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Phil Edwards

Ephemera correspondent

Writing about all the forgotten topics. You can find me at my website, and I'm also on Facebook.

Why Silicon Valley is here

By Phil Edwards August 28

2023’s big summer movie season, explained

Oppenheimer’s secret city, explained

By Phil Edwards July 20

The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

An AI artist explains his workflow

By Phil Edwards May 2

How TikTok dances trained an AI to see

By Phil Edwards April 25

The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Can AI kill the greenscreen?

By Phil Edwards April 18

Why AI doesn’t speak every language

By Phil Edwards April 11

Why AI art struggles with hands

By Phil Edwards April 4

A movie trailer editor deconstructs iconic trailers

By Phil Edwards February 17

A Christmas tree on a table. Why?

How Christmas trees stopped being just a German thing

By Phil Edwards December 23, 2022

In a view from high in a soccer stadium, an Australian player is scoring a penalty kick past Denmark’s goalkeeper, who is diving to catch it, during a 2018 World Cup match.

Where to aim a penalty kick

By Phil Edwards November 28, 2022