Items of Interest

Wall++ Touch Wall

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Disney Research have developed a relatively cheap system of creating a touch wall using electrodes and conductive paint called Wall++. The smart wall system can operate in two modes; the first capactive sensing mode to detect touch; and the second electromagnetic sensing mode to detect and track an EM device's location on the wall.(H/T to Mikael for sharing this)  

Dog Neural Network

Researchers at The University of Washington have trained a neural network to act like a dog by feeding it video footage and audio from a gopro strapped to a dog. The model can predict a series of actions and movements that a dog makes given a start and end state.

New Website!

I've launched a new Found This Week website!To celebrate 2 years & 104 posts, I've decided to shift from just posting every week on Medium and build a new website for Found This Week. I want to expand the content each week with some reviews and longer blog posts too, I hope you like it!Don't forget to subscribe to get Found This Week in your inbox every Friday, thanks! :-)

When In Roam

I had the pleasure of photographing When In Roam this week, a performance art and dance show that took place in Organised Kaos in Ammanford. The show features a trio of performers exploring the concepts of home and belonging through dance and aerial performance. Check out more photos from the show here.

How To Pick A Career

Another fantastic Wait But Why post, this time about the process and minefield involved in sitting down with yourself and deciding what do you actually want to do in life and how to go about it. I’m only partially through reading this, I had to take a break after the yearning octopus to let it sink in!

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