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May 1, 2025
To the Friends of Giraffe
New on our front page: Absotootle, an AI land where malice rules the palace, and virility outlaws civility.

Our cover image this month is titled "Entanglements". We live in an Age of Uncertainty. Cracks in the sidewalk of sanity start to shatter what we thought we knew. Did you know that one teaspoon of neutron star guts would outweigh the Great Pyramid at Giza? That scientists have combined bacteria and fungus to make a living material that can stay alive for up to 30 days and form bone-like structures? The improbable becomes visible; the impossible suddenly looms before us.

Our Electronic Quill article this month is titled, "I Am A Teller of Tales". The stories we tell influence the lives we lead. Religions and politicians have created the most compelling stories in human history. What happens when our new stories are falsehoods? Like coddling a young child, we whitewash the fabrications: we call them hallucinations as though they had simply taken an extra slice of pie. Be careful, be very careful, for you and I are now the pie.
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Our section called "Other Voices" includes eMusings, yNot, Site of the Month, !Brazen Hussy, and Just Desserts.
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eMusings: AI is now so woven into the fabric of our lives that we are losing our sense of identity. How does the ibot differ from me?
Over 50% of U.S. AI companies are led by immigrants; how do worms crawl and why do we care?; a 5 inch legless robot jumps 10 feet high; AI produces personalized gum tissue grafts; how do algorithms make decisions?; no code natural language AI agent creation systems; AI boosted cameras for the blind; is this a time of Revolution or Renaissance?; Salvador Dali's "Giraffes on Horseback Salad"; Anthropic's Claude moves from misdemeanor to possible felony.
Now on to other eMusings items:
A startling sculpture at Rockefeller Center; elaborate textile paintings; vibrant geometric abstractions; dip your oar into the Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences; Shlori Tomo recreates imperfect memories; "Something Terrible Has Happened" and more imposing installations; Kennedy Yanko breathes life into discarded metal scraps.
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Remember that earlier eMusings and electronic quill articles are archived online for you.
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yNot: Our Woman of the Month award for May goes to IT specialist Katrina Calabrese, pride of the Monterey Peninsula.
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Don't forget that our outstanding persons are permanently archived on their own page.
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More in Ynot: Anonymous Was A Woman surveys women in art; Gala Dali reclaims her spot apart from her husband; "Monstrous Beauty" re-examines Chinoiserie with a feminist gaze; married women may have trouble voting in the U.S,; the under-representation of black women in medical history; autism in girls differs from boys; fatness prejudices and the acceptance of weight-loss medications; the U.S. Constitution does not specifically protect women; the Women's Health Initiative gets gutted - and then restored after massive protests; Comfort Women, American style?
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Giraffe's Site of the Month - Studio Drift, with experiential installations
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!Brazen Hussy - Olivia Strange, "the quiet unseen of patriarchy"
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New Digital Paintings - I and AI take on "Parenting in the 21st Century", "Time is a Ticking Clock", "Cycle of Life" and "Womb Bots".
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New Blobs - In case you missed it. "Boys and Their Toys", a tale of high-octane ego, desire, lust and fantasy. The series ia also available on our front page.
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In 3D print news: TactStyle replicates tactile qualities with a single image input; quasicrystals strengthen 3D printed metals; "Olo", a newly discovered color that you cannot see; 3D printed bricks made of lunar soil; Starbucks opens its first 3D printed shop; changing scrap nickel into high quality 3D printable material; holographic direct sound printing turns resins into precise 3D forms; a Smart Cup needs only water to produce a flavored drink; turning genetically modified potatoes into protein powder; 3D printing and VR for occupational therapy; world's first 3D printed facial implant; Japan makes a 3D printed train station.
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Wit and Wisdom from our archives, a new feature.: This month: Butterflies on the Pulse of Infinity.

For the trivia buffs among you: Linked In tells us we had 4,894 views in one week of "An Octopus and an Orchid Walked into a Bar".

AI Anthology vol. 2, edited by Geoff Davis, is now available for free online. Chapter 10 is our essay, "Pyramids and Pixels; Art and Essay." Look for vol. 3, AI Creative Anthology, Writing and Arts, coming out in mid-June.

Diversions for Difficult Times:
"Nexus -A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI", by Yuval Noah Harari, a New York Times bestseller. Harari asks why apples don't grow on fig trees, and that's just the beginning. Of course, apples can grow on fig trees in an AI world, but that's a different reality isn't it?
On Netflix, "Would You Like a Cup of Coffee?" If you are looking for drama, action, shoot-em ups and knock-em downs, this limited series is not for you. Yes, you will learn about beans and brewing. More importantly you will find compassion, wisdom, patience and empathy. Time flows in a slow and graceful stream, for me a welcome respite from the frantic greed and hatreds swirling around us.
Would you like a cup of coffee?
Warm regards from your friend the Giraffe and Art Barista.
c. Corinne Whitaker 2025

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