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a blog about the intersection of science, art, and culture by Jessica Palmer, PhD
Jessica Palmer has a PhD in Molecular Biology and has been blogging about the intersection of art and biology since 2006.
read the first BioE post.
The contents of this blog are the personal opinions of the author, independent of any organizations with which she is affiliated, and should not be construed as professional advice.
Category: Ephemera
Yet another good illustration of how unwanted associations can destroy the effect you're going for - and a reminder to always consider your audience. I doubt it's necessary to articulate how many unfortunate aspects there are to this label -...
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 3:25 PM • • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Artists & Art
Annalisa Crannell, a professor at Franklin & Marshall, has a great essay at Inside Higher Ed on the math of perspective. Crannell, who thinks her students are generally more scared of drawing than they are of math, uses the "fencepost...
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 10:53 AM • • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Books & Essays
This little video from Abebooks is the closest I've ever gotten to flipping through a copy of the Codex Seraphinianus. What a truly weird book. I particularly love it when the staid narrator reveals his "favorite" illustration - a roller...
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 10:15 AM • • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Book Reviews
one of the benefits of not being a parent myself is not having to decide at what ages my kids get to read about - and ask me to explain - penis-stabbing insects
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 8:02 AM • • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogosphere
"Paperwork Explosion" - creepy techno-utopian propaganda from IBM
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 9:06 PM • • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Biology
. . . let the table settings do the talking (and the grossing out) for you! These Consumption Dinnerware plates by Leah Piepgras "are a map of the digestive tract, from mouth to anus:" I'm trying to decide if these...
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 2:43 PM • • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Design
Thanks to Coilhouse, I just learned that artist Theo Jansen is producing 3D printed baby versions of his amazing strandbeests - wind-powered kinetic sculptures that "walk" on their own. If you don't remember Jansen, here he is with his eerie,...
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 11:30 PM • • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Artists & Art
Scapular Art Dress Rachel Wright I'm about to go back offline again because I don't feel up to blogging, but I had to share this find from my friend Shana - she does know what belongs on BioE! These...
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 12:30 AM • • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Artists & Art
I've been remiss in not recommending my temporary Scienceblogs scibling "Art and Science Learning" to those of you who are, like me, interested in the sciart intersection. However, I have to say I am not 100% behind its latest (and...
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 7:47 AM • • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Biology
Haute Macabre found artist Celina Saubidet on etsy, where she sells silver-plated bronze "osseous jewelry" from her shop Joyeria Osea. I think this skeletal hand is pretty over the top, but hey - sometimes you need a little drama....
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 9:40 PM • • 0 TrackBacks
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