Category Archives: Science

The battle between art and science begins (its US run)

Posted on May 7, 2007 by cicada

“Science-in-fiction” novelist/chemist Carl Djerassi’s play Phallacy marks its American premiere this month, hosted by Redshift Productions. The play’s teaser? “The battle between art and science begins.” If I were in NYC I’d definitely go see this, although I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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One month left: enter the Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge

Posted on May 5, 2007 by cicada

May 31 is the deadline for submitting artworks to the NSF/AAAS Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. 2006 winners

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Antikamnia: memento mori in advertising

Posted on May 3, 2007 by cicada

Illustrations for Antikamnia Chemical Company Calendars, 1900 & 1897 Louis Crucius, ~1890 BibliOdyssey turned up this wicked advertising campaign by turn-of-the-century pharmaglomerate Antikamnia Chemical Company. The calenders were targeted at medical professionals, not the average consumer, for whom I presume … Continue reading →

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It’s the Dumbo of the deep!

Posted on May 2, 2007 by cicada

Dumbo Octopus From The Deep, by Claire Nouvian www.thedeepbook.org Collision Detection posted this link to a French film of deep-sea organisms. I don’t know if it’s the hypnotic French narration, or the freaky organisms, or that fact that I went … Continue reading →

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Whose fault is fat?

Posted on May 1, 2007 by cicada

A few months back, Slate ran a tongue-in-cheek story on caloric restriction, a controversial diet plan which sharply reduces total caloric intake. It was entitled “My Starvation Diet: I’ve cut back to 1,500 calories a day. Will it help me … Continue reading →

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Universcale

Posted on April 27, 2007 by cicada

Nikon | Universcale This is the coolest science toy I’ve found on the web in some time. It’s a visual tour of sizes, from macroscopic to microscopic – be prepared to spend some time with it, and don’t be afraid … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposition #2

Posted on April 24, 2007 by cicada

ExplodingBowler1 Martin Waugh, 2006 Martin Waugh, kayaker and Portland (Oregon) resident, has a thing for water. He uses high-speed photography to capture images of water droplets. The resulting brightly colored organic forms, like the piece above, are reminiscent of oceanic … Continue reading →

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Stem Cell Videos

Posted on April 23, 2007 by cicada

Via biosingularity, four excellent short stem cell videos from YouTube. If you teach the stem cell topic, this could be quite useful to you in class! The portrayal of the morula – blastocyst stages and the differences in gene expression … Continue reading →

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Dope vitality and sets up the moral! What were we waiting for?

Posted on April 22, 2007 by cicada

Smiley at happytherapy.com I first encountered a reference to Smiley aromatherapy products in Jane magazine, which raves in typical Jane-ish style: Tech-y jargon aside, the scientists behind this blew right on past aromatherapy by isolating scentless molecules that react in … Continue reading →

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Half a million buys a lot of bones

Posted on April 17, 2007 by cicada

Mammoth skeleton sets auction record – Boston.com On Monday, a rare Siberian mammoth skeleton sold for nearly half a million dollars at auction. The skeleton was inexplicably named “The President.” A number of other curiosity-cabinet staples, like a bezoar, also … Continue reading →

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