bioephemera is art + biology - anything and everything from representations of science in art and literature to the neuroscience of aesthetics. Along with lots of other stuff that's just plain interesting.
Jessica Palmer is a biologist & artist currently based in Washington, DC. She spent the last few years teaching at a small state college out West, and now plays with science policy. Her homepage includes the bioephemera archives & a gallery of her work.
Note: the contents of this blog are the personal opinions of the author, completely independent of any organizations with which she is affiliated.
May 7, 2008
Category: Science in Culture & Policy
Tomorrow and Friday I'll be attending the 33rd Annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy in Washington, DC. According to AAAS, the Forum is the conference for people interested in public policy issues facing the science, engineering, and...
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May 6, 2008
Category: Artists & Art
Helaman Ferguson's algorist sculptures capture math in the palm of your hand.
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May 5, 2008
Category: Frivolity
One of the benefits (?) of being a biologist is receiving biotech spam in one's inbox, as this screenshot shows. I'm a little disturbed that the subject lines of emails advertising lab reagents are not readily distinguishable from those...
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May 2, 2008
Category: Artists & Art
Half-dressed natural history museums
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Category: Artists & Art
Anatomical Venuses & Surrealist Painting
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