Posts in: science and art

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Image credit: NASA

Listening to the sun on a loop

A composer pricks his ears up for NASA and helps make a discovery

By | Posted March 7, 2012

Raccoons, chameleons, and wind farms

Raccoons, chameleons, and wind farms

Our favorites of the week

By | Posted February 24, 2012

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain

By | Posted January 5, 2012

Almost human

Almost human

Navigating the uncanny valley

By | Posted January 3, 2012

The Science of the Big Bang Theory

The Science of the Big Bang Theory

How writers of the popular sitcom get their physics right

By | Posted November 23, 2010

Motion Capture Revolution

Motion Capture Revolution

Researchers are creating a new generation of portable motion capture for the masses.

By | Posted June 2, 2010

Echoes from the Future of Opera

Echoes from the Future of Opera

A mashup of music and technology at the MIT Media Lab

By | Posted March 12, 2010

An Interview with Jodie Holt, the Botanist Behind ‘Avatar’

An Interview with Jodie Holt, the Botanist Behind ‘Avatar’

Before ‘Avatar’ could hit the silver screen, it needed one plant scientist’s green thumbs up

By | Posted March 7, 2010

Entertaining Science… and Art

Entertaining Science… and Art

Roald Hoffmann, Nobel Prize winning chemist and published poet ponders the intersection of art and science–and reads one of his poems at an event at Greenwich Village’s Cornelia Street Cafe.

By | Posted May 4, 2009

Picture a Dinosaur—Now, Thank This Guy

Picture a Dinosaur—Now, Thank This Guy

Mick Ellison: Scientific illustrator and photographer.

By | Posted February 6, 2009

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