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Category Archives: Commentary
Rockstars of Science Gets Scientists Talking About…Science
“Patronizing,” “demeaning,” “embarrassing,” “awkward.” All this for an ad campaign featuring a bunch of scientists in leather and soft lighting? At this point, I’d be remiss not to mention the enthusiasm/furor that has erupted on the blogosphere in response to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Advertising, Public Image, Rockstars of Science
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Science Funding…for Art?
The recession has forced budget cuts to many government operations, and science agencies weren’t exempt. Both the NIH and NASA took devastating hits, and researchers who rely on government funding are straining to make do with less. But the National … Continue reading →
‘A Cool Dip’ Flooded With Ideas
William Jackson Harper and Myra Lucretia Taylor in A Cool Dip in the Barren Saharan Crick. If you were to rank the oldest, most powerful motifs in storytelling, God and water would be right up there with love and death. … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogs, Commentary, Events, Reviews, theater
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Tagged conservation, stage, theater, water
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The Biohazard Aesthetic
Think of a warning sign. Now think of a really big warning sign. Now think of a warning sign big enough for a mountain filled with radioactive waste. That was the concept behind a 2002 competition called Universal Warning Sign: … Continue reading →
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Tagged art, books, exhibitions, writing, yucca mountain
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Rescue Robots Act On The Side
Turns out, robots have hobbies too. Cast members of Texas A&M University’s latest production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream shared the stage with several robotic fairies that, during the production, buzzed around the actors and audience. The robots took time … Continue reading →
The Hubble In 3-D
Michael Massimino has been to space. He has literally hung out for half an hour on the side of a space ship, taking in the view while orbiting our planet. “I felt like I was looking at paradise,” he said. … Continue reading →
All-Chimp Film Crew For BBC TV Show
In retrospect, it seems obvious. If you want to make a movie about apes, let them film it. That’s the thinking behind Betsy Herrelko’s Chimpcam Project. Herrelko is a candidate for a PhD in primate behavior at the University of … Continue reading →
Living in Sim: A Multimedia Meditation on Healthcare Today
Artist Justine Cooper has found an unusual way to express her frustration with our health care system; she’s created characters out of dressed-up medical mannequins. On her quirky social media site, these mannequins represent doctors, patients, and employees at a … Continue reading →
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Tagged ethics, healthcare system, Justine Cooper, mannequins, multimedia art
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Cool Posters for Nerds
If you’ve been hard-pressed to find a sweet souvenir at a science lecture, look no further. The people in the Department of Biology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill have your back. They farmed out the posters for … Continue reading →
Creative Thinking for the Healing Arts
It’s mid-November in Minnesota and 60 degrees. A golden day for one more ride before the snow and ice descend. I keep my bike in my Minneapolis Warehouse District art studio, three blocks from the 45th parallel and the mighty … Continue reading →
