Culture / Arts
The Ancient, Distant, and Dead
Slideshow / by / March 4, 2010
Inspired by scientific research, Katie Paterson creates art based on data from faraway melting glaciers, long-dead stars, and the initial moments of the universe.
Now In Arts
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Life Imitating Life
Life, as the expression goes, isn’t always pretty. But with a few tricks of the lab, life in its simplest, single-celled forms can be manipulated into a thing of preternatural beauty.
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When Science Asks, “What If?”
The visions of tomorrow inspire the actions we take today. Science fiction is as much a reflection of society's deep fascination with science as it is an agent of change for its future course.
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The Exquisite Corpse of Science
Drawings from science communicator Tim Jones' worldwide art mosaic that asks scientists, journalists, students, and others what science means to them.
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Surreal Science
Tiles in a worldwide sci-art mosaic explore what science means to writers, scientists, school children, and others.
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At the Edge of Perception
Artist Luke Jerram's work explores the limits of science and art, challenging the boundaries of both.
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Luke Jerram: Objectively Inspired
The stunning work of an enigmatic artist. "We’re imposing our culture on scientific data whether we like it or not."
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Portfolio: Flight Patterns
Richard Barnes's photographs of birds’ flight patterns above a Rome suburb highlight the tension between the individual and the collective.
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The Wagnerian Method
Physicists investigate the grand artistic vision of one of the most influential artists of the last two centuries.
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The Rorschach Paintings
In creating her new series, Pareidolia, artist and chemist Vesna Jovanovic detected biomorphic and medical forms in blots of ink.
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Opera in the Fifth Dimension
In Hypermusic Prologue, physicist Lisa Randall re-imagines her extradimensional theories of the universe as opera.
From the Studio
Saved by Science
Artist Justine Cooper's large-format photographs document the intersection of science, curation, and the endurance of human curiosity.
Interview
Music of the Spheres
The composers of One Ring Zero’s new astronomy-themed album, PLANETS, discuss the scientific inspiration behind their music.
SLIDESHOW
The Pre-Electric Slide
In the mid-1800s, hobbyists’ microscopes and slides took up a place beside the piano in the parlor. Explore a selection of antique slides of remarkable precision and beauty.
Slideshow
The Age of Impossible Numbers
In Running the Numbers, photographer Chris Jordan attempts to convey the vastness of modern consumption with clever visualizations.
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Ideas
I Tried Almost Everything Else
John Rinn, snowboarder, skateboarder, and “genomic origamist,” on why we should dumpster-dive in our genomes and the inspiration of a middle-distance runner.
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Ideas
Going, Going, Gone
The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
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Ideas
Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare
Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction.
