The Curiosity rover has been driving on Mars since 2012, collecting close-up images of the Mars surface. The rover team uses these images to train the rover how to recognize different types of terrain by itself, to improve the rover’s autonomous driving ability. Help classify some of the Mars images that the rover team will actually use to train the rover. Sign up at AI4Mars, complete the tutorial, and complete at least one image classification exercise. Send us a screenshot of your completed image classification. – Dave L.
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Item 104 – Chuck’s Eye
At GISH summer camp, we don’t make yarn-based “God’s Eyes”, we make Chuck’s eyes, obviously. Make a portrait of Rob Benedict using only craft sticks wrapped with yarn. You are NOT allowed to paint or dye the yarn after the fact.
Item 103 – Essential Worker #WearAMask
COVID has affected just about everyone in one way or another, and we need to remind the world how serious this pandemic is. Find someone whose life has been materially impacted by the pandemic – an overworked “essential” worker, someone who has been laid off, etc. Ask them to take a self-portrait holding a sign explaining their story briefly or how COVID has impacted their life. Post it on social media (with their consent) tagged #GISH and #WearAMask.
Item 101 – Classic Poem as Tweets
Epic poems are, well, epic. But they’re also way too long. Re-write a classic epic poem such as Beowulf or the Iliad for modern attention spans — as a tweet-thread of no more than 10 tweets. Submit a screenshot and also a link to your poem.
Item 100 – Tiny Sub Sandwich
Submarine sandwiches are delicious, but they can be too filling. Make a tiny sub sandwich so small that you have to use a microscope or magnifying glass to see it.
Item 97 – Salt Cryptid
In Supernatural, Sam and Dean use salt to fight against the bad guys. Depict a cryptid or monster using only salt. – Ashlynn A.
Item 91 – Bug Board Game
Bugs get bored, too. Build a tiny board game for bugs and show them playing.
Item 90 – Anne Geddes Senior Portrait
It’s important not to infantilize elderly people, but in THIS case we’ll make an exception. Re-create a portrait of one or more adults over the age of 60 in the style of an Anne Geddes poster.
Item 88 – Stan Lee Spice Art Tribute
In the past, we asked you to Salt and Pepper Iron Man, so it seems only fitting you create a Spice-Art tribute to Iron Man’s creator, the late, great Stan Lee. Whether it is the man himself, or his comic book creations, create a Spicy-Art tribute to Stan. Excelsior!
Item 86 – Jared Plaidalecki
Jared Plaidalecki. Show us a portrait of everyone’s favorite moose, made all out of plaid.