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Is Avril Lavigne Proof That AI Is Getting Smarter?
Arts, Technology
Is Avril Lavigne Proof That AI Is Getting Smarter?
Arts, Technology
Arts, Technology
Ask The Experts: The Truth About Sci-Fi (Part Two)
Arts, Technology
Ask The Experts: The Truth About Sci-Fi (Part Two)
Arts, Technology
Arts, Technology
Building Earthships and Transcending Trump
Environment, Design
Building Earthships and Transcending Trump
Environment, Design
Environment, Design
Ask The Experts: The Truth About Sci-Fi (Part One)
Arts, Technology
Ask The Experts: The Truth About Sci-Fi (Part One)
Arts, Technology
Arts, Technology
Katherine Keating: Driving Advocacy and Action
Business, Impact
Katherine Keating: Driving Advocacy and Action
Business, Impact
Business, Impact
Is Climate Change a Laughing Matter?
Environment, Arts
Is Climate Change a Laughing Matter?
Environment, Arts
Environment, Arts
Are Screens Killing Kids' Imaginations?
Technology, Health
Are Screens Killing Kids' Imaginations?
Technology, Health
Technology, Health
The Melbourne Innovation Districts
Design, Environment
The Melbourne Innovation Districts
Design, Environment
Design, Environment
Should Technology Persuade Us to Do the Right Thing?
Technology, Design
Should Technology Persuade Us to Do the Right Thing?
Technology, Design
Technology, Design
Being Online When the Internet Can Self-Reflect
Technology, Health
Being Online When the Internet Can Self-Reflect
Technology, Health
Technology, Health
Regenerating Our Relationship to Agriculture
Environment, Food
Regenerating Our Relationship to Agriculture
Environment, Food
Environment, Food
Meeting a Death Doula
Health, Design
Meeting a Death Doula
Health, Design
Health, Design
 
 
 
 
 

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Don't sleep on this.⠀ •⠀ Drawing Matter invites @honey_fingers to give an intimate talk on bee/human architecture while guests life draw their insanely beautiful/symbolic honeycomb collection. 4.30pm – 6.30pm, Sunday 7 July at @cams_convent. It's almost sold out so get your bum on a seat. Tickets in bio↖︎
Only 10 spots left! ⠀ • ⠀ Drawing Matter combines contemplative drawing with an intimate talk. As guests absorb the talk, they will be invited to sketch an artefact relating to the talk’s theme. First up we've got @honey_fingers and their honeycomb collection. A Q&A will follow and there's even a smoked honeycomb old fashioned to sip on if that tickles your fancy. 4.30pm – 6.30pm, Sunday 7 July at @cams_convent. ⠀ • ⠀ Tickets in bio ↖︎
Drawing Matter with Honey Fingers. ⠀ • ⠀ Tickets on sale now. Limited spots available. ⠀ • ⠀ LINK IN BIO ⠀ LINK IN BIO
It's like life drawing, without the nudity.⠀ •⠀ Drawing Matter is our new event series at @cams_convent that combines contemplative drawing with an intimate talk. First up we've got bee collective @honey_ fingers exploring the intersections between bee and human architecture, while we draw their incredible honeycomb collection. 4.30pm – 6.30pm, Sunday 7 July. Pencil it in.⠀ 🐝🏛⠀ Tickets on sale tomorrow morning at 7am, stay tuned.
There's been a conspiracy percolating on the web that Avril Lavigne has been replaced by a AI robot doppelgänger called Melissa. Later this week we get to the bottom of this hotly contested report by considering where AI is currently at and what it would actually sound like if Melissa was behind Avril Lavigne's latest album. What are the differences between art made by humans and art made by robots?⠀ •⠀ Illustrations by @angharad.nw
Named Enby, which the phonetic spelling of the acronym NB (non-binary), the new genderless sex toy from Wild Flower is designed to please a variety of bodies, through all of life's transitions. Breaking the usually prescriptive and binary sex toy market, Wild Flower have stated that they wanted to create a toy that more deeply represents their goals and mission. It's also splash proof, which is a bonus.
Michael Pollan's latest book, 'How To Change Your Mind', is an absolute banger. • ⠀ And guess what. He's coming to Melbourne in July and we've got a double pass to giveaway. Pollan will be live in conversation with award-winning journalist Christine Kenneally to discuss psychedelic drugs; their history and their potential. The talk is being held at the Melbourne Town Hall on Friday 19th July, 7.30pm – 8.30pm and is brought to you by The Wheeler Centre. • ⠀ To enter mattersjournal.com/win [link in bio]
“Notwithstanding my aversion to sensationalist portrayals of medical science in film...we need to be reminded of what is possible if we don’t continue to openly discuss where such technology is at.”⠀ •⠀ This week we're back at it, asking experts to comment on the validity of sci-fi films. This week they certainly don't hold back.⠀ •⠀ Link in bio.
Drawing Matter • with @honey_fingers at @cams_convent • Coming soon.
 
 
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