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The Deep View: … Orson Welles’ lost movie gets an AI resurrection

AI MODELS Orson Welles’ lost film gets an AI resurrection Amazon-backed startup Showrunner is using AI to bring lost Orson Welles footage back to life. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the company will use its new FILM-1 model to stitch together … Continue reading

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As 2024 comes to an end, take a moment to imagine being born in 1900. At 14, in 1914, you witness the start of World War I. Comment: to gain some perspective about life and moving forward from the past, this 1st January 2025

Conversation History Photographed @HistoryInPics As 2024 comes to an end, take a moment to imagine being born in 1900. At 14, in 1914, you witness the start of World War I. By the time it ends in 1918, on your … Continue reading

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BBC News: Hikikomori: Why are so many Japanese men refusing to leave their rooms? Comment: Social anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, depression, we who have encountered this desire from involvement with people can identify with what appears to be happening (new but unlikely) in Japan and South Korea.

BBC News: Hikikomori: Why are so many Japanese men refusing to leave their rooms? By William Kremer and Claudia Hammond BBC World Service As many as a million young people in Japan are thought to remain holed up in their … Continue reading

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SCIAM Today in Science: June 26, 2024: Today we’re covering a surprising weakness of lanternflies, car-crash data and what’s really killing whales.

—Robin Lloyd, Contributing Editor Real-World Recall Cramming is less effective for remembering something than repeat learning sessions spread over time, numerous experiments have confirmed. Psychologists call this the spacing effect. But the spacing effect may not work as well for … Continue reading

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