Tutorial on creating patterns with Patternodes
I enjoy creating generative art with Patternodes. I created a short tutorial that shows how to program the Chains pattern shown in my last post. Once I had figured it out it was easy but the path was...
View ArticleBeautiful options for creating PDFs with LaTeX
Adobe’s PDF format has become a standard for the exchange of beautiful documents. Let’s start with some less obvious options for the meta data of PDF documents. These are important for search engines,...
View ArticlePosters of famous computer scientists
There are many important computer scientists and innovators. I created a small and very personal list and created posters to honour their contributions. The post Posters of famous computer scientists...
View ArticleJibo is dead (again)
In 2020 I recorded a podcast episode entitled “Why do all social robots fail in the market?“. I interviewed Tomas Concha from NTT Disruption, the company that had bought the commercially unsuccessful...
View ArticlePeer Review Review
In October 2023 I had the privilege to talk at the Nerd Night in Christchurch. This event series operates at the intersection of comedy, popular culture and science. I talked about my adventures in...
View ArticleSocial Robots – The end of the beginning or the beginning of the end?
I gave a short talk at the Furhat Robotics Conference. I talk about the questions which robots and their related companies, will survive. The post Social Robots – The end of the beginning or the...
View ArticleDetecting The Corruption Of Online Questionnaires By Artificial Intelligence
Our recent paper on detecting the corruption of online questionnaires by artificial intelligence was recently published in the Frontiers In Robotics and AI Journal. We created a short explainer video...
View ArticleZeitpyramide: When Maths and Art Disagree
In 1993, the German city of Wemding celebrated its 1200 anniversary.They decided to start a long-term art project. Every decade, they would place a concrete block on a base. After adding 120 blocks,...
View ArticleZen Again
It has been 50 years since the first edition of Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance was published. I previously published a whole paper on the cover designs. Harper Collins in the US and Penguin...
View ArticleSearch for non-English editions of Robert Pirsig’s books
We have started a search for all non-English editions of Robert Pirsig’s books. That is: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Lila: An Inquiry into Morals The process is as follows: Check this...
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