland.
Hundreds of Protesters Wielded Bananas After a Polish Museum Censored Feminist Artworks
The banana in Natalia LL’s film has — in effect — become the symbol of the protest movement against the silencing of Poland’s most well-known and respected feminist artists.
J.J. Cale - Stay Around (2019). The long awaited posthumously released album of the under-the-radar-giant is here. It’s good.
l’Homme fidèle (2018) ★★★☆☆. By/with Louis Garrel, and with a convincing Lilly-Rose Depp. Everyone just needs to watch a good French romantic movie from time to time. And you can’t go wrong with this one.
Beautiful behind-the-scenes photography (and much more) from the just-launched Charlie Chaplin Archive!
I made a commissioned sound installation for the Shell Shock programme in Eye Filmmuseum! You're welcome to experience it until 22 May 2019. It's free, since the installation is at the entrance of Eye, but I highly encourage you to also visit one of the great talks, films and other events as part of Shell Shock, or the parallel exhibition A Tale of Hidden Histories.
More info can be found on the project page.
Just imagine this:
No retweets, no trending hashtags, no unlimited global search, and no algorithmic recommended users. ... It’s time for platforms to slow down, actively curate, and limit features that will spread hate.
Having fun building a commissioned sound installation for the upcoming Shell Shock programme at Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam. Old technology meets new technology.
“Why does our perception and evaluation of an artwork change simply by learning it is a forgery?”
“The real, underlying issue here is that brands are producing way too many clothes–and they’re convincing customers that it’s normal to buy way more than they need.”
I really loved this atmospheric video installation. Shot in near-total darkness and silence. Sunrise, by David Claerbout, De Pont, Tilburg.
Art works by Richard Long, at De Pont museum, Tilburg.
Gaufrettes Sequence Randomly, Ann Veronica Janssens, (2018). De Pont museum, Tilburg.
