Creativity
“A public awareness of science and design is a necessary tool to empower the positive collective feedback that we trust will help set the right substrate for creativity and innovation.” — Paola Antonelli
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At the Edge of Perception
October 15, 2009
Artist Luke Jerram's work explores the limits of science and art, challenging the boundaries of both.
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Awkward Beauty
October 15, 2009
The Science Creative Quarterly editor on the complicated relationship between science and art.
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The Wagnerian Method
August 20, 2009
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
August 18, 2009
In creating her new series, Pareidolia, artist and chemist Vesna Jovanovic detected biomorphic and medical forms in blots of ink.
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Building Without Walls
July 09, 2009
A new breed of architectural objects, inspired by theoretical science, is changing how we think about building and what counts as art.
cooperation, creativity, innovation, structure, visualization
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Serious Fun
June 23, 2009
Kodu doesn’t have realistic graphics, huge explosions, or even a way to win. But it just might change the way we think about the world.
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Art Exhibit Links Darwin to Degas
June 06, 2009
A new exhibition reveals the extent of Darwin’s impact on 19th-century artists, from Monet to Rheinhold, and how art, in turn, shaped Darwin.
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Are We Beyond the Two Cultures?
May 07, 2009
Seed celebrates the questions C.P. Snow raised 50 years ago by asking: Where are we now?
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Once Out of Nature
April 23, 2009
Isabella Kirkland’s life-size paintings of exotic, recently discovered species capture a world caught between the joys of discovery and the threat of imminent loss.
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The Synesthesia Census
April 16, 2009
Author and synesthesia expert David Eagleman on subjective realities, the genes behind mixed sensory experiences, and taking stock of the condition that everyone wants.
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After the Fall
April 02, 2009
Alexis Rockman’s latest exhibit portrays a psychedelic, posthuman natural world where our failings horrify but ultimately inspire us.
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Design and Being Just
March 23, 2009
At some point during the show, VL started growing too fast. It was time to stop it. But did that mean killing it?
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A New Picture of the Two Cultures
March 20, 2009
A recent visualization of scholarly research based on online user patterns offers a fresh perspective on C.P. Snow's landmark treatise on science and the arts.
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The Sleep of Reason
March 01, 2009
Bruce Sterling reflects on artist Alexis Rockman's psychedelic, posthuman exhibit Half-life.
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The Seed Salon: Alexis Rockman + Neil deGrasse Tyson
March 01, 2009
Artist Alexis Rockman and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson debate the merits of hopeful images, science in pop culture, and how Hubble images mimic psychedelic art.
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Seeing Antlers, Feeling Dendrites
February 27, 2009
Christopher Reiger’s Synesthesia #1, the fluidity of perception, and how art can express phenomena in a way data alone cannot.
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The Amazing Race
February 25, 2009
The Linguists depicts an around-the-world race to make audio recordings of dying languages, giving us a glimpse of how technology can promote language diversity.
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Neri Oxman: Materialecology
February 17, 2009
The artist looks to biology for inspiration when producing works that mimic forms found in nature.
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The Awe of Natural History Collections
February 12, 2009
Visiting the hidden side of natural history museums, where the vast collections of scientific specimens are kept.
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Core Principles
February 10, 2009
Both science and design—forward motors, providers of perspective, guardians of beauty and truth—are essential to progress.
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