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Art Pilacinski
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Robots, VR and a cat

Head of Chaos at @vrsummit.bsky.social

https://vrs.rub.de
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See you again October 12-13, 2026!
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Still think brain regions don’t exist? That everything is everywhere? That cell types don’t matter and that everything is a dynamical phase portrait?

Wrong.

Interconnected brain modules exist at the level of fine grained transcriptomics. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Whole-cortex in situ sequencing reveals input-dependent area identity - Nature
BARseq interrogates the expression of 104 cell-type marker genes in 10.3 million cells over nine mouse forebrain hemispheres to reveal the role of peripheral inputs on cortical area development.
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.

It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Ah yes, 'eerily plausible'...
November 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Those days when you go to sleep on a Sunday night and when you wake up it's Wednesday evening...
a black cat with its mouth open and the words head empty written below it
ALT: a black cat with its mouth open and the words head empty written below it
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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It’s a good night for it.
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Google AI overviews became my new favourite source of nonsense.
November 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Did you know that hippocampal neurons code the temporal structure of mnemonic content? This is pretty awesome!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I have a black belt in passive-aggressive supervision 🤷🏼
November 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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United States has been blocking with France the UN-led referendum to decide the fate of Western Sahara since it was agreed in the 1991 armistice.

United States has pushing for this for 34 years, always opposing end to the occupation.

And 50 years of brutal military occupation is not 'funny'.
November 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This is the absolutely most outrageous decision from the UN by far. They favor terror over peace and corrupt, primitive oligarchies over democracies.
They support Morocco just because there has been much money to be gained through stealing from Sahrawis. Fucking disgusting.
November 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I signed up for delivering a course on startups. How do I keep ending up in this universe again and again...
a black and white photo of a fluffy cat with a mustache looking at the camera .
ALT: a black and white photo of a fluffy cat with a mustache looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
He must like my work...
October 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Leaked photos announce VRS26
October 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Quest completed.
See you again October 12-13, 2026!
October 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Aaand the awesome @melslater.bsky.social concludes this year's VRS leaving everyone inspired!

#vrneurosky @vrsummit.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
@jbjsmeets.bsky.social making a point about why studies on efference copy in VR may be slightly biased :)
October 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
October 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Most fascinating thing at VRS is how fast does everyone reply to emails regarding food...
October 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Yay! First laptop exploded at @vrsummit.bsky.social Hakathon!

This team is surely having a blast!

#vrneurosky
October 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
They are starting! Live on stage the legendary @vrneuroscience.bsky.social telling participants their challenge @vrsummit.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
@vrsummit.bsky.social team at late evening break 💪🦾
October 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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The new Sora Pro feature that builds storyboards and executes them is really interesting. Here is my prompt “an ad for the abstract concept of the feeling you get after falling asleep on your arm”

Notice the high character (and hand) consistency, multiple shots, narration, composition. All the AI.
October 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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🌟 VRS Hackathon 2025—prizes revealed!
⏰ Registration closes in 2 days (Oct 17)
🎁 PICO 4 Ultra Enterprise + 500 € + 5× UnitedXR Europe tickets

📍 RUB-Makerspace | 🗓️ Oct 18–19 (VR Summit Oct 20–21)

🔗 Register now: vrs.rub.de

#VRresearch
October 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Last preparations before the Hackathon
October 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM