Technology

May 26, 2021

Artist Alexa Meade on Her Successful Career and the NFT Art Revolution [Podcast]

This week on My Modern Met's Top Artist Podcast, we talk with artist Alexa Meade. Known for her innovative work where she paints the human body and three-dimensional spaces to create an illusion of a two-dimensional painting, Meade has been a working artist for over a decade. Her work has led her to collaborations with major brands and musicians like Ariana Grande, whom she painted for the God is a Woman music video.

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April 12, 2021

Monkey Plays Video Games Using Only Its Mind With Tech by Elon Musk’s Neuralink

In 2019, when Elon Musk first mentioned that his startup Neuralink had created technology that allowed a monkey to play a computer game with its mind, some were skeptical. But a recent video released by the company shows that the technology they are developing is no joke. After having Neuralink's wireless brain-machine interface (BMI) embedded into his brain, a 9-year-old macaque monkey named Pager was able to play Pong using his mind.

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January 19, 2021

This Home Ice Cream Machine Produces Delicious Desserts in 60 Seconds

Two little girls’ dreams to have an ice cream machine at home has come to life in the form of ColdSnap—a device that transforms the way frozen confections are produced. The kitchen appliance was created by entrepreneur Matt Fonte (of Sigma Phase) who saw the potential in an idea of his daughters, Sierra and Fiona. They wanted to invent a machine that could produce ice cream in under a minute without the mess.

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January 4, 2021

Boston Dynamics Robots Celebrate New Year With Choreographed Dance to “Do You Love Me?”

The innovative robotics company Boston Dynamics is world-famous for its development of dynamic and intelligent robots. Recently, their crew put together a video with some of their well-known robots to ring in the new year, in a choreographed dance to the song “Do You Love Me?” by The Contours. The upbeat video has already gained millions of views and comments.

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