Don't know if anyone else caught Why does theatre plus science equal poor plays? in The Guardian, but it's an interesting trundle through the potential difficulties of creating drama out of science or scientific ideas. The debate continues in the comments posted, but does anyone know of any dramatists in the North who've tackled Science as a subject recently?
Guy Morgan
Tuesday 27 July 2010
Tuesday 13 July 2010
Tapestry maps diffraction pattern
BBC News picture July 13 2010.
Click on the link to see a tapestry that maps the lines of what claims to be the world's biggest diffraction pattern. The original was obtained at the UK's Diamond Light Source synchrotron in 2008. More than 5,000 people added stitches to the tapestry, which was designed by textile artist Anne Griffiths.
Click on the link to see a tapestry that maps the lines of what claims to be the world's biggest diffraction pattern. The original was obtained at the UK's Diamond Light Source synchrotron in 2008. More than 5,000 people added stitches to the tapestry, which was designed by textile artist Anne Griffiths.
Monday 12 July 2010
Choir to sing the 'code of life'
"Scientists and composers have produced a new choral work in which performers sing parts of their own genetic code." Story from BBC News Saturday July 10th
Wednesday 7 July 2010
Interesting stuff out in the Ether and in the tangible world
As someone who grew up with speech radio so much that I was compelled to work in it, I tend to listen to a large number of programmes and consequently appear much better informed than I really am.
If you're interested in keeping up with Big Ideas, there's a lot of stuff available, courtesy of the BBC. Radio 4's Science programmes are often available on podcast which means you can cram a lot of dense information into a tiny space until your head explodes. Then there's www.bbc.co.uk/science/ plus a lot of very high mental fibre on Radio 3's Night Waves for example a long interview with oceanographer Sylvia Earle
Radio 5 Live carries podcasts from the Naked Scientists, and The World Service has Science in Action, also Digital Planet carried an interview with Sheffield University's Professor Robertus von Fay-Siebenburgen, who's recorded the sound of the Sun. Plus the discussion programme The Forum frequently brings artists, philosophers and scientists together to talk about parallels with each other's work. Another bonus is that many of these factual programmes have a longer shelf life on the BBC i-player than the usual seven days.
If you happen to be in York, Susan Stockwell's Flood is currently on at York St Mary's - it's a waterfall of discarded computer parts pouring down from the ceiling vault and if you want to know how it was built, there's a five minute time lapse video tucked away behind it. You can read about it in the York Press or see more about Susan Stockwell at www.susanstockwell.co.uk
Now if you'll excuse me, I've at least seven podcasts to listen to...............
Guy Morgan
If you're interested in keeping up with Big Ideas, there's a lot of stuff available, courtesy of the BBC. Radio 4's Science programmes are often available on podcast which means you can cram a lot of dense information into a tiny space until your head explodes. Then there's www.bbc.co.uk/science/ plus a lot of very high mental fibre on Radio 3's Night Waves for example a long interview with oceanographer Sylvia Earle
Radio 5 Live carries podcasts from the Naked Scientists, and The World Service has Science in Action, also Digital Planet carried an interview with Sheffield University's Professor Robertus von Fay-Siebenburgen, who's recorded the sound of the Sun. Plus the discussion programme The Forum frequently brings artists, philosophers and scientists together to talk about parallels with each other's work. Another bonus is that many of these factual programmes have a longer shelf life on the BBC i-player than the usual seven days.
If you happen to be in York, Susan Stockwell's Flood is currently on at York St Mary's - it's a waterfall of discarded computer parts pouring down from the ceiling vault and if you want to know how it was built, there's a five minute time lapse video tucked away behind it. You can read about it in the York Press or see more about Susan Stockwell at www.susanstockwell.co.uk
Now if you'll excuse me, I've at least seven podcasts to listen to...............
Guy Morgan
Monday 5 July 2010
Welcome to the Northern Arts and Science Network
Welcome to the Northern Arts and Science Network, a group of artists and scientists seeking to find common ground between their two disciplines. It's a continuation of the work of Hybrid www.hybrid-art.co.uk/ which culminated in an exhibition in Sheffield in February and a symposium in Leeds in March.
The blog exists for members to swap ideas and think about the theory and the practice of exploring Science through Art and making Art inspired by Science. We also want to make links within and outside the North of England and would like to hear from artists and scientists within the region who are working together or want to find someone to collaborate with.
The blog exists for members to swap ideas and think about the theory and the practice of exploring Science through Art and making Art inspired by Science. We also want to make links within and outside the North of England and would like to hear from artists and scientists within the region who are working together or want to find someone to collaborate with.
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