DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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 DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF 

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

NEW RESEARCH:  ELEPHANTS GREET THEIR FRIENDS WITH MORE ENTHUSIASM THAN HUMANS DO THEIRS


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  • A University of Vienna research team studied nearly 100 elephants greeting their friends.  Here's what we know:
  • While humans greet each other with a "hello", handshake, sometimes a hug, elephants combine vocalization and gestures.  Here are some examples:
  1. Roaring
  2. Tail wagging
  3. Trunk swinging
  4. Approaching backwards
  5. Ear flapping
  6. 71% of the elephants were so excited to see old friends they spontaneously urinated and defecated
  • One wonders what depth of feelings and sensitivity these magnificent creatures have
  • To my old friends:  no need to roar, flap your ears or approach backwards when you see me...I still appreciate you.  The least said about the 71% gesture the better.

WORLD 1ST:  24/7 NYC-DUBLIN LIVE-STREAM PORTAL




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  • An art installation in both New York City and Dublin called The Portal allows viewers in both locations to see each other.  It's a world first that harkens back to the legendary mysteries of portals as magical entrances to new worlds.  Here are a few facts:
  • The Portal just went live and was designed by artist Benediktas Gylys
  • He's built 2 art installations that each contain a portal and live stream video 24/7 from NYC's Flatiron South Public Plaza and North Earl St., Dublin
  • Allows people in each city to see each other 24/7 real time at a distance of over 3000 away
  • Gylys says it's an invitation for humans to reconnect
  • Will be up and running for next six months
  • One example of use: a University of Dublin student seeing and connecting with her Mom back home in NYC
  • This world-first live art harkens back to mysterious, legendary portals imagined as entrances to new worlds for centuries.
"Daily Innovation Brief"© By Edward Kane

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