[HN Gopher] Centuries-old paintings help researchers track food ... ___________________________________________________________________ Centuries-old paintings help researchers track food evolution Author : benbreen Score : 17 points Date : 2020-07-26 04:14 UTC (18 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.smithsonianmag.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.smithsonianmag.com) | causality0 wrote: | I was pleasantly surprised that the article didn't trot out the | now-debunked watermelon painting which so often headlines the | more pop-sci articles on this subject. | Retric wrote: | The watermelon is less debunked than you might think, due to | black seeds in the painting. | https://www.vox.com/2015/7/28/9050469/watermelon-breeding-pa... | wjn0 wrote: | Very neat. It sounds like they're curating a dataset ripe for | machine learning. | interestica wrote: | > ripe for machine learning. | | Yes, that might be the fruit of their labour. | interestica wrote: | > Initially, the scientist theorized that Snyders, who | specialized in still-life paintings featuring fruit, vegetables | and animals, lacked talent. | | Ha. Harsh first hypothesis. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-07-26 23:00 UTC)