Category Archives: Reviews

William Gibson Looks Both Ways

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Sam Flatow

“My first impulse, when presented with any spanking-new piece of computer hardware, is to imagine how it will look in ten years’ time, gathering dust under a card table in a thrift shop.” –From Distrust that Particular Favor by William … Continue reading →

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‘A Cool Dip’ Flooded With Ideas

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Shelley DuBois

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 →

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The Cosmos As We Know It

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Shelley DuBois

When you think of the universe, you might picture this: But across centuries and cultures, people have seen it like this: Or this: And these different depictions have more in common than you might think. That became clear at one … Continue reading →

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The Hubble In 3-D

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Shelley DuBois

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 →

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Living in Sim: A Multimedia Meditation on Healthcare Today

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Karen A. Frenkel

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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Eric Kandel’s Quest: In Search of Memory

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Karen A. Frenkel

[Credit: Angela Radulescu, flickr.com] In Search of Memory, Petra Seeger’s documentary portraying Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel, is a manifestation of the associative quality of the human mind. It is a masterfully cut film that toggles back and forth in time. … Continue reading →

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Space Quilts: Artist finds inspiration from Hubble images

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Laura Pelcher

With winter quickly approaching, it might be time to start piling on the blankets for the cold nights ahead. And what could be warmer than wrapping the Black Eye Galaxy around you, or maybe snuggling up with the Pillars of … Continue reading →

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The Attraction of Magnetic Movie

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Karen A. Frenkel

Imagine Science Film Festival’s Nature Scientific Merit Award went to Magnetic Movie, a 4-minute, 47-second short by Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt of Semiconductor Films. Theirs was one of 50 films representing 9 countries and selected from over 250 submissions. … Continue reading →

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Evolution, Empathy and Frans de Waal

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Lynn Fellman

If you’ve been following Frans de Waal’s work you know that he is a respected primatologist and best selling author with a new book, “The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society”. Listen to Joe Palca’s engaging conversation … Continue reading →

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Amphibious Architecture- The Life of the Urban Aquatic

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Laura Pelcher

Rivers are frequently used as natural boundaries for cities, states, countries, etc. So it’s natural in a city like New York, shaped by the Hudson and the East River, to think of it’s borders at the waterfront. The rivers are … Continue reading →

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