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Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2020-08-04]: Scientists have developed an ultra-light glove - weighing less than 8 grams per finger - that enables users to feel and manipulate virtual objects. Their system provides extremely realistic haptic feedback and could run on a battery, allowing for unparalleled freedom of movement. [1] Always amazed we are. Finding that the impossible can be possible. That the fake can become real. But we should not trust anything which can stop existing. Or anything which does not exist in the first place. The truth and, thus, the cosmos cannot be related to anything which Is NOT. Touch that plastic flower. It smells nothing. Can you sense the world crumbling down to ruins? Fresh made bagels. Smelling beautiful in the dusk…

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