[nonostantement #38] - cartography of consciousness / tidying-up robot / microplastics in poop

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• A cartography of consciousness – researchers map where subjective feelings are located in the body
  "a team of researchers in Finland [...] has produced detailed maps of what they call the 'human feeling space', showing how each of dozens of these subjective feelings is associated with a unique set of bodily sensations."

• (In Italian) - Come ti pompo i tweet dei programmi TV
  "In questi giorni ho avuto modo di analizzare una piccola rete di account Twitter che effettuano svariati retweet a favore di alcuni programmi o brand. Non è una novità, visti anche i precedenti, che esistano account gestiti da aziende di comunicazione per 'pompare' i contenuti dei clienti, così come a farlo potrebbero essere questi ultimi da soli per rafforzare la propria presenza social."

• Earthrise
  "Earthrise tells the story of the first image captured of the Earth from space in 1968. Told through the voices of the Apollo 8 astronauts themselves, the film recounts their experiences and memories and explores the beauty, awe, and grandeur of the Earth against the blackness of space."

• The Art of Point + Click Adventure Games
  "A visual celebration of one of the most loved genres in gaming history, The Art of Point-and-Click Adventure Games is a sumptuous 460 page, hardback coffee table book packed with the very best pixel art and classic scenes from the most defining games of this genre."

• Autonomous Tidying-up Robot System
  "This system is the first of its kind that can automatically keep a cluttered room neat and tidy at a practical level, something that has been difficult to achieve using conventional robot system. [...] As a result, the robot is able to quickly and accurately grasp and place objects, how to plan its movements, follow human instructions, all of which are essential for a robot to work in the human living space."

• (In Italian) - Giovanna Calvenzi: "Negli anni '70-'80 la fotografia informava, oggi mette in mostra le vite sui social"
  "'In passato lottavamo per ideali, anche sbagliati. Oggi non ci sono movimenti per reagire alla bassezza della politica'. La photo-editor Giovanna Calvenzi racconta la fotografia"

• In a first, microplastics found in human poop
  "Microplastics have already been found in birds and fish and whales, so it should have come as no surprise that they have now been discovered in humans. To be specific but indelicate, tiny plastic particles and fibers have been found in the stool of eight people who provided samples as part of a pilot study."

• This Prop Master’s Work Is Hidden in Plain Sight
  "Ross MacDonald makes his paper by making paper. For the last 25 years, he’s created tens of thousands of paper props for movies and television shows like 'Baby’s Day Out', 'Silver Linings Playbook,' 'Boardwalk Empire' and 'Parks and Recreation.' From handwritten letters to driver’s licenses, each piece is custom made and thoughtfully imbued with backstory. Step into Ross’s Connecticut workshop to see how movie magic gets illustrated, aged, cut and copywritten."

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