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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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Because Science Is Forever

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Annette Heist

Science writer Carl Zimmer is back on the show this week, to talk about his new book Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed (Sterling, 2011). While he doesn’t have any tattoos himself (or any plans to get one) Zimmer … Continue reading →

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Antique Anatomy Lessons

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Katherine

A new exhibit at Duke University Library, “Animated Anatomies,” takes a look at anatomical flap books. What’s a flap book? These publications invite the viewer to participate in virtual autopsies, through the process of unfolding their movable leaves, simulating the … Continue reading →

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Robot Invades NYC Bookstore!

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Katherine

But there’s no need to worry — it’s here to help us. McNally Jackson in New York is one of a growing number of bookstores that have installed book printers — relatively compact machines that can print books on demand … Continue reading →

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Book Anatomy

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Katherine

These beautiful and strange book dissections come from Atlanta-based media artist Brian Dettmer. Often using old medical textbooks as material, Dettmer removes the covers and carves away layers of pages, revealing the hidden anatomy of illustrations underneath. He has also … Continue reading →

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The Biohazard Aesthetic

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Shelley DuBois

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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Seeing ‘Science On The Nanoscale’

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Shelley DuBois

If you tune in to today’s show, you might hear guest host Joe Palca talking to Felice Frankel and George Whitesides, co-authors of No Small Matter: Science on the Nanoscale. The point of their book is to help people visualize … Continue reading →

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