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Deck The Halls With Plushy Microbes
Nothing says holiday cheer like a holly-adorned Salmonella. What? No? Well how about a snowflake-festooned red blood cell? Dust mite with reindeer antlers? These festive bits of biology are part of a box set of Christmas ornaments, made by the … Continue reading
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Green Currency: Illustrations of Plants in the Economy
Plants are pretty. They feed us and our animal friends. They also are an essential part of the global economy. A new art exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden looks at the importance of plants in the economy. Think … Continue reading
The Art and Science of High-Tech Cuisine
Former Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold is a man of many passions: he studied cosmology with Stephen Hawking, discovered T. Rex fossils in Montana with Jack Horner, and has won awards for his wildlife and nature photography. After that, some people … Continue reading
Accidental Art, from the Vaults of the Natural History Museum
Sometimes art happens by accident. Entomologists, ichthyologists, arachnologists, geologists, and more all rely on imaging technologies to learn more about the fish, coral, bugs, and landscapes they study. The images they create communicate important information, but they can also be … Continue reading
Art at the Air and Space Museum
Over the last 50 years, NASA has invited artists such as Norman Rockwell, Andy Warhol, and Annie Leibovitz to create work inspired by space exploration. A new exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum showcases that work and captures … Continue reading
McCarthy and Herzog Talk Science
“Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” – Leonardo da Vinci This week on Science Friday, we’re talking about the connection between science and art with three exciting guests: novelist … Continue reading
Street View Heads Inside
First it was the streets, now it’s the insides of museums. What’s next, our homes? The Google Art Project takes the “street view” concept inside 17 of the world’s most renowned museums. Web visitors can take virtual tours of the … Continue reading
The New Space Race: Man Vs. Cactus
Conceptual artist Jonathon Keats has been raiding the scientific world for art ideas for years. He established a temple for the worship of science; he collaborated with geneticists in an attempt to determine the DNA of God; he sold property … Continue reading
