[CAT] Five cat links: AI, psychology, Captain Marvel, Ancient Egypt, New York City

[rfmcdonald]

• Fast Company reports on NVIDIA's StyleGAN AI, an engine that cannot generate convincing images of cats.


• PsyPost reports on a PLOS One study suggesting that the cats of owners experiencing psychological stress are influenced negatively by this.


• In the new Captain Marvel movie, the titular character's pet cat Goose is played by a team of four cats.


• David Anderson looks at the representation of the cat in the art of ancient Egypt, in scenes both divine and domestic.


• The Guardian reports on a new book by Peggy Gavan, looking at evidence of how the men of New York City in the late 19th and early 20th centuries loved their cats.