Lisa Black's hybrid clockwork animals are heartbreaking - especially the fawn and duckling. The title of her series, "Fixed," strikes just the right note of ambiguity. Is the fawn's state a travesty, or better than the alternative? Who did the fixing, and why?
Via Brass Goggles
PS - speaking of Goggles, have you seen Google's new Mail Goggles? It's an add-on for Gmail which is supposed to prevent you from sending drunk email messages late at night, by requiring you to do math before allowing you to send. The only problem is, the math looks too easy - I'm terrible at math, but if I was in a state where I couldn't answer arithmetic that basic, I probably would also be unable to type an email or open my laptop in the first place. Methinks this gadget will instill a sense of false confidence in inebriated emailers. . .
PPS. And don't forget about my Classroom of Curiosity DonorsChoose challenge! Thanks to those of you who have already given, but there's a lot left to fund - if you can help out, please do! My favorite project at the moment is the Rock Hound jewelry lab for budding geologist-artisan-entrepreneurs: help kids learn about geology, art and business while creating a revenue stream for the school science club. If that's not interdisciplinary, I don't know what is!
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Quote the fawn: "Come with me if you want to live."
"Robo-Bambi is made of liquid metal..."
AH! Someone beat me to a Terminator reference!
Jessica, I am starting a blog carnival that deals with the intersection of art and science, Skeptical Humanities. Your research interests seem to line up nicely with the topic! Just saying. Right now, you and I are the only ones who know anything about it. Here's the CFP.
When you said "fawn and duckling," the first time I read it I saw "dawn and fuckling."
Terminator, nah. Borg-Bambi...