Arts & Entertainment

Surviving copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio to go on show

Source: The Guardian

Many of Shakespeare’s works might be lost to us forever had they not been preserved in a collection of published manuscripts known as the First Folio.

1776 Musical brings vibrant nontraditional casting of founding fathers to stage at DCPA

Source: CBS

Read about how 1776, a musical about the founding fathers, takes on a modern and thought-provoking twist through its most diverse cast to date.

What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it?

Source: TED Education

Feelings that one is a fraud who doesn’t deserve their success, known as imposter syndrome, is an extremely common phenomenon. Why can’t so many of us shake feelings that our ideas and skills aren’t worthy of others’ attention?

‘Queen of Salsa’ has her own US quarter

Source: USA Today

Celia Cruz, a Cuban American Salsa legend, continues to make her mark on American History.

Talos the First Robot

Source: Staellinika (via YouTube)

There’s a lot of talk in the news these days about advances in robotics and artificial intelligence. But, while the technology is new, the ideas for it are not. Many scholars consider the Greek myth of Talos to be the first representation of a robot in literature and art. Watch this video to learn more about this ancient, and powerful, mechanical man.

The zombie fungus from ‘The Last Of Us’ is real — but not nearly as deadly

Source: NPR

There’s been a lot of fungus talk in the news after the popular Last of Us video game became a popular TV show. In the show, people are turned into zombies by a new form of fungus that takes over their brains. And guess what? It’s real! Well, sort of–it’s only real for insects. Should we be worried? Or do fungi do more to help humans than harm them?

Adventures in 21st Century Copyright — AI-generated comic artwork loses US Copyright protection

Source: Ars Technica

It seems artificial intelligence is everywhere these days, and the world of art is no exception. This has led to many questions, such as “can AI-generated art be copyrighted?” Courts have started to weigh-in and so far, the answer seems to be that machine generated art should not get the same protections as human-created images.