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Scientific Visualization

Scientific Visualization

Vibeke Sorenson, from the California Institute of the Arts, has published this paper on The Contribution of the Artist to Scientific Visualization (the use of computer graphics to represent data, usually in three dimensions).  Included are suggestions as to how to better integrate artists and scientists into Scientific Visualization efforts, and examples from industry and...

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Bridging Art and Math

Bridging Art and Math

The Bridges Organization holds an annual conference on the connections between math and art.  In addition to speakers and such, the conference boasts educational workshops, and art and film exhibitions.  In 2013, the conference has been scheduled to take place from July 27-31, in Enschede, the Netherlands.

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Electronic Musical Instrument Design Course Bridges Art/Science Gap

Electronic Musical Instrument Design Course Bridges Art/Science Gap

Tuft University’s Electronic Musical Instrument Design Course is a hybrid class where engineering students collaborate with students from the arts.  In addition to spelling out the curriculum, the paper mentions that the creation of this course was helped by the presence of two multi-disciplinary programs already present at Tuft: Musical Instrument Engineering and Multimedia...

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Better Science Through Art

Better Science Through Art

This article discusses the commonalities between science and art.  It argues that because of these commonalities, taking an artistic approach to science offers some significant advantages.

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The Art of the Naturalist

The Art of the Naturalist

Acorn Naturalists is a company that sells nature educational supplies.  They carry an array of products designed to aid in developing educational lessons about nature using the arts.

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I’m Bringin’ Stickleback

I’m Bringin’ Stickleback

Science blog “The Scorpion and the Frog” highlighted this trio of science music videos.  Enjoy musical parodies on fish genetics, climate change, and reproduction.

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