Creative Habits Podcast

Have you ever heard of internal monologue? join us as we discuss our experiences with inner speech. Do bilingual individuals experience inner dialogue using both languages or one? Not everyone experiences inner dialogue, There's a log that researchers have yet to uncover about why some people frequently hear an inner voice and what it means. 

"Robert Carl Swann is a freelance photographer/photojournalist currently based in Raleigh, NC. His photography seeks to showcase the disenfranchised and marginalized communities of the North Americas; growing up in DC, many of his experiences and trauma are expressed through his lens.

He's currently working on a set of works titled "Othello and the Fall of the American Negro" set to release spring of 2023."

Artificial intelligence refers to computer science and engineering that focuses on the development of intelligent machines or systems that are capable of reasoning, learning, and acting independently.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the nature of almost everything which is connected to human life. However, we are yet to see its evolution in the long term, whether it's leading humanity towards making this planet a better place to live or a place that is full of disaster.

“Is AI the human race’s future?” The reality is that there is no straightforward answer to this question. Some believe that AI will eventually result in a form of human augmentation in which we become smarter, faster, and more efficient as a result of our merger with technology. Others believe that AI will eventually surpass human intelligence, ushering in a world ruled by machines. There is no correct or incorrect response, and it ultimately depends on the individual’s perspective.

With all the hype around Artificial Intelligence - robots, self-driving cars, social media meta-worlds, and virtual realities. - it can be easy to assume that AI doesn’t impact our everyday lives. In reality, most of us encounter Artificial Intelligence in some way or the other almost every single day. From the moment you wake up to check your smartphone to watching another Netflix-recommended movie, AI has quickly made its way into our everyday lives.

AI provides a computer program with the ability to think and learn on its own. It is a simulation of human intelligence (hence, artificial) into machines to do things that we would normally rely on humans. There are three main types of AI based on their capabilities - weak AI, strong AI, and super AI.

Artist statement:

I don’t like artist statements.

I think that the creation of art is so autobiographical that the finalized art or product has either served

its purpose through the creative process or finds its purpose through the viewer’s exploration and

interaction with it. The act of making is the language, the medium is the tool or vocabulary available,

and the product is the final artist statement.

Whether the viewer likes, understands, and or accepts that statement in the form provided or

experienced is a different story. That’s what the artist statement feels like to me. It’s the artist/maker

asking to be accepted and understood. It’s a way of trying to add value to something priceless because

art is communication. Also artist statements feel like the first lie I learned to tell in art school. (if you B.S

you can get a BS you can get a BA. The second lie was that i only got into the school because I’m black).

Since my art is autobiographical I’ll tell you a bit about me.

-I don’t think there is a difference between art, craft, or kitsch (creating jewelry feels like an extension of

what I put on canvas)

-I love masks and jewelry from around the world. I think these objects are consistently interesting and

tell you so much about how people like to be perceived and sometimes not perceived. (you will see

many accessories and fashion influences in my work)

-I was raised on anime and martial arts movies (I still call them kung fu movies)

-I’m obsessed with framing, picture frames, movie shot frames, and just how content changes

depending on context (many of my drawings play with framing inside of the picture plane)

-I hate the idea of making art universal (It devalues personal experience and plays on the idea that

people are too dumb to like or understand art without explanation or association to the global minority)

-Also patterns…are amazing (crazy how endless they are)

-shadows and how light disperses is also a thing for me if you catch me staring im taking mental pictures

of (oh that’s how something like that would move or drape)

-words also inform my work. I am very influenced by words and the thoughts they carry that I actually

write more ideas than I visually produce.

Ebony Robinson

“ayobami adeyemo is a craftsperson that works with dyes and embroidery.”

Do you think of yourself as a conformist or a non-conformist? Most people believe that they are non-conformist enough to stand up to a group when they know they are right, but conformist enough to blend in with the rest of their peers.

The Asch conformity experiments were a series of psychological experiments conducted by Solomon Asch in the 1950s. The experiments revealed the degree to which a person's own opinions are influenced by those of a group. Asch found that people were willing to ignore reality and give an incorrect answer in order to conform to the rest of the group.

Conformity in Psychology

In psychological terms, conformity refers to an individual's tendency to follow the unspoken rules or behaviors of the social group to which they belong. Researchers have long been curious about the degree to which people follow or rebel against social norms.

Asch was interested in looking at how pressure from a group could lead people to conform, even when they knew that the rest of the group was wrong. The purpose of the Asch conformity experiment was to demonstrate the power of conformity in groups

Asch's experiments involved having people who were in on the experiment pretend to be regular participants alongside those who were actual, unaware subjects of the study. Those that were in on the experiment would behave in certain ways to see if their actions had an influence on the actual experimental participants

Self-taught abstract-expressionist Brittany Mona is an artist from Maryland. Their work emphasizes Black faces, culture, heritage, and influences across the African diaspora. Their inspiration pours from Black culture, ancestral downloads, and the Black community.

Patterns, lines, shapes, and symbols are reflected throughout their pieces to stay rooted and pay homage to my ancestors. These elements are used as a communication tool in the Black community from our hairstyles, body art, fashion, fabrics, garments, and tiles.

They work with various mediums: spray paints, acrylics, pastels, and clay. They hope that my pieces spark joy, creativity, and inquiry. Their art is available to anyone who feels drawn to it.

Now open for commission.

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"Art doesn’t have to look a specific way; it just has to be created." — Brittany Moná

Have you ever heard of  Cryosleep?

Cryosleep is a deep sleep during which the body is stored at a very cold temperature, to preserve it

The brief history of cryonics

That’s precisely the basic idea of cryonics. The word itself is also derived from the Greek term for “cold”, and it means the low-temperature preservation of a human corpse, with the hope that one day it can be restored to life and full health. Bodies are cooled down to -200 Celsius and placed in a container of liquid nitrogen.

Prices with other organizations can be as much as $200,000 or more for whole-body cryopreservation and $80,000 for a "neuro" (head-only) option. With CI, a whole-body cryopreservation costs as little as $28,000.00, rendering an alternative "neuro" option unnecessary

The body will then be cooled on dry ice until it reaches -130°C, at which point it will be placed into a container inside a larger metal tank, which will be filled with liquid nitrogen to keep the body at a temperature of around -196°C

James Bedford

That’s the same trouble with cryosleep, the most popular means of travel for sci-fi movies and literature where protagonists have to go to other planets by light years. However, if we could make it work, it would really be a game-changer — from saving terminally ill patients, to solving one of the main problems of interstellar travel.

Actor | Producer | Director

Simon Kim is known for Magnum P.I. (2018), NCIS: Los Angeles (2009), and Basketball County: In the Water (2020).

I really enjoyed my interview with actor Simon Kim. He was very personable and down to earth, and we had a great conversation. He was very open about his work and his process, and I felt like I got a lot of insight into his work as an actor.

I found Simon to be a very down-to-earth and humble person, and I'm sure you will too after watching this interview.

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