Sunday Surfing

The power of imagination makes us infinite.
~John Muir
Environmentalist


Dr. Kuchera-Morin explained the new possibilities the AlloSphere presents through its integration of science and art. Typically, the process of scientific observation begins with the fabrication of an experiment. Computer scientists then take the compiled data and input it into a super computer to generate some sort of simulation. The missing step here, told Kuchera-Morin, is the visualization. When scientists can see a visual representation of their data, what results is the possibility of further fabrication and opportunity for scientific discoveries previously unattainable.This process of infusing visualizations into scientific observations is so powerful in the AlloSphere because it puts the media artist into the forefront of the data, said Kuchera-Morin. The artist has no ties to the data; so partnering them with scientists and engineers creates content-driven technology, allowing for deeper observation of the power of hard art and science together as one.

http://www.ucsbalum.com/Coastlines/2011/Summer/feature_allosphere.html

The Marriage of Science and Art

Jonah Lehrer

Physicists study the fabric of reality, the invisible laws and particles that define the material world. Neuroscientists study our perceptions of this world; they dissect the brain in order to understand the human animal.

                                                                       Astronomy

Aristotle

NEA:Moving ArtScience into the Mainstream

http://www.arts.gov/artworks/?p=13088