Category Archives: Observatory

This post tempts me with the possibilities for all sorts of terrible puns, but I’ll try to keep them to a minimum. I want to tell you about two lectures I recorded recently at Observatory.    One had to do with … Continue reading →

I’ve completed my first podcast venture.  This is part of my collaboration with the Brooklyn arts and lecture space, Observatory.  The podcast covers February’s events at this Gowanus headquarters for all things art and science.  We revisit February’s Retrofuturology exhibit, get … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →