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Old Skulls
Monday night Rutgers professor Ann Fabian spoke at Observatory about the research behind her new book, The Skull Collectors. It tells the story of one of America’s most infamous collections of skulls, that of Philadelphia naturalist Samuel George Morton in … Continue reading
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Movement by the numbers
I like how my recent interviews have had a common theme- using art to portray movement. In my last post I talked about the work of Nell Breyer, the neuroscientist/choreographer. When I asked her if she saw a mathematical basis … Continue reading
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Nell Breyer at Observatory
Choreographer and neuroscience researcher Nell Breyer spoke at Observatory last night. A recording of her lecture should be up on the Observatory site later this month. She also let me interview her earlier in the day, which made this … Continue reading
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Gross, but gorgeous, Greenpoint
I’ve started research on a project proposal for an environmental journalism fellowship. I’d like to make a radio documentary about the struggles of the Brooklyn neighborhood I live in, Greenpoint. I spent part of this week at the Greenpoint Library … Continue reading
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A Collaboration!
Observatory is a Brooklyn arts and events space that’s interested in the intersections of art and science, history and curiosity, magic and nature. Pretty much the best intersections. It’s run by a collective of seven artists and art curators … Continue reading
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Memories of the Future
In the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, there’s a shop where you can go and have specific memories erased. Total bogus, right? Not really, says memory researcher Dr. Todd Sacktor of SUNY Downstate. He thinks the most unlikely … Continue reading
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