Technology
May 23, 2023

AI’s Version of the “Perfect” Person Is an Eye-Opening Look at Unrealistic Beauty Standards

The beauty standard presented in media is always a source of attention, as it has a large effect on how we view ourselves. With the rise of AI, The Bulimia Project wanted to see what type of “ideal body” popular image generators would produce. The results are eye-opening.  Dall-E 2, Stable Diffusion, and Midjourney all produced men and women whose bodies were highly unrealistic.

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Crafts
May 23, 2023

‘Sheep to Shawl’ Competition Has Teams of 5 Artisans Shear Sheep and Turn Wool Into Shawls in 3 Hours

The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival hosts a fierce competition with the goal of being warm and fuzzy. Called the “Sheep to Shawl” challenge, the teams consist of one sheep and five people. The humans have three hours to shear the sheep, card the wool, spin it into yarn, and then weave it into a shawl—all with the objective of creating an award-winning wrap. Every team member has a job.

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Science
May 22, 2023

DNA Analysis Reveals Interesting Information About the Origins of Native Americans

Using DNA analysis, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have made some surprising discoveries about the ancestry of Native Americans. They looked at mitochondrial DNA passed down in females to follow the trail of an ancestral lineage that might link East Asian Paleolithic-age populations to founding populations in Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, and California.

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Endangered Animals
May 22, 2023

Mexican Family Quits Fishing Industry and Creates a Sea Turtle Conservation Group

For many, conservation is a work of passion stemming from a desire to do good. For one Mexican man and his family who have decided to devote their lives to conservation, it also comes from a place of gratitude. What’s truly fascinating about this particular family is that they used to be in the fishing industry, but have given it all up now to save sea turtles.

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