Reposted by @foolinthestorm.bsky.social
It's not 1536, but Anne Boleyn has taken over the news. Recently a team of computer scientists, electrical engineers and a historical novelist think they have discovered the “true face” of Anne (& her mother) by applying AI-based computational facial recognition to Holbein sketches. The catch? /1
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[a photo of colorful handprints on a cave wall]
#put your hand on the wall
#nobody is going to the handprints going "look at the technical proficiency of this hand stencil technique"
#the awe isnt in some prowess but that it is there. there amongst the others.
#thousands of years and the message is clear: i am here i was here
#you just have to be here
#and maybe people will look and go wow they were there
#and just maybe someone will put their hand on the wall through time and space and know that they are not alone
#you dont have to have the prettiest hands
#or the brightest colors
#you just have to put your hand on the wall
#god im tearing up looking at this actually](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:heywqe33owbmlmdzhgs5qmnc/bafkreifqrcgxiguqah33esrmlgp4p6syh2ycbfqe5ahvjgav2bwzyjr2di)
