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bioephemera is art + biology - everything from representations of science in art and literature to the neuroscience of aesthetics.
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Category: Books
From an essay by AS Byatt: As I grow older, the fact of the existence of the world's huge compendium of changing and unchangeable tales seems to me more, not less, mysterious. How can they so steadily resemble each other,...
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Category: Books
Check out this clever riff on vintage science books by Nate Wragg, one of a group of Pixar illustrators who teamed up to create the forthcoming Ancient Book of Sex and Science. Wragg says, A favorite series of mine...
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Category: Biology
As a fan of maps, typography, and anatomy, I think this is a pretty sweet mashup. From orkposters.com via Street Anatomy....
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Category: Department of the Drama
The significance of the relationship between pet and person is often minimized, even though we know that the unconditional love supplied by a pet can do astonishing things for human mental and physical health.
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Category: Littademia
Joshua Wolf Shenk on the Harvard Study of Adult Development
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Category: Artists & Art
I blogged about New Zealand artist Lisa Black before, but I can't get over this great piece of hers. What does it signify?
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Category: Biology
This revealing anatomical card by Oregon designer Nathan Chrislip can be had for only $9 plus shipping on etsy. (Chrislip calls it a "valentine," but unless your beloved is also an avowed anatomophile, be sure to enclose a message...
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Category: Poetry
I look back over my life. I try to find analogies. There are none. I have longed for people before, I have loved people before. Not like this. It was not this. Give me a world, you have taken the...
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Category: Conspicuous consumption
These Periodic Table of Sentiments cards by Pink Loves Brown are the atom bomb. Happy Birthday is represented by element Hb, etc. So clever! But why isn't there a Valentine's Day card suitable for telling that special geek about your...
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Category: Biology
Definitely bio. Definitely ephemera. Definitely NSFW......
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