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WWNFT

from AdWeek How NFTs Are Helping Produce an Animated Series on Wrestling The Gimmicks is being developed by Sixth Wall and Toon Stars, featuring former WWE stars By Stephen Lepitak The Gimmicks could be seen as a test case for the sector, writes Stephen Lepitak. Sixth Wall/Toonstars Remember when Saturday morning cartoons were funded mostly to promote […]

Binaural Buzz

from Brain Tomorrow Newest psychedelic drug — is sound? How people are using binaural beats to get high by Chris Melore Will the next generation of drugs be coming out of your headphones? A new survey is revealing the growing use of sound as a psychedelic drug. Researchers from RMIT University in Australia say their […]

Ultimate Upload for AI

from TIME The Human Genome Is Finally Fully Sequenced BY ALICE PARK he first human genome was mapped in 2001 as part of the Human Genome Project, but researchers knew it was neither complete nor completely accurate. Now, scientists have produced the most completely sequenced human genome to date, filling in gaps and correcting mistakes in the previous version. The […]

Andyverse

from The New York Times Warhol-mania: Why the Famed Pop Artist Is Everywhere Again Andy Warhol is currently the subject of a Netflix documentary series, an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum and multiple theatrical works. By Laura Zornosa Andy Warhol left behind a lot of self portraits. There was the black-and-white shot from a photo booth strip, from […]

ZombieTok

from Study Finds Screen time terrors: 7 in 10 parents fear their kids are becoming ‘internet zombies’ by Chris Melore NEW YORK — Is all that time spent on social media, gaming apps, and streaming services turning kids’ brains into mush? Seven in 10 American parents are worried their children are turning into internet “zombies,” according to […]

Hadidverse

from CNN Ambitious plans unveiled for a libertarian city in the metaverse by Jacqui Palumbo One of the most prominent architecture firms in the world is designing a new metaverse — a virtual city that hopes to be a libertarian utopia. Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has revealed renderings of the “cyber-urban” Liberland metaverse, a small […]

Andbox = NYXL

from Variety Esports Company Andbox Rebrands as NYXL, Pledges 7-Figure Investment Into NYC Gaming Community By Jennifer Maas New York City-based esports giant Andbox has rebranded as NYXL and will be making a hefty investment into the city’s gaming community over the next year, including building its new Manhattan headquarters, practice facility and live-event space in pursuit of developing New York into […]

Chevy Twister

Andymania

from the Wall Street Journal Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe Portrait Goes on the Block for $200 Million Christie’s to sell ‘Shot Sage Blue Marilyn’ for record asking price at auction in May By Kelly Crow An iconic Andy Warhol silk-screen portrait of Hollywood starlet Marilyn Monroe is headed to Christie’s in New York later this spring for […]

Memory Born

from WIRED Scientists Watch a Memory Form in a Living Brain While observing fearful memories take shape in the brains of fish, neuroscientists saw an unexpected level of synaptic rewiring. by YASEMIN SAPLAKOGLU ( originally published in Quanta Magazine) IMAGINE THAT WHILE you are enjoying your morning bowl of Cheerios, a spider drops from the ceiling and […]