2 mn readIn 2023, the Topps collectible company launched their first edition of “Topps Rookie Debut Patch” cards. As the name implies, these cards include the patch the players wore on their sleeve in their MLB debut. The cards also have an original signature from the player. For the first year, Topps issued 91 such cards, including […]
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2 mn readA startup is training an AI system that it claims will enable creators to generate cinematic worlds, with complete control over the scenery, characters, lighting, and motion. How? By having humans strap cameras to their backs and hike around the world. Odyssey, founded by self-driving pioneers Oliver Cameron and Jeff Hawke (Cameron was previously the […]
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4 mn readOver on his Substack, Richard Hanania has a piece arguing that the “Great Books” are not worth reading. I am a Ph.D. student in political theory, so my job is to read the classics, and naturally enough I disagree with Hanania’s view. Yet too many people would unfairly dismiss his arguments as philistine, when in […]
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