Another Crazy Day in AI: Making Science Personal This Season
- Wowza Team
- Nov 27, 2025
- 4 min read
Updated: Dec 1, 2025
Hello, AI Enthusiasts.
Happy Thanksgiving from Wowza!
If you’ve got a comfy spot on the couch and maybe one last bite of pumpkin pie, here’s some light reading to round out the evening.
First, Google Arts & Culture is making learning feel a little more playful with three new experiments that sneak in culture and history between bites of dessert.
Retail is leveling up for 2025 too... with AI helping shoppers find gifts faster than you can say ‘leftover turkey.’
And if you’ve been curious about how AR fits into real life, Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses pop-up events are giving curious minds a hands-on peek at the future of wearable tech.
A small dose of curiosity to go with that final slice of pie.
Here's another crazy day in AI:
Three ways to learn something new this season
AI joins the holiday shopping frenzy
Meta goes big on AR glasses ahead of holidays
Some AI tools to try out
TODAY'S FEATURED ITEM: Learning Through Your Holiday Photos
Image Credit: Wowza (created with Ideogram)
Can a photo of your holiday dinner actually teach you about thermodynamics?
Amit Sood, Senior Director at Google Arts & Culture, on The Keyword, shares three new experiments designed to make culture, art, and learning feel a little more playful—just in time for a season when people often have the time and space to explore something different. These experiments blend everyday interactions with accessible educational moments, inviting users to learn in ways that feel light, personal, and sometimes a bit unexpected.
What's inside these experiments?
Learn Everything turns everyday objects into teaching aids for scientific concepts. Take a photo of anything nearby—your coffee mug, your dog, whatever's on your desk—and choose a topic you're curious about. The system generates an explanation that uses your image to help illustrate the idea, with options to adjust how technical or simple you want it
World Toon Video creates short educational clips featuring an animated version of you. Upload a selfie, pick an art style and a setting like a historical scene or outer space, and the tool produces a personalized video where you're part of the learning experience
Art Chat adds a question-and-answer layer to art education videos. While you're watching content about famous paintings or art history, you can stop at any point to ask specific questions about what you're seeing and get immediate responses
These are all accessible through the Google Arts & Culture app on Android and iOS devices
There's something practical about tools that don't require much from you to get started. No lengthy tutorials, no complicated setup, just take a photo or ask a question and see what happens. For people who feel curious about topics like quantum physics or art history but find traditional learning formats intimidating or time-consuming, this kind of approach removes a lot of barriers. Of course, whether a quick explanation tied to a photo of your lunch actually helps you understand thermodynamics better than reading about it is going to vary quite a bit from person to person.
The holiday timing is probably no accident. Many of us end up with pockets of free time between gatherings, and there's often this vague intention to do something productive or interesting with those moments. These experiments fit neatly into that space—they're substantial enough to feel worthwhile but casual enough that you're not committing to anything. What's less clear is whether people will return to them after the initial novelty wears off, or if they'll join the long list of apps and tools we try once and forget about. The real test will be whether the learning experience itself has enough depth to justify coming back, or if the personalization is mainly just an entertaining hook.
Read the full article here.
OTHER INTERESTING AI HIGHLIGHTS:
AI Joins the Holiday Shopping Frenzy
/Kelly Tyko, Senior Breaking News Reporter, Newsdesk and Audience, on Axios
AI is becoming the star of this year’s holiday shopping season, with retailers racing to deploy smarter tools that help people find gifts, compare prices, and even check out. Companies like Amazon, Target, Walmart, Google, Meta, and OpenAI are rolling out assistants that turn shopping into a more conversational, personalized experience. For the first time, AI isn’t just behind the scenes—it’s directly shaping how people search, browse, and buy. Analysts say 2025 may be the first true “AI holiday season,” setting the stage for even bigger retail shifts ahead.
Read more here.
Meta Goes Big on AR Glasses Ahead of Holidays
/Kelly O'Grady, MoneyWatch Correspondent, on CBS News
Meta is leaning into physical retail this season, showcasing its Ray-Ban smart glasses in new pop-up spaces across major U.S. cities. The company wants shoppers to experience the glasses firsthand—whether that’s through real-time translation, music, hands-free photos, or interacting with Meta’s AI assistant. The stores are designed as community-driven hubs rather than traditional retail setups, incorporating local culture and events to make the tech feel more approachable. Meta says the goal isn’t just to demo products, but to show how AR can fit naturally into everyday life.
Check it out here.
SOME AI TOOLS TO TRY OUT:
That’s a wrap on today’s Almost Daily craziness.
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