Friday 6/28/13

This week I started a free online course on Coursera from the University of London: the camera never lies:
https://www.coursera.org/course/lyingcamera

We're all used to seeing manipulated images such as the blatant photos on these links:
http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/photo-manipulations-transform-everyday-objects-into-surreal-devices
http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/entwined-roads-will-make-your-head-spin

But what about images we don't realise are manipulated? How do we detect these? The BBC reports on a lie detector test developed for just this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23000438

Friday 6/21/13

This week sees the arrival of a Daft Punk inspired art show downtown:

Full details on the art show can be found here:
http://store.gauntletgallery.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=1849

Aliens the movie in 60 seconds:

Two years in the making, Ruin is an animated short with a great chase sequence:
http://vimeo.com/38591304

Wilshire Blvd sees Ciclavia reclaim the streets this Sunday in the name of cyclists and pedestrians:
http://www.ciclavia.org/events/682/iconic-wilshire-boulevard/692/about

3000 years in the making, coming to a screen near you, 10 Things I Hate About The 10 Commandments:

Lastly, we saw the astonishing cancer treatment video- fighting fire with fire: