| Art and science are intertwined | | "Almost all Nobel laureates in the sciences are actively engaged in arts as adults. They are twenty-five times as likely as average scientist to sing, dance, or act; seventeen times as likely to be an artist; twelve times more likely to write poetry and literature; eight times more likely to do woodworking or some other craft; four times as likely to be a musician; and twice as likely to be a phot [..] Leer nota completa |  | Publicado 12-Apr-2011 por Maggie Koerth-Baker en art and designscience
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| Incredible video of Aurora Borealis | | Norwegian landscape photographer Terje Sorgjerd spent one week around Kirkenes and the Norway-Russia border, in -25 Celsius temperature, to make this magnificent time-lapse video of the Aurora Borealis....
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| NASA's black light poster-esque artistic renderings | | LIFE's Ben Cosgrove compiled a glorious gallery of NASA artistic renderings that are probably best enjoyed while listening to "Midnight to Mars" by Ashra. "NASA's Wildest Artist Renderings"...
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| Undoing the effects of pre-photography "Photoshop" | | Before the advent of photography, everybody's likeness was, effectively, 'shopped—whether intentionally (when somebody pays you a lot of money to paint a portrait, you try to make them look good) or unintentionally, as features shifted to fit the style of the person doing the painting. But two researchers think they've hit on a way to strip away the changes and show what famous people who li [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 10-Feb-2011 por Maggie Koerth-Baker en art and designscience
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| Kids' drawings of human biology | | Back in 2001, a 2nd grade class in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, did a year-long integrated education project on the human body—combining science, language arts, social studies, fine arts, and math. It sounds like a really cool way to learn, and even involved bringing several local doctors into the classroom to teach kids about what surgeons, and other specialties, do. Second-grade Maggie is re [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 02-Feb-2011 por Maggie Koerth-Baker en art and designscience
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| Rock Star Scientist posters | | Etsy seller Megan Katasuskas offers stately and elegant "rock star scientist" posters, including those above honoring Niels Bohr and Nikola Tesla. Rock Star Scientist Posters More gig posters for scientists Biology lecture "gig posters"...
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| Skeleton photography | | Uncovered in LIFE's archives by our pal Ben Cosgrove, a gallery of breathtaking skeleton photography from 1951 by Andreas Feininger. Above, a mole. "Lovely, Beastly Bones"...
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| Aerial photos of industrial eco-messes | | Above is an aerial view of heavy metal waste caused by fertilizer production. The photograph, titled "Crucible," is the work of artist J. Henry Fair. He flies in small planes over oil refineries, paper mills, and factories to take shots of environmental decay and toxic industrial sites. Fair's solo exhibition, titled "Abstraction of Destruction," opens January 13 at New York's Gerald Peters Galler [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 29-Dec-2010 por David Pescovitz en art and designscience
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| Mark Pescovitz (1955-2010) | | "Blue Depth: Catedral de sal de Zipaquira" by Mark Pescovitz My oldest brother Mark Pescovitz died yesterday in a car accident. Mark was a true Renaissance man -- a transplant surgeon, medical researcher, fine artist, and philanthropist. Mark was a professor of microbiology/immunology and director of the transplant immunology laboratory at Indiana University School of Medicine. He didn't become a [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 13-Dec-2010 por David Pescovitz en art and designscience
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| Denis Dutton: A Darwinian theory of beauty | | Denis Dutton, author of The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution, gave an interesting talk on the evolutionary reasons for our appreciation for beauty at TED. It was brilliantly illustrated on a white board by Andrew Park. But my friend James Gurney (creator of the Dinotopia series, and author of the new book, Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter), took issue with Dutton [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 23-Nov-2010 por Mark Frauenfelder en art and designscience
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| Molecular animators and biological cinema | | Harvard cell biologist Janet Iwasa is a molecular animator who uses advanced computer graphics to visually represent the stunningly beautiful secret lives of cells. She honed her craft at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects alongside classmates hoping to be Hollywood's next SFX stars. The New York Times profiles Iwasa and several other scientist/animators who are turning raw data into striking fil [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 16-Nov-2010 por David Pescovitz en art and designscience
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| Video: Crochet Coral Reef Project | | Smithsonian interviews Margaret Wertheim, co-creator of the magnificent Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef project featured previously here and here on Boing Boing....
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| Put on your creativity hat and make a science movie | | Science movie man John Pavlus explains entropy, while simultaneously demonstrating how to make a movie explaining science. It's two, two, two great tastes in one! Better yet, there's a contest. Follow John's advice, and submit your resulting video to Ars Technica by December 25, and you could win some seriously awesome prizes. I'm really looking forward to seeing what comes out of this. Huzzah for [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 04-Nov-2010 por Maggie Koerth-Baker en art and designscience
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| Photos of atomic bomb tests | | Today is the 58th anniversary of the first hydrogen bomb detonation, a US test in the Pacific's Marshall islands. LIFE presents a gallery of A-Bomb Tests and related imagery. Top: A 1971 nuclear explosion in Mururoa Atoll, in French Polynesia, resembles something from another world. France announced on March 24, 2009, that it will compensate 150,000 victims of nuclear testing carried out in the 19 [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 01-Nov-2010 por David Pescovitz en art and designscience
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| Small World 2010 photomicrography winners | | Above is a mosquito heart, at a magnification of 100x. Biologist Jonas King, of Vanderbilt University, used fluorescence to make this stunning example of photomicrography. King's photo landed first place this year in Nikon's annual Small World competition. All of the winners are absolutely stunning. Small World gallery, 2010 Snowflake photomicrography Best microscopic photos of 2008... [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 20-Oct-2010 por David Pescovitz en art and designscience
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| [Ventas Japon] 10/20 - 10/26 | | Una semana mas y veremos como el DSi hizo en Japón, pero por ahora vamos a las ventas de esta semana. Empecemos con los Juegos.01. [NDS] Wagam [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 02-Nov-2008 por mechahumano@gmail.com en art and designscience
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| [Ventas Japon] 10/13 - 10/19 | | Otra semana interesante en Japón vamos los juegos...01. [WII] Wii Music (Nintendo) 92,000 / NEW02. [NDS] Pokémon Platinum (Pokémon) 72,000 / 1,754 [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 26-Oct-2008 por mechahumano@gmail.com en art and designscience
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| [Ventas Japon] 9/29 - 10/05 | | Bueno ya que se acabo TGS 08 y Kaisen 4 podemos seguir como siempre con las ventas de Japon. Primero juegos... Leer nota completa | | Publicado 13-Oct-2008 por mechahumano@gmail.com en art and designscience
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| [Ventas Japon] 9/22 - 9/28 | | Hay mucho de que hablar, vamos a ver los juegos primero...1. [PS2] Super Robot Taisen Z (Namco Bandai) 366,493 / NEW2. [N [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 03-Oct-2008 por mechahumano@gmail.com en art and designscience
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| [Ventas Japon] 9/15 - 9/21 | | Empezemos con los juegos.1. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon Co.) 314,796 / 1,278,0002. [NDS] Dragon Ball: Origins (Namco Bandai) 72,330 / NEW3. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 63,446 / 787,0004. [PS3] Trusty Bell: Chopin's Dream - Reprise (Namco Bandai) 34,067 / NEW5. [NDS] Quiz Magic Academy DS (Konami) 29,305 / 148,0006. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 28,466 / 2,663,0007. [PSP] Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena (Marvelous) 24,812 / NEW8. [PSP] Way of the Samurai Portable (Spike) 17,228 / NEW9. [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 29-Sep-2008 por mechahumano@gmail.com en art and designscience
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| [Ventas Japon] 9/08 - 9/14 | | Al fin, una semana que no es aburrida. Un juego ayuda a las ventas del 360. Pokemon regresa. Vamos a los juegos...1. [NDS] [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 21-Sep-2008 por mechahumano@gmail.com en art and designscience
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| [Ventas Japon] 09/01 - 09/07 | | En una semana que no hubo mucho debuts, es interesante ver las ventas de esta semana. Prmero, juegos...1. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 55,276 / 668 [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 15-Sep-2008 por mechahumano@gmail.com en art and designscience
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