All manner of human creativity on display
David Ng is Director of the Advanced Molecular Biology Laboratory at the University of British Columbia - this is a just a fancier way of calling himself a science teacher.
Benjamin Cohen is an Asst. Professor of Science, Tech., and Society at the University of Virginia. He studies the place of S & T in environmental history, policy, and ethics. He also writes other stuff.
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April 29, 2008
Category: The STS Compages
Where viewer and viewed are fused into an indivisible whole. More on Errol Morris, with Richard Powers back to help again.
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April 28, 2008
Category: The Art/Science (Non?)Divide Building
I wrote about this over at Terry, but will reprint here as well This is interesting, if not a bit alarming. Essentially, this story follows a trail of individuals that even Kevin Bacon would be proud of. The cast includes:...
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Category: Industrial Agriculture
PETA and the seduction of meat; moral and pragmatic questions center on the future of the fake chicken.
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April 24, 2008
Category: Mountaintop Coal Removal
Mountaintop Removal hits the front page, emphasizing direct connections to consumers and consumption in the process.
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April 18, 2008
Category: The Art/Science (Non?)Divide Building
Today at the SCQ, there's an awesome piece that imagines Charles Darwin being brought back to life for next year's bicentennial celebration. As well, the piece is written in the context of him checking out the proposed (and, hopefully by...
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April 17, 2008
Category: Nature as in Earth, as in Global, as in Global Issues Generally
About a month ago, I was lucky enough to partake in a speaker event, where noted economist Paul Collier gave a great talk. Who is Paul Collier? Two titles to throw at you: Professor of Economics, in the Oxford University...
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April 14, 2008
Category: The Art/Science (Non?)Divide Building
Presumably, art and sciences interact a little like this? The Science Creative Literacy Symposia is a new fieldtrip program offered at the University of British Columbia, and is designed to provide an engaging outreach experience for students at the...
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April 9, 2008
Category: The Art/Science (Non?)Divide Building
Recently, I picked up a copy of the latest 3x3 Annual (No. 4 to be exact), and was perusing through the great artwork that it compiles. Here the entries (about 250 pages worth) are essentially on display via a competition...
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April 7, 2008
Category: Knoxville '82: Where Miscellany Thrive
Strangely, this is about India's Pressure on Dow Chemical to Cleanup Bhopal
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Category: The Art/Science (Non?)Divide Building
Take Jonah Lehrer, add Alton Brown, Le Laboratoire, and some molecular gastronomy, and here's what you get.
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April 4, 2008
Category: Author Meets Bloggers
Part 4 on the cultural context of medical technology, healthcare, and ways of knowing the body
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April 3, 2008
Category: The Art/Science (Non?)Divide Building
...and maybe he's a little on the bitter side. Anyhow, Timon Buys has been doing a great job of looking after the Science Creative Quarterly's FILTER site, and today he put up something that is all kinds of awesome. link...
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Category: Author Meets Bloggers
These might help answer that. Part 3 on a new study of MRI in contemporary medical practice.
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April 2, 2008
Category: Author Meets Bloggers
Foucault at scienceblogs, if we're talking about the clinical gaze; that and the role of users in technological development.
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April 1, 2008
Category: Knoxville '82: Where Miscellany Thrive
"It's all about the pork products..." For a more detailed look at the first 4 clues, see below. If you've got one, leave an answer below. Good luck! - - -...
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Category: Nature as in Earth, as in Global, as in Global Issues Generally
We had a humour piece go up at Terry today that was just too cool. Since, the Terry website isn't as visible as the Science Creative Quarterly, i thought I would highlight it here. It's called: Microcredit Isn't Right for...
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Category: Author Meets Bloggers
Is MRI "the right tool for the job"? Anatomical images as visual testimony + an empirical inquiry into the Seed tagline about science and culture
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