If you are going to wind up as a reference point in a Cracked.com article, it can go a lot worse than being the Internet’s ironic evidence of Senator Lyndsay Graham’s antipathy to modern information technology (I’m concerned citizen #1), even when addressing questions on modern information technology that were submitted to his office using modern information technology*.
*It is arguable that my semi-rural, South Carolina, DSL connection is not modern information technology.
The Art Access Gallery in Salt Lake City, Utah has collaborated with the Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah to present Visions from 17 April to 6 May, 2015 with an opening reception on 17 April (6-9PM). Visions blends the art and science of vision. The exhibit also had the good sense to include the work of our own Michele Banks, who has graciously provided us with a preview of her art.
The exhibit also includes the work of James Anderson, Nico Cuenca, Jim Gillman, Bryan Jones, Helga Kolb, Gabe Luna, Paula Morris, Hope Morrison, Scott Peterson, Rebecca Pfeiffer, Stuart Stansbusry, and Peter Westonscow.
This week Science for the People is exploring the limits of science exploration in both fictional and fact. We’re joined by “lifelong space nerd” Andy Weir, to talk about his debut novel The Martian (and soon to be film, trailer below), that pits human invenitveness and ingenuity against the unforgiving environment of the red planet. And astrophysicist and science blogger Ethan Siegel returns to explore so-called “impossible space engines“, and what news stories about them can teach us about journalism and science literacy.
*Josh provides research & social media help to Science for the People and is, therefore, completely biased.
Last week I posted this photo of an animation that was used regularly during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and asked you to divine which of the multiple problems* bothered me so much. I think I’ve left you on pins and needles long enough. Continue reading “Nuttier”
This week Science for the People is learning about how scientists and society measure intelligence, and the relationship between smartness and success. We’re joined by cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman, to talk about his book Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined. We’ll also talk to Nathaniel Barr, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Waterloo, about research into the relationship between smartphone use and cognitive skills.
*Josh provides research & social media help to Science for the People and is, therefore, completely biased.
The Finch and Pea 