Science-Art News Discussions - SCI-ART LAB2024-03-28T15:22:26Zhttps://kkartlab.in/group/News/forum?feed=yes&xn_auth=noSay 'No' to 'Sunburn Art’tag:kkartlab.in,2015-07-13:2816864:Topic:1289342015-07-13T02:54:07.976ZDr. Krishna Kumari Challahttps://kkartlab.in/profile/DrKrishnaKumariChalla
<p>Now a new and dumb social media trend is emerging that’s baffling dermatologists, cancer experts and other clinicians. It’s called “sunburn art”— designs created on the skin by applying sunscreen or another sun barrier in a chosen pattern while basking in the sun and leaving the rest of the skin unprotected. It is an intentional sunburn in the shape of an image, design or pattern.</p>
<p>Search Google (1) for 'sunburnart' and you will see several of these alarming images. A quick glance at…</p>
<p>Now a new and dumb social media trend is emerging that’s baffling dermatologists, cancer experts and other clinicians. It’s called “sunburn art”— designs created on the skin by applying sunscreen or another sun barrier in a chosen pattern while basking in the sun and leaving the rest of the skin unprotected. It is an intentional sunburn in the shape of an image, design or pattern.</p>
<p>Search Google (1) for 'sunburnart' and you will see several of these alarming images. A quick glance at Google Images shows just how elaborate people are getting with it – creating sunburn art that depicts everything from flowers and hearts to the Batman symbol and the Mona Lisa.</p>
<p>The trend has reportedly picked up steam this summer on social media, with Twitter and Instagram users posting pictures with the hashtag #SunburnArt.</p>
<p>For years, health officials have warned that UV radiation, whether from natural or artificial sources, can be damaging to the skin, leading to burns, wrinkles, dark spots, leathery skin and cancer.</p>
<p>Many from the scientific community are disturbed by the trend. There is no reason to significantly increase the risk of a life-threatening skin cancer on purpose. The Skin Cancer Foundation, USA, is warning about the dangers of “sunburn art,” the social media-fueled fad gaining popularity among young people.</p>
<p>They are issuing this warning: Sunburns cause DNA damage to the skin, accelerate skin aging, and increase your lifetime skin cancer risk. In fact, sustaining five or more sunburns in youth increases lifetime melanoma risk by 80 percent. On average, a person’s risk for melanoma doubles if he or she has had more than five sunburns.<br/> A sunburn is worse than a tan, but any time you’re in contact with ultraviolet light, you’re damaging your skin.<br/> The US Skin Cancer Foundation recommends a complete sun-protection regimen that includes daily sunscreen use, seeking shade whenever possible, wearing protective clothing and a broad-brimmed hat and donning sunglasses that block ultraviolet (UV) rays. The sunscreen should be a broad-spectrum lotion with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 30.</p>
<p>References:<br/> 1. <a href="https://www.google.co.in/search?q=sunburn+art&es_sm=91&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=vtaeVYLyDcSfsAWn3raIBg&ved=0CCcQsAQ&biw=1309&bih=607&gws_rd=cr">https://www.google.co.in/search?q=sunburn+art&es_sm=91&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=vtaeVYLyDcSfsAWn3raIBg&ved=0CCcQsAQ&biw=1309&bih=607&gws_rd=cr</a></p> Using theater to communicate sciencetag:kkartlab.in,2015-05-10:2816864:Topic:1281832015-05-10T07:56:12.305ZDr. Krishna Kumari Challahttps://kkartlab.in/profile/DrKrishnaKumariChalla
<p>The 2014 Indian National award for science communication for the outstanding work done using traditional and innovative methods has been given to Dr. Anil Sharma, The Principal Investigator, Assistant Director (TV), Punjab Agricultural University for using theater and drama to educate farmers about harmful effects of the use of unrecommended agro-chemicals on the environment as well as the natural resources (1).</p>
<p>Dr. Sharma has been working in the specific area since 2004. Several…</p>
<p>The 2014 Indian National award for science communication for the outstanding work done using traditional and innovative methods has been given to Dr. Anil Sharma, The Principal Investigator, Assistant Director (TV), Punjab Agricultural University for using theater and drama to educate farmers about harmful effects of the use of unrecommended agro-chemicals on the environment as well as the natural resources (1).</p>
<p>Dr. Sharma has been working in the specific area since 2004. Several plays have been enacted under his guidance by the students of PAU (2, 3).</p>
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<p>Rferences:<br/> 1. <a href="http://web.pau.edu/index.php?_act=manageEvent&DO=viewEventDetai">http://web.pau.edu/index.php?_act=manageEvent&DO=viewEventDetai</a>...</p>
<p>2. <a href="http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140508/ldh1.htm">http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140508/ldh1.htm</a></p>
<p>3. <a href="http://article.wn.com/view/2014/05/07/Punjab_Agricultural_University_students_enact_a_play_at_Hosh/">http://article.wn.com/view/2014/05/07/Punjab_Agricultural_Universit...</a></p> Art + Biocollaborativetag:kkartlab.in,2013-11-15:2816864:Topic:1119732013-11-15T05:52:21.263ZDr. Krishna Kumari Challahttps://kkartlab.in/profile/DrKrishnaKumariChalla
<p>A unique winter travel course that the ART+BIO Collaborative, a non-profit organization is offering.</p>
<p>Here is a brief description of the course, “ISLAND LIFE: Tropical Field Studies of Art+Nature in Puerto Rico” Dates of travel: January 10-17, 2014</p>
<p>Here is a brief description of the course, “ISLAND LIFE: Tropical Field Studies of Art+Nature in Puerto Rico” Dates of travel: January 10-17, 2014</p>
<p>“Escape the cold winter to the Caribbean in this one-of-a-kind, art+nature…</p>
<p>A unique winter travel course that the ART+BIO Collaborative, a non-profit organization is offering.</p>
<p>Here is a brief description of the course, “ISLAND LIFE: Tropical Field Studies of Art+Nature in Puerto Rico” Dates of travel: January 10-17, 2014</p>
<p>Here is a brief description of the course, “ISLAND LIFE: Tropical Field Studies of Art+Nature in Puerto Rico” Dates of travel: January 10-17, 2014</p>
<p>“Escape the cold winter to the Caribbean in this one-of-a-kind, art+nature immersion experience in Puerto Rico! Join us for an artistic exploration of the diverse tropical wildlife from rainforest, mountain, beach and coastal environments. Through hands-on observation, artistic interpretation and various biological methods, we will learn to utilize the natural habitat as a studio/lab to make informed art about tropical plants, animals, and nature.” Registration Deadline : December 1, 2013</p>
<p>Here is a link for more info and registration.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.artbiocollaborative.com/island-life">http://www.artbiocollaborative.com/island-life</a></p> Science city with science-art centre planned in my home city Hyderabad, Indiatag:kkartlab.in,2013-11-14:2816864:Topic:1117872013-11-14T04:46:55.572ZDr. Krishna Kumari Challahttps://kkartlab.in/profile/DrKrishnaKumariChalla
<p>Science city, habitat centre planned in Hyderabad <br></br> A science city, a habitat centre, an eco park and an education hub are among some key projects planned for Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA).</p>
<p>The science city, proposed on 83 acres of land at tentative cost of Rs.160 crore, will comprise space station, earth pavilion, life sciences, energy park, science and art, technologies of future and centres of excellence.</p>
<p>Hyderabad Habitat Centre (HHC), proposed to…</p>
<p>Science city, habitat centre planned in Hyderabad <br/> A science city, a habitat centre, an eco park and an education hub are among some key projects planned for Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA).</p>
<p>The science city, proposed on 83 acres of land at tentative cost of Rs.160 crore, will comprise space station, earth pavilion, life sciences, energy park, science and art, technologies of future and centres of excellence.</p>
<p>Hyderabad Habitat Centre (HHC), proposed to come up on 11 acres, will be developed on the lines of India Habitat Centre. With an estimated cost of Rs.134 crore, the HCC will comprise visual art gallery, sculpture courts, artiplex theatres, learning centers, open air theatre, landscape gardens, convention facilities, theme parks and club house.</p>
<p>The state government accorded in principle approval of the project and Detailed Project Report (DPR) is under preparation.</p>
<p>The government Tuesday ratified the Metropolitan Development Plan-2031 for Hyderabad Metropolitan Region (HMR). At a meeting of HMDA, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy approved the development plan.</p>
<p>The plan was approved even as suspense continues over the status of Hyderabad amid demands by leaders from Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions that HMDA be declared a union territory or common capital of both Telangana and residuary state of Andhra Pradesh.</p>
<p>Leaders from Telangana, however, are demanding that Hyderabad should be capital of Telangana without any conditions.</p>
<p>The Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted by the centre is looking into various suggestions for Hyderabad</p>
<p>Out of the total HMDA area of 7,257 square km, the plan covers 5,985 square km in 35 'mandals' of four districts. The projected population of HMDA is 1.84 crore for 2031, said a statement from the chief minister's office.</p>
<p>HMDA has taken up development of eco park on 85 acres at Kothwalguda at estimated cost of Rs.60 crore. The project components include garden with rare, endangered and threatened species and endemic Flora, agro park and trails.</p>
<p>HMDA has also identified 2,857 lakes and water bodies for protection and conservation. Out of these protection, conservation and beautification of 258 lakes would be taken up during 2013-14.</p>
<p>The proposed Hyderabad Education Hub project will comprise complete ecology and infrastructure of education, focus on world-class graduate and postgraduate education, associated world-class infrastructure and facilities for participants and residents of the Hub.</p>
<p>HMDA has initiated Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) master plan for HMA, first of its kind in India. HMDA entered into an MoU with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in April, 2011 for preparation of ITS master plan and support for implementation of pilot project. JICA consultants last month submitted final draft of ITS master plan.</p>
<p>Source: <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/science-city-habitat-centre-planned-in-hyderabad-113111300162_1.html">http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/science-city-habitat-centre-planned-in-hyderabad-113111300162_1.html</a></p> Folk art to communicate sciencetag:kkartlab.in,2013-11-13:2816864:Topic:1117762013-11-13T04:08:15.430ZDr. Krishna Kumari Challahttps://kkartlab.in/profile/DrKrishnaKumariChalla
<div class="articleLead"><h2>Experts say science can be popularised through traditional art forms</h2>
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<p class="body">Folk art forms seem to be one of the most influential mediums of communication though the government and educational institutions depend heavily on technology to reach out to the masses to spread the message on social and health issues.</p>
<p class="body">Traditional art forms such as Karagattam, Therukoothu, Villisai, Puraviattam, Kummiattam, Oyilattam and Bommalattam…</p>
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<p class="body">Folk art forms seem to be one of the most influential mediums of communication though the government and educational institutions depend heavily on technology to reach out to the masses to spread the message on social and health issues.</p>
<p class="body">Traditional art forms such as Karagattam, Therukoothu, Villisai, Puraviattam, Kummiattam, Oyilattam and Bommalattam still find relevance in these fast-paced times. In the last 15 years, the government has been using folk arts in most of its awareness campaigns, especially in rural areas, to propagate science.</p>
<p class="body">These observations were made at a workshop on science popularisation held recently at Yadava College here where teams of folk artistes from Kanyakumari, Theni, Kancheepuram and Madurai districts presented their performances on the themes of prevention of non-communicable diseases, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular problems, breast and cervical cancers, sanitation and water conservation.</p>
<p class="body">The four-day event was sponsored by the National Council of Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) , Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi. Speaking to <i>The Hindu,</i> Manoj Kumar Patairiya, Director, NCSTC, said, “Though we conduct workshops and use print media for science communication, folk arts have proved to be a cost-effective media. “If trained properly, folk artistes will make good science communicators as they carry the message directly to the masses,” he added.</p>
<p class="body">Expressing concern over the ‘knowledge deficit’ among the public, and students losing interest in science subjects, he said more students must opt for science courses. “Science plays a vital role in everyday affairs. A good knowledge of science will help in the decision-making process,” Mr.Patairiya observed.</p>
<p class="body">According to D. Govindaraj, a folk artiste, every region has a native folk form which appeals to the local populace. And any message is best conveyed only in the local language. “If Tholpaavaikoothu is a popular genre in Kanyakumari district, Villupattu is liked by people in the Tirunelveli region. We know the pulse of the audience when we perform Marakkalattam (dancing with stilts) to draw crowds. We know how to keep the interest of the audience intact throughout the performance,” he said.</p>
<p class="body">“Science is for social harmony and integrated development. Indigenous art forms can be effective in propagating science among the people,” said P.S. Navaraj, Dean, Yadava College.</p>
<p class="body">As part of the workshop, teachers and students were trained in ways to use folk arts to popularise science. A session on story telling by Velu Saravanan of Pondicherry University was one of the highlights of the event. Prof.Velu said, “A story-telling session that involves physical activities such as jumping and running, and emoting, is the best form of teaching. Therefore, it is important for teachers to know how to act. This teaching strategy should be encouraged in schools to lay a strong foundation for a child’s education at the primary level itself.”</p>
<p class="body">Though the concept impressed most of the participants, a few teachers were apprehensive about the practical difficulties, given the time constraints at school. “We are already conducting interactive sessions for students, but I fear story-telling sessions can’t be held all the time,” said Regina, a teacher of a government school at Mahaboobpalayam.</p>
<p class="body">The participants were overwhelmed by the amount of information provided on the usefulness of folk arts. “I’ve never come across anything like this. Almost all sessions were enlightening,” said Raji, a final-year Zoology student of Madura College.</p>
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<p>Source: <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/tamil-nadus-folk-art-forms-for-wider-reach/article5342723.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/tamil-nadus-folk-art-forms-for-wider-reach/article5342723.ece</a></p> The Future of Art & Science collaborations- science -art projecttag:kkartlab.in,2013-09-29:2816864:Topic:1107322013-09-29T02:26:14.237ZDr. Krishna Kumari Challahttps://kkartlab.in/profile/DrKrishnaKumariChalla
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<p>The Future of Art & Science Collaborations is a series of double lectures by eminent international researchers and practitioners from the field where art and science interact. From October 7-11 October the Lorentz Centre (Leiden) welcomes 25 researchers and practitioners…</p>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>Lecture series 7 – 10 October, 2013, Leiden, Amsterdam, The Hague</em></p>
<p>The Future of Art & Science Collaborations is a series of double lectures by eminent international researchers and practitioners from the field where art and science interact. From October 7-11 October the Lorentz Centre (Leiden) welcomes 25 researchers and practitioners to explore future benefits and challenges, processes and politics and collaborations between art and science.</p>
<p>Every evening two experts talk about their distinct field of work related to a theme that is at stake concerning art & science. The presentations take place at institutions that position themselves in the midst of the development of art & science interactions in Leiden, The Hague and Amsterdam.</p>
<p>The Future of Art & Science Collaborations is an initiative of The Netherlands Study Centre for Technology Trends, in collaboration with Waag Society, the Royal Academy of Arts, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science, The Arts & Genomics Centre and Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Museum Boerhaave and Hortus botanicus Leiden.</p>
<p><em>The Future of Art & Science Collaborations is realized with the financial support from Creative Industries </em><em>Fund</em><em>, Mondriaan Fund and Stichting Doen.</em></p>
<hr/><p><strong>The Lectures</strong></p>
<p><em>7 October 2013</em><br/><strong><a href="http://waag.org/nl/event/communicating-art-communicating-science">Communicating art, communicating science - register here</a></strong> (@ Hortus botanicus, Leiden)<br/>The interest for art interacting with science and vice versa seems to be gaining momentum. Interactions have a wide bandwidth between autonomous science inspired arts and arts for the sake of positivist science communications. Do both those ends gain more meaning and significance where collaborations become more intimate; where artists really work in labs and where scientists really become engaged in the artistic process?</p>
<p><strong>Svenja Kratz</strong>, currently working as an artist in one the biotech labs of Leiden University and <strong>Kat Austen</strong>, trained both in science and art and writing for The New Scientist, explain from their own practice.</p>
<div><p><em>8 October 2013</em><br/><strong><a href="http://waag.org/nl/event/art-science-and-diy">Art, Science and DIY - register here</a> </strong>(@ Waag, Amsterdam)<br/>A flourishing ecology of interactions between the arts and sciences can be observed the last decades, Bio Art is a diverse genre within that ecology with an interest in life and the Life Sciences. The interest in the Life Sciences Bio Art lately shares with a great number of self organised groups of DIY biologists and self taught scientists, spread across the globe and facilitated by cheap, easy to buy or self made hard- soft- and wetware. Both Bio Art artists and DIY biologists have an intimate relation with the Life Sciences and its tools, protocols and impact on society and ecology, but with great differences where comes to an aesthetic as opposed to a functional approach.</p>
<p>What can Bio Art, DIY Biology and the Life Sciences learn from each other? Dr. <strong>Denise Kera</strong>, Assistant Professor at the University of Singapore has published extensively about Citizen Science and DIY and follows and supports science community labs and alternative R&D places. Dr. <strong>Ingeborg Reichle</strong> wrote her dissertation at Humboldt-University Berlin about artists moving their practice from the art studio to bio-technology laboratories and her current research deals with looking "at contemporary science, where the search for truth and beauty and the production of compelling images suggests an almost artistic endeavour". </p>
<p><em>9 October 2013</em><br/><strong><a href="http://waag.org/nl/event/positivist-arts-fundamental-innovation">Positivist arts, fundamental innovation - register here</a> </strong>(@ Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague)<br/>Neither sciences nor arts are neutral or value-free. The same counts for any form of collaboration or interaction between the fields. The arts often have a 'bias' towards an aesthetic of the ontological, specifically when it comes to the natural- and techno-science. In turn those sciences see the arts often as a rich source of inspiration for innovation. Observing this, the roles of autonomous and applied arts and of fundamental and applied sciences are often mingled and swapped, feeding productive misunderstandings and unexpected outcomes, with artist behaving like fundamental scientists and scientists with artistic ambitions.</p>
<p>Artist <strong>Bradley Pitts</strong> tells about his relation to science, scientific institutions and scientists and Professor <strong>Petran Kockelkoren</strong> about his research into “the technological mediation of perception and the influence thereof on art and design".</p>
<p><em>10 October 2013</em><br/><strong><a href="http://waag.org/nl/event/art-science-and-future-medical-collections">Art, science and the future of medical collections</a></strong> (@ Museum Boerhaave, Leiden)<br/>The relationship between art and medical science has a long history. For long that collaborative relationship was intimate as artist were of great importance depicting the findings of surgeons as medical science developed. Technological innovations like microscopy, photography meant a divide between the arts and medical sciences. Recently however artists again show a great interest in the advancements in medical science, with various motives, ranging from pure curiosity for medical practice to the search for new domains of artistic expression and representation. What on the other hand does this mean for medical science and more specific the goals - often educational - of medical collections?</p>
<p>Associate Professor of Medical Science Communication at Copenhagen Medical Museion <strong>Louise Emma Whiteley</strong> and <strong>Manon Parry</strong>, Assistant Professor Public History at Amsterdam University explain.</p>
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<li>The Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague</li>
<li>Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science, Leiden</li>
<li>The Arts & Genomics Centre, Leiden</li>
<li>Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam </li>
<li>Museum Boerhaave, Leiden </li>
<li>Hortus botanicus, Leiden University, Leiden</li>
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<p><a href="http://waag.org/nl/project/future-art-science-collaborations?goback=.gde_1636727_member_277164573#">http://waag.org/nl/project/future-art-science-collaborations?goback=.gde_1636727_member_277164573#</a>!</p> Science-art interactions at The USA Science and Engineering Festivaltag:kkartlab.in,2013-09-28:2816864:Topic:1106452013-09-28T02:41:20.419ZDr. Krishna Kumari Challahttps://kkartlab.in/profile/DrKrishnaKumariChalla
<p>The USA Science & Engineering Festival is the world?s largest event of its kind. Their mission is to promote STEM education, initiatives and workforce development to a K-12 audience. They reach an audience of over 250,000 students, educators and parents attending our 3 day festival in Washington DC.<br></br> Their mission includes expanding the overall knowledge base of STEM education. To that end, they have a great desire to highlight examples of the intersection of Art+Science+Education in…</p>
<p>The USA Science & Engineering Festival is the world?s largest event of its kind. Their mission is to promote STEM education, initiatives and workforce development to a K-12 audience. They reach an audience of over 250,000 students, educators and parents attending our 3 day festival in Washington DC.<br/> Their mission includes expanding the overall knowledge base of STEM education. To that end, they have a great desire to highlight examples of the intersection of Art+Science+Education in the 2014 festival. They are aggressively seeking like-minded companies and organizations that can help them to showcase such cross-disciplinary applications. Their goal is to include examples of collaborative learning, research, and creative work that engages architecture, industrial design, engineering, digital arts, gaming, music, film, DIY/Makers, and performance. Broadly, they seek inspiring content that can tell the story of the intersection of art and science.<br/> In order to create this pavilion to champion cross-disciplinary excellence, they are seeking commitments to partner with them to collectively fund tables, exhibits, and performance space.<br/> They are seeking supporters in two categories, exhibitors and sponsors. In order to create a worthwhile space they need to fill at least 20 10x10 exhibit spaces.</p>
<p>Exhibitor info:<br/> ? Cost ? None-profit rate = $1,000 and for-profit rate = $1,500<br/> ? Each 10x10 space comes complete with one table, two chairs, pipe/drape and one 5 amp circuit.<br/> ? Any single organization can purchase no more than two booth spaces at this price. If additional space is required than that organization would increase to a sponsor at levels starting at $2,500.<br/> Sponsor info:<br/> ? Title sponsor of the entire pavilion - $150,000<br/> ? Presented/host sponsorships - $25,000+</p>
<p>If you are interested in learning more about this endeavor please contact Marc Schulman, Executive Director of the USA Science & Engineering Festival, at marc@usasciencefestival.org</p>
<p>Thank you in advance for your interest. This is an important story to tell and we hope you can participate.<br/> Here are a few quick facts:</p>
<p>1) April 25 - 27, 2014 at the Walter E Washington Convention Center in<br/> Washington, DC.</p>
<p>2) Nonprofit, purely educational, inspirational and family friendly Event. FREE admission.</p>
<p>3) Over 250,000 K-12 students and parents, over 5,000 teachers and over 3,000 STEM professionals.</p>
<p>4) Exhibitor cost is minimal but the impact profound.</p>
<p>5) Exhibitors include more than 750 of the World's leading professional scientific and engineering societies, universities, government agencies, high-tech corporations and STEM outreach and community organizations. See list below for a sampling.</p>
<p>6) Hundreds of VIPs attend - the President, Nobel Laureates, key Agency leads, Hollywood Celebrities, Fortune 100 CEOs, high-tech entrepreneurs and more.</p>
<p>7) We are hosting the US News STEM Solutions conference, bringing in 2,500 STEM professionals from across the country and several science teacher associations including in thousands of teachers.</p>
<p>8) We have a number of Sponsorship and Branding opportunities still available.</p>
<p>Please take a quick look at the short video on our homepage with the thumbnail of the President to get a quick sense of the event. <a href="http://www.usasciencefestival.org">www.usasciencefestival.org</a></p>
<p>Best Regards,</p>
<p>Marc Schulman<br/> USA Science & Engineering Festival</p>
<p>The USA Science & Engineering Festival is a collaboration of more than 750 organizations including:</p>
<p>* Professional Science & Engineering Societies, including the National Academies, AAAS, American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, IEEE, American Woman in Sciences, Society of Hispanic Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers and many more.<br/> * Universities/Colleges/Research Institutes including Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, U.S. Naval Academy, J. Craig Venter Research Institute, Carnegie Institute of Sciences and more.</p>
<p>* Government Agencies and Federal Laboratories including NIH, NASA,USDA, EPA, DoD, DoE, CIA, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Fermi Accelerator Facility, and many more.</p>
<p>* High Technology and Life Science Companies including Lockheed Martin, Genentech, Baxter, Nike, Hitachi and many more.</p>
<p>* Science Outreach Organizations including the Smithsonian, American Museum of Natural History, The Franklin Institute, Koshland Museum, and many more.</p>
<p>* Community Organizations including FIRST, Girls Inc., Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and more</p>
<p>For more details please visit their website at <a href="http://www.usasciencefestival.org/">http://www.usasciencefestival.org/</a></p> The 'art' of Nobel Laureates of Science!tag:kkartlab.in,2013-09-18:2816864:Topic:1105842013-09-18T03:37:05.553ZDr. Krishna Kumari Challahttps://kkartlab.in/profile/DrKrishnaKumariChalla
<p>Nobel Laureates Get Playful At Sketches Of Science Exhibition<br></br> “Playfulness is an absolute key component for real discovery,” said Nobel Laureate Sir Tim Hunt at a new exhibition that showcases ingenious sketches by 50 Laureates. <br></br> AsianScientist (Sep. 17, 2013) – It is evident that Nobel Laureates have made groundbreaking scientific discoveries. But toss them some colorful crayons and a drawing block, and they turn into artists as well!</p>
<p>And that is what ‘Sketches of Science’…</p>
<p>Nobel Laureates Get Playful At Sketches Of Science Exhibition<br/> “Playfulness is an absolute key component for real discovery,” said Nobel Laureate Sir Tim Hunt at a new exhibition that showcases ingenious sketches by 50 Laureates. <br/>
AsianScientist (Sep. 17, 2013) – It is evident that Nobel Laureates have made groundbreaking scientific discoveries. But toss them some colorful crayons and a drawing block, and they turn into artists as well!</p>
<p>And that is what ‘Sketches of Science’ is about. The exhibition takes the complex discoveries of these Laureates and adds a creative element that expresses well on paper.</p>
<p>Launched yesterday at the Science Center Singapore, the international travelling exhibition from the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings and Nobel Museum showcases ingenious sketches by 50 scientific Nobel Laureates on their research.</p>
<p>“People are often curious about what is in the heads of Nobel Laureates,” said Prof. Lim Tit Meng, CEO of Science Center Singapore.</p>
<p>During the welcome speech, Prof. Lim mentioned that each sketch holds a fascinating story, and that the Nobel Laureates are after all human beings with an artistic and expressive side to them.</p>
<p>All this brilliance would not be captured if it weren’t for award-winning German photographer, Volker Steger. Nobel Laureates were shown into his studio and faced a surprise when they were asked to illustrate their discoveries on paper using thick crayons and colored pens similar to what children use for art class in elementary school.</p>
<p>Nobel Laureates are often seen as scientists in their lab, and Steger wanted to break loose from that perception. The uniform white backdrop in the studio becomes a stage for the interactive session of portraiture and science communication, he explained.</p>
<p>“Nobel Laureates are the people behind scientific discoveries; that is why they are interesting and therefore, that should be present in the portrait,” said photographer Steger.</p>
<p>After designing their sketches, the scientists were asked to pose with them, which made it more fun and engaging. There were all kinds of innovative poses, from sitting on, lifting up, and wrapping the sketch around them, to even using them as props for the pictures.</p>
<p>Suddenly, it was not just science. There was a high level of creativity blended into science. The Laureates, together with Steger, had created images that would intrigue the minds of Singapore’s youth. Students and science enthusiasts would be thrilled to learn about the scientific discoveries from simplified sketches.</p>
<p>“If you meet Nobel Laureates, they are really fun and interesting people like Tim Hunt,” Dr. Burkhard Fricke, vice president of the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, told Asian Scientist Magazine. “We gave them a crayon, something they don’t normally use and told them to draw their discoveries in under ten minutes.”</p>
<p>When asked about his breakthrough discovery of key regulators of the cell cycle and his thoughts on the sketch and photo session, Nobel Laureate Sir Tim Hunt responded:</p>
<p>“Playfulness is an absolute key component for real discovery.”</p>
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<p>Source: <a href="http://www.asianscientist.com/topnews/nobel-laureates-playful-sketches-science-2013/">http://www.asianscientist.com/topnews/nobel-laureates-playful-sketches-science-2013/</a></p> Call for works of Art inspired by Sciencetag:kkartlab.in,2013-09-04:2816864:Topic:1090222013-09-04T02:46:18.540ZDr. Krishna Kumari Challahttps://kkartlab.in/profile/DrKrishnaKumariChalla
<p>Occam's Razor: Art, Science, & Aesthetics<br></br> Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts</p>
<p>Call for works of Art inspired by Science</p>
<p>Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.<br></br> - Pablo Picasso<br></br> Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.<br></br>
- Albert Einstein</p>
<p>These entwined ideas – which underlie Occam's Razor – form a thread that links the realms of science and art. Scientists rely on Occam's Razor, which holds that simpler explanations, all…</p>
<p>Occam's Razor: Art, Science, & Aesthetics<br/> Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts</p>
<p>Call for works of Art inspired by Science</p>
<p>Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.<br/> - Pablo Picasso<br/>
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.<br/>
- Albert Einstein</p>
<p>These entwined ideas – which underlie Occam's Razor – form a thread that links the realms of science and art. Scientists rely on Occam's Razor, which holds that simpler explanations, all things being equal, are better than more complex ones, to refine their theories and experiments. Artists also may use the precepts of Occam's Razor in their choices of what to include, and what not to include, in their work.</p>
<p>As an artist, how do you respond to the ideas, methodologies and imagery of science? As a scientist, how do you appreciate the artistic value of your work? How does simplicity inspire your aesthetic choices? Do you wield Occam's Razor, peeling away the unnecessary to arrive at beauty and simplicity? Does simplicity equate with beauty?</p>
<p>Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts (PCVA) and the !dea Gallery at the Ontario Science Centre are calling for works of art inspired by science, for a group exhibition that examines similarities in practice amongst scientists and artists. With reference to Occam's Razor, the exhibition will seek to narrow the cultural divide between Art and Science.</p>
<p>Work selected will be shown at Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts from April 2-20, 2014, as well as at the !dea Gallery, Ontario Science Centre, May 3-June 1, 2014. (!dea Gallery showing may be modified based on space requirements).</p>
<p>Jury:<br/> Kathe Merilovich, Artist, Initiator of Occam's Razor Project<br/>
Ana Klasnja, M.A., Idea Gallery, Ontario Science Centre, Invited Curator<br/>
Robin Kingsburgh, B.Sc., Ph.D., Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences/ School of Interdisciplinary Studies, OCAD University and Division of Natural Science, York University<br/>
Stephen Morris, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., Department of Physics, University of Toronto<br/>
Michelle Letarte, Ph.D., Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, and Senior Scientist, Hospital for Sick Children</p>
<p>Other ways to submit:</p>
<p>Submissions may be mailed to or dropped off at PCVA on a USB Key by January 14, 2014 and must include the non-refundable entry fee (cheque, money order) payable to Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts. Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you wish USB Key to be returned. We do not accept submissions via email.</p>
<p>Address:</p>
<p>'Occam's Razor' c/o Kathe Merilovich,<br/> Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts<br/>
984 Queen Street West,<br/>
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6J 1H1</p>
<p>Submissions* to include:</p>
<p>One (1) image in JPEG, TIFF, PNG, PDF- 1200 pixels (max.) on the longest edge. Max file size 1MB.<br/> Your first and last name, address, phone number, and e-mail.<br/>
Details including: Title | Year | Medium | Size | Value.<br/>
A 75-word statement (to be used as a label) describing how the artwork relates to science.<br/>
Note of any special requirements for exhibiting.<br/>
Optional: Links to additional images, installation shots, video or CV.<br/>
Non-refundable entry fee payable to Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts;<br/>
$50 per piece, $25 per piece for students with student ID (undergraduate, graduate), HST included.</p>
<p>* All submissions are subject to a fee that covers PCVA exhibition costs.</p>
<p>closes on<br/> Tue January 14, 2014 11:59 pm EST<br/>
type<br/>
Exhibition<br/>
venue<br/>
Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts<br/>
address<br/>
984 Queen Street West<br/>
Toronto, Ontario, M6J1H1<br/>
Canada <br/>
Website<br/>
<a href="http://propellerctr.com">http://propellerctr.com</a><br/>
Phone<br/>
4165047142<br/>
Fax</p>
<p>Email<br/> gallery@propellerctr.com<br/>
contact Name<br/>
Kathe Merilovich<br/>
contact Position<br/>
Initiator of Occam's Razor Project<br/>
Exhibition dates<br/>
Wednesday, April 9th 2014<br/>
Sunday, April 27th 2014 <br/>
Fees<br/>
$50.00 CAD per submission</p>
<p>Student:<br/> $25.00 CAD per submission</p>
<p>Categories</p>
<p>Decorative/Applied Arts - Ceramics<br/> Decorative/Applied Arts - Fibre<br/>
Decorative/Applied Arts - Glass<br/>
Decorative/Applied Arts - Jewellery<br/>
Decorative/Applied Arts - Metal<br/>
Decorative/Applied Arts - Wood<br/>
Digital Media<br/>
Drawing<br/>
Game<br/>
Installation<br/>
Interactive<br/>
Painting<br/>
Performance<br/>
Photography<br/>
Printmaking<br/>
Sculpture<br/>
Two Dimensional Mixed Media<br/>
Video</p>
<p>The artist can select only one category. <br/> multiple submission<br/>
Allowed<br/>
images<br/>
One image per submission only.<br/>
Source: <a href="http://huutaart.com/index.php?Itemid=107&q=b3B0aW9uPWNvbV9zMmcmdmlldz1vcGVuY2FsbCZpZD0zNCZJdGVtaWQ9MTA3&goback=.gde_4418915_member_270354171#">http://huutaart.com/index.php?Itemid=107&q=b3B0aW9uPWNvbV9zMmcmdmlldz1vcGVuY2FsbCZpZD0zNCZJdGVtaWQ9MTA3&goback=.gde_4418915_member_270354171#</a>!</p> The science and poetry of Tagoretag:kkartlab.in,2013-06-13:2816864:Topic:1025572013-06-13T11:40:49.683ZDr. Krishna Kumari Challahttps://kkartlab.in/profile/DrKrishnaKumariChalla
Source: <a href="http://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/art-and-culture/kolkata-to-get-hub-on-rabindranath-tagore-82928.html">http://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/art-and-culture/kolkata-to-get-hub-on-rabindranath-tagore-82928.html</a><br />
Kolkata: To integrate science, philosophy and culture, a hub dedicated to spread Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's interpretations of philosophy of science will open June 19 here at Bose Institute, physicist Bikash Sinha said here on Tuesday.<br />
The Tagore Centre for…
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Kolkata: To integrate science, philosophy and culture, a hub dedicated to spread Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's interpretations of philosophy of science will open June 19 here at Bose Institute, physicist Bikash Sinha said here on Tuesday.<br />
The Tagore Centre for Natural Sciences and Philosophy (TCNSP) is a collaborative venture between the Centre for Natural Sciences and Philosophy, Kolkata, and the Bose Institute. "We are seeking to reinvent Tagore as a natural scientist and not as a philosopher. People know him as a poet and philosopher," said Sinha, who will be the chairperson of TCNSP.<br />
As part of the endeavour, four schools will be set up. The School of Natural Sciences, School of Philosophy and Science, School of Science and Culture and School of International Collaboration and Cooperation will have specific courses and curriculum. These will include conferences, seminars, lectures by international experts and will also examine the association between Tagore and scientist J.C. Bose.<br />
One of the primary objectives of TCNSP will be translating Tagore's 'Visva Parichay' (containing the bard's reflections on his understanding of science), Sinha added. A long-term target is to introduce the book in the school curriculum.<br />
"'Visva Parichay' was written by Tagore in 1937 and we will update it to the 21st century. I and Sushanta Duttagupta, vice chancellor of Visva Bharati University, will translate it into English," said Sinha.