Sciart
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The Paintbrush and the Plant
March 11, 2010
Thinking spring? Ramble through the lush floral landscapes of The Art of Plant Evolution, where modern science and the tradition of botanical painting meet.
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The Ancient, Distant, and Dead
March 04, 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.
scale, sciart, slideshows, space, time
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The Pre-Electric Slide
February 25, 2010
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.
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Appetite for Destruction
February 18, 2010
Chris Jordan traveled to a remote area of the Pacific and returned with snapshots of a burgeoning ecological crisis, from the belly of the world’s largest garbage pile.
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A Battle at Midway
February 18, 2010
We talk with photographer Chris Jordan, who recently traveled to a remote part of the Pacific Ocean to document effects of the world’s largest known mass of garbage.
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Life Imitating Life
January 28, 2010
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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The Exquisite Corpse of Science
December 10, 2009
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
December 10, 2009
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
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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Luke Jerram: Objectively Inspired
October 15, 2009
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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Faith and the Scientific Image
May 30, 2009
A new book on the history of scientific imagery explores the promises and pitfalls of the easily-manipulated medium.
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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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Ear to the Ground
April 22, 2009
Natural quiet is a rapidly disappearing resource. But if you travel far enough, and listen carefully, you can still find it.
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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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The Sleep of Reason
March 01, 2009
Bruce Sterling reflects on artist Alexis Rockman's psychedelic, posthuman exhibit Half-life.
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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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World
Press Gang
With New York City about to let bloggers qualify for press passes, a look at what breaking down the walls between old and new media means for science reporting.
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Culture
The Ancient, Distant, and Dead
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.
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Ideas
A Sober Assessment
Alcohol is an important part of life in many cultures throughout the world, but there are many misperceptions about this common social lubricant.
