Certains chiens peuvent apprendre des mots en écoutant les conversations

(New York) Promenade, jouet, friandise : il suffit de prononcer certains mots pour capter l’attention de la plupart des chiens. Mais une poignée d’individus d’exception semblent capables d’apprendre le vocabulaire humain simplement en écoutant les conversations, comme de très jeunes enfants.

La Presse
Quando Hollywood ha deciso cos’è l’autismo, lo ha fatto con un film potente… e pericoloso.
Rain Man è un capolavoro, sì, ma ha creato uno stereotipo che ancora oggi pesa sulla percezione dell’autismo e dei savant.

Ho raccontato chi c’era davvero dietro Raymond Babbitt, la storia reale che ha ispirato il personaggio e quanto quel mito abbia influenzato il modo in cui vediamo la neurodiversità.
L’articolo completo è sul blog.
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(Traduzione inglese e trailer disponibili sotto.)

#michiyospace #autismo #autism #neurodivergenze #neurodivergence #rainman #cinema #movies #savant #kimpeek #neuroscienze #neuroscience #analisi #analysis
Quando Hollywood ha deciso cos’è l’autismo, lo ha fatto con un film potente… e pericoloso.
Rain Man è un capolavoro, sì, ma ha creato uno stereotipo che ancora oggi pesa sulla percezione dell’autismo e dei savant.

Ho raccontato chi c’era davvero dietro Raymond Babbitt, la storia reale che ha ispirato il personaggio e quanto quel mito abbia influenzato il modo in cui vediamo la neurodiversità.
L’articolo completo è sul blog.
🍁
(Traduzione inglese e trailer disponibili sotto.)

#michiyospace #autismo #autism #neurodivergenze #neurodivergence #rainman #cinema #movies #savant #kimpeek #neuroscienze #neuroscience #analisi #analysis

Hollywood once decided what autism “is”, and it did so through a powerful—yet misleading—film.
Rain Man is iconic, yes, but it created a stereotype that still shapes how autism and savant abilities are perceived.

I wrote about the real story behind Raymond Babbitt and how that myth shaped our cultural view of neurodiversity.
Full article on the blog.
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(English translation and trailer available below.)
How an Ice Cream Obsessive Recreated the Choco Taco

A trans-Atlantic journey, three robots and some trade secrets all went into the reviving of the childhood favorite.

The New York Times
If anyone bothers to “ask an AI” and you feel like replying here, please do us the courtesy of including that info in your reply. Not saying don’t ask. Nomb what you do. But I won’t really know whether it’s true, ya know? Still, I’d be interested in what you come up with.
I wonder if there is a mathematical #savant somewhere around here who could come up with the answer without even hardly trying. #Boost until we find them. #solitaire #cardGame
Apple CEO Cook isn’t pulling an iger and being a coward, is he? Of course he is. The Real Reason Apple Postponed New Jessica Chastain Series 'The Savant' parade.com/tv/the-real-... #USpol #tv #Television #Savant

The Real Reason Apple Postpone...

Apple CEO Cook isn’t pulling an iger and being a coward, is he?

Of course he is.

The Real Reason Apple Postponed New Jessica Chastain Series 'The Savant'

https://parade.com/tv/the-real-reasonjessica-chastain-apple-show-the-savant-postponed

#USpol #tv #Television #Savant

#Apple TV verschiebt die Veröffentlichung der Serie The #Savant , in der es um die verdeckten Recherchen einer Frau in (rechts)extremistischen Online-Netzwerken in den USA geht, auf unbestimmte Zeit.

Hätte übermorgen am Freitag starten sollen.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/sep/23/jessica-chastain-the-savant-postponed-apple

Apple postpones Jessica Chastain series about domestic extremism

The Savant pulled from Apple TV+ release schedule ‘after careful consideration’

The Guardian