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A Walk Through Manufacturers Village Artists Open Studios 2024

Featuring original works of art by Wendy Bellermann and Dr. Josh Stout

Dr. Josh Stout, PhD

21 Oct 2024 — 1 min read

Featuring original works of art by Wendy Bellermann and Dr. Josh Stout

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A Trippy Trip to the Beginning of the Universe With ChatGPT

A Trippy Trip to the Beginning of the Universe With ChatGPT

When you build a new universe with AI, and part of it is definitely a hallucination, how can you tell what is real? What if in the “allegory of the cave”, the outside world was a construct?

Kings and Queens of a Lost Civilization?

Kings and Queens of a Lost Civilization?

Dr. Josh Stout discusses the importance and responsibility of making a new discovery. He shows evidence of strange connections between objects from a mysterious civilization and objects in the world's greatest museums.

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What is the Fishy Context of Anzu the Lion-Headed Eagle?

Through the story of the nature, the magic and the protective power of these 4000 year old Anzu amulets, Dr. Josh Stout argues that this type of 'desk archaeology' can uncover real and important context, generate new discoveries, and can challenge and inform previously held assumptions.

Gods and Offering Bowls: Context From a Satellite Community of Sumer

Gods and Offering Bowls: Context From a Satellite Community of Sumer

Dr. Josh Stout makes the argument that this group of artifacts shown together present a body of work influenced by Sumer, Egypt and Mesopotamia, but still distinct from them.