We’d like to welcome The Finch & Pea‘s new Art Curator, Michele Banks. Michele is a talented artist, an irrepressible science enthusiast, and generally a joy to be around. In short, our kind of people.
Michele will be bringing us art that has been inspired by science, inspires us to think about science, and is just fun to look at.
Ready your eyeballs for a feast of awesome.
What happens when a classic toy outlasts the culture it references?
I got to see that happen this morning. My youngest was dragging this classic toy across the floor by its string, like it’s creator intended. As she traipsed, she intoned, “Phone! Truck! Phone! Truck!”
Like most parents, we were confused. Now, we were even more confused. Continue reading “The Phone Truck”
Quoth The Frogger: “Mommy, I love you more than I love you.”
Which is much more poetic than saying “I love you infinity”. Technically, it is the same thing.
The success of Guess How Much I Love You testifies to the fact that accurate mathematical expression of emotion is far less poetic and profitable than off-beat, grammatically dubious phrases.
Honestly, I’m not sure I know what a “synthetic biologist” is. I think the term is something that the people doing it make up as they go along – like their organisms.
You can get your own “Being a Scientist” template here and create your own, you crafty bastards you.
Do you know what inspires me? Fun! And, Rube Goldberg machines. And, blowing bubbles.
That is all.
Wait, there is more – puppies (bonus track).
Wait. Rube Goldberg machines are science-y, right? Hello, science inspired music theme, what is that on your back? Oh, it’s me, sticking to you.
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