New cat species discovered in over 100 years
Scientists have identified Leopardus tilcayo, a tiny wild cat found in Bolivia’s Yungas forests. The discovery began with a wildlife sanctuary reporting a “weird cat” and was later confirmed through genetic research
Cats that sailed ships untill the mid 20th century to catch rodents, had their own passports signed with their paw prints. This one issued on 1st December 1943
Cipher is an encrypted generative art protocol. Each work encodes a set of rules governing simple agents, verifiably encrypted and accessible only to its current owner. Transfer requires decryption and re-encryption. With each new owner comes the right to modify one parameter, altering the generative output and extending the work's visual lineage. Live now at https://t.co/GhUJkn98AS
This is Félicette, a stray cat that became the first feline launched into space on 18 October 1963, as part of the French space program. Weighing just five and a half pounds, she was chosen for her calmness and resilience, making her the perfect candidate for the mission.
In October 1963, a black-and-white stray from Paris named Félicette made history as the first and only cat to travel to space. Selected by French scientists for her calm demeanor, she soared 154 kilometers above Earth on a suborbital flight and returned safely, securing her place in space exploration history.
Yet Félicette’s story is as tragic as it is groundbreaking. Just two months after her successful mission, she was euthanized so researchers could study the effects of space travel on her body. Her sacrifice yielded little scientific insight, and for decades, her name faded into obscurity.
That changed in 2019, when a statue was unveiled in her honor at the International Space University in Strasbourg, depicting her gazing toward the stars, a long-overdue tribute to a small cat who helped expand humanity’s reach beyond Earth.
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Beginning 2018 Christian Nagel and I attended the soft opening of https://t.co/eYzBUSlVbo in Berlin, where Paul Seidler and Paul Kolling introduced their @_terra0 project.
Save the Date for "NIGHTMARKET" by Paul Seidler @brachlandberlin!
🥂 Opening: Friday, February 20, 2026, 5 – 8pm
🗓️ Exhibition: February 21 – April 18, 2026
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📷 Paul Seidler, "Cipher #2", 2025
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Paul Seidler's essay attempts to analyze the work of Alfred Sohn-Rethel and Nick Land that emanates from their mutual interest in Immanuel Kant whose theory describes a fundamental relationship between capitalism and the (non)-subject.
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