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To the Friends of Giraffe
Our Potentate/Pontificate issue. We begin with our cover image, "All Boats Are Empty".
Our Electronic Quill article this month is titled "The Mouse and the Megaverse". A rodent steals (Hershey's) kisses, leading us to Mount Sinai as a mammoth parking lot, thence to Steinbeck, and finally to a hammer and a nail.
Our section called "Other Voices" includes eMusings, yNot, Site of the Month, !Brazen Hussy, and Just Desserts.
eMusings: AI the Unstoppable is upon us. I like Paul Brown's definition: "these systems do not 'know' or 'understand' the world in any meaningful way; instead, they generate probabilistically patterned outputs based on massive datasets shaped by sociotechnical conditions marked by deep systemic inequities".
A new LLM can now predict your risk of getting over 1,000 diseases decades in advance; algorithms as pathological liars; a new book calling for a global catastrophe unless we establish guardrails; a bot in the U.K. outperforms humans in an international forecasting competition; an AI detected life in a comatose patient before doctors did; predicting that AI will eliminate 99% of human jobs; Microsoft struggles to stay relevant; unnerving human replications here and their acceptance in China; hallucinations are described as an "epidemic of dishonesty"; YouTube alters people's videos without consent; the companies merging humans and machines; a wireless levitation device from Japan.
Now on to other eMusings items:
Kerry James Marshall excels with "The Histories"; The British Museum offers the origins of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist arts; Yinka Shonibare's wax fabrics and hybridities; evocative rope and string installations by Chiharu Shiota; disintegrated selfies of Ukranian soldiers by Lesia Khomenko; police in Fort Worth, Texas, remove 4 of Sally Mann's esteemed photographs from the walls of a Museum; "Who Am I Wearing" playfulness wins an award.
Remember that earlier eMusings and electronic quill articles are archived online for you.
yNot: Our Woman of the Month award for October goes to Amy Sherald for her courage in standing up to censorship.
Don't forget that our outstanding persons are permanently archived on their own page.
More in Ynot: Dr. Natalie Feldman publishes a ground-breaking article on mental health for post-partum women; the Taliban forbids books written by women in its universities; employment status of women in India; resurrecting a woman who lived 10,500 years ago; why do American children get sick and die more often than peer nations?; "Guerilla Girls: Making Trouble"; senior women in Korea famous for diving; a new non-opioid pain killer; the Electric Typewriter and its women-based articles; a homeless shelter for women only; Turkey puts restrictions on how artists are to portray females; women are using ChatGPT to combat gender bias at work.
Giraffe's Site of the Month - 2 fine choices this month: Fillippo Nassetti's stunning re-imagined objects; and the Met offers an excellent view of the Arts of Oceania.
!Brazen Hussy - "Bad Habits" from Lisa Yuskavage
New Digital Paintings - more exotic imaginings (Have you ever heard of the ancient Kunga?): look for "Future Phobia", "Truth Comes in Many Packages", "Crescendo", and "Roots and Tangles".
New Blobs - In case you missed it, "Otherkin", is now available on our front page.
In 3D print news: a new spray-on technique for making 3D printed shoes; 3D printable bio-active bone replacements made of glass; the world's first miniature 3D printed placentas; a wearable computer mouse that fits on a finger; a 3D printed resort community; an autonomous 3D printed all-terrain vehicle; 3D printed designer sneakers that are recyclable; 3D printing turns air into drinking water; a new tool to 3D print bone grafts directly onto fractures; FOODEX Japan planned for Tokyo in March of 2026; futuristic clothing, shoes, and jewelry; how to get stronger results with less plastic; lab-grown meat ponders its acceptance.
For the trivia buffs among you: 110 nations visited us in August.
Wit and Wisdom from our archives: This month: "Ploffskin Pluffskin"
Diversions for Difficult Times:
"La Dolce Villa" - on Netflix - lovely, charming film that will take you away from the noise and chaos that surrounds us
"A Chorus Line" - If you didn't see it, it's a must. And if you did, it's just as magical. On Amazon Prime.
"On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service", Dr. Anthony Fauci's memoir of a lifetime devoted to the health and well-being of others, is a fascinating voyage into one dedicated physician's passionate pursuit of truth, science, and reasonable decision-making at the highest levels of government. The book really springs alive as he discusses the agony of the AIDS crisis and the startling realization that it affected heterosexual men and women as well as gay men. One particular item, of many, that stood out for me was the description of how the HIV virus rapidly replicated itself but in rogue forms. This sounds chillingly similar to what is currently happening with generative AI algorithms.
Don't forget that we have designed a limited number of pure silk scarves, measuring 36" square and custom fabricated in Canada.
Our front page now includes critiques of our work (scroll down)
I urge every one of you to read the writings of historian and journalist Garrett Graff. You might begin with "Something is materially different in our country this week than last" and follow up with "Ice is Eating the Soul of America". A former editor of Politico magazine, Graff pulls no punches in his assessments of today in democracy. (Thanks to PP for this)
Warm regards from your Friend, the Giraffe
c. Corinne Whitaker 2025
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