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1. Flipboard (flipboard@flipboard.social)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 08:43:53 JST Flipboard

   • Flipboard Science Desk

   According to a story in Popular Science that our @ScienceDesk shared, humans just love to physically attack robots — but not if they appear to be in emotional distress, for example, crying out or widening their eyes. Here’s a look at our history of hurting robots, and what that might mean if they become more integrated into our lives in the future.

   https://www.popsci.com/technology/people-hurting-robots/

   #Robots #Technology #Psychology #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

   • Flipboard (flipboard@flipboard.social)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 08:43:52 JST Flipboard

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     • Texas Observer
     • Mx. Kit O'Connell—Hire me!

     How best to tell the story of Texas’s frustration with Gov. Greg Abbott? Through the medium of song. “Young Greg Abbott: A FuQusical” had its first two full performances on Oct. 18 in Austin. @oconnell reviewed the show for @TexasObserver. The team behind it now want to take it on the road. “We really don’t want him to have a national profile, and, if he thinks of having one, we want to be in his ear as this very annoying little pesky punk show following him around,” co-creator Brently Heilbron says.

     https://www.texasobserver.org/young-greg-abbott-musical/

     #Texas #MusicalTheater #GregAbbott #Culture #Music #Theater #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

     Flipboard Science Desk repeated this.
   • Flipboard (flipboard@flipboard.social)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 08:43:52 JST Flipboard

     in reply to

     • Knowable Magazine

     Just when you thought Halloween was done, @KnowableMag hit us with this true-life horror story of a parasitic fungus, Entomophthora muscae, which translates to “destroyer of insects.” “After the fungus infects the fly, it doesn’t go straight to the vital organs but starts consuming fats and other nutrients first, gradually starving the fly but keeping it alive,” writes Rohini Subrahmanyam. “Only when it runs out of non-vital organs to chomp on does it start to control the fly’s behavior, thus ensuring its continuity: By forcing the fly to seek some height and get stuck there, it ensures wide distribution of its spores.”

     https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2024/parasitic-fungus-turns-insect-into-zombie

     #Science #Insects #Entomology #Fungus #Zombies #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday