A list of curious facts
One: The iconic European hatchback of the 1970s—Renault 5—has been rebooted as a chic turbo-charged beauty. The Renault 5 Turbo 3E flaunts its retro design in shades of sunflower yellow and football-pitch green—and is kicking Tesla’s ass in sales on the continent. It has already been dubbed ‘car of the year’ by various auto magazines. Btw, it comes with its own baguette holder—see below—perfect for those long road trips:) (Business Insider)
Bonus fact: We personally have a soft spot for the special edition Renault Diamant—a collab with designer Pierre Gonalons. Unveiled for the car’s 50th anniversary in 2022, it is fabulously pink—with a marble steering wheel that you can see below!! More pretty pics over at Design Boom.
Two: A new diet trend is something called ‘meal sequencing’—which is a different way to approach the food pyramid. You first eat vegetables then protein—and carbohydrates at the end. It supposedly helps prevent blood sugar spikes, makes you feel ‘full’ and reduces inflammation. There is no real evidence of its effectiveness as a weight loss strategy. But it does help type 2 diabetes patients balance their blood sugar:
Studies have shown that if you save the carbs for last, that will slow down digestion of the carbs that break down into glucose and enter your bloodstream. Your blood sugar more gradually rises when you eat veggies, then protein, then carbs. Using this sequence could prevent spikes in blood sugar that can happen when you eat carbs earlier in the meal.
USA Today has more on the trend.
Three: All AI bots are ‘schooled’ on some kind of material—whether it is images or text. What would a machine that was fed absolutely nothing produce? One answer: An intriguing kind of abstract art—reminiscent of Mark Rothko. Below is the result of Terence Broad’s experiment where he hacked a neural network to induce an AI into producing images without any data—titled ‘(un)stable equilibrium’.
The TLDR: “Depending on your perspective, Broad’s art is either a pioneering display of pure artificial creativity, a look into the very soul of AI, or a clever but meaningless electronic by-product, closer to guitar feedback than music.” Our take: It’s like watching paint dry—in an ASMR kinda way. (The Verge)
