{
  "id": 17953721,
  "title": "Mind-controlled drone-flying at Hong Kong’s Being Human Festival among varied programme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/mind-controlled-drone-flying-at-hong-kongs-being-human-festival-among",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T11:15:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3372981/mind-controlled-drone-flying-hong-kongs-being-human-festival-among-varied-programme"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Being Human Festival in Hong Kong, running from November 5 to 15, is the city’s first edition of the UK’s national festival of the humanities. Organized by the University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Arts, the festival aims to challenge the notion that arts and sciences are mutually exclusive, and highlights the importance of humanities in understanding the world and engaging in social realities.\n\nAmong the diverse programme, a notable activity is the Mindful Connections drone workshop, where participants use neuro-feedback headsets to direct external devices through concentrated thought. The event also includes a Resonant Reveries project by new media artist Chris Cheung, who transforms neural activity into physical performance.\n\nRunning alongside technological workshops, the festival offers slow-paced experiences such as cyanotype photography and kombucha brewing. The organizers emphasize the importance of slowing down in a fast-paced city like Hong Kong, suggesting that slowing down can lead to meaningful reflection and discovery.\n\nThe festival's activities range from a literary event showcasing personal stories to a day trip to Guangzhou’s Mirrored Gardens, where art and local food meet. Ultimately, the festival seeks to transform academic inquiry into a community-wide dialogue, providing a platform for diverse voices to contribute to ongoing conversations.",
  "summary": "Think you can steer a drone using nothing more than your own concentrated thoughts? It may sound like science fiction, but mind-controlled drone-flying is one of the free activities the public can take part in at the upcoming Being Human Festival in Hong Kong. Running from November 5 to 15, the festival is the first Hong Kong edition of the UK’s national festival of the humanities, which was…",
  "key_points": [
    "Mind-controlled drone workshop uses neuro-feedback headsets",
    "Resonant Reveries project transforms neural activity into performance",
    "Festival emphasizes slowing down for meaningful reflection"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Activist Joshua Wong faces sentencing Thursday in Hong Kong national security case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/activist-joshua-wong-faces-sentencing-thursday-in-hong-kong-national",
        "published": "2026-11-03T06:05:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}