Even before Mary Shelley imagined the animation of the lifeless in Frankenstein, brilliant minds across Europe – clockmakers, to be exact – were already tinkering in their workshops, breathing life ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. AutomataCon, following up its successful first event held in 2016, returns to ...
It’s fitting that the European renaissance of automata, or kinetic sculptures designed to mimic human movement, began with a clockmaker—like their timekeeping counterparts, automata operate on cue, ...
A collection of automata have been drawing in visitors to the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro. Those behind the Marvellous Mechanical Museum exhibition said it was a blend of art and science, and full ...
In this thought-provoking discussion, panelists will consider the relationships to—and projections on to—transgender bodies. The speakers will explore the relationship of consciousness to biology, the ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The Silver Swan sits on a stream made of twisted glass rods and within a clear glass box. It preens and stares intently into its fabricated pond before swallowing up a little silver fish. When Mark ...
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