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Why Does Music Only Use 12 Different Notes?
Why does Western music divide the octave into 12 different notes? Why not 13, or 19 or 24 notes? For such a simple sounding question, the answer is actually a tangle of history, physics and human preference. Get ready for … Continue reading
Artist Reimagines Disney Princesses With Realistic Facial Proportions | My Modern Met
There’s something different about Elsa. Everyone is familiar with Disney’s trademark art style. Their beloved animated characters often have cute, diminutive features with large, expressive eyes. These proportions make them appear more cartoon-like than realistic, which gave one artist an … Continue reading
What’s a Paternoster Lift?
A paternoster lift is a passenger elevator which consists of a chain of open compartments (each usually designed for two people) that move slowly in a loop up and down inside a building without stopping. Passengers can step on or … Continue reading
Astrophysicists Construct Most Complete 3D Map of the Universe, Fill Gaps in Cosmological History
An international consortium of scientists has analyzed, as part of a vast program of cosmological surveys, several million galaxies and quasars, thus retracing a more continuous history of the Universe and offering a better understanding of the mechanisms of its … Continue reading
Sam Cobb’s Amazing Automata Sculptures!
Meet artist Sam Cobb, a sculptor who specializes in making animated statues–automata! Sam joined us at this year’s DesignerCon to show off a few of her works and kits, and we chat with her about how she designs and prototypes … Continue reading
Breonna Taylor Mural by Future History Now
Filmed July 4-5 2020 in Annapolis, MD #blacklivesmatter More: https://mymodernmet.com/breonna-taylor-mural-future-history-now/?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=push&utm_content=inspiring
Listen to the Stuff You Should Know Episode – SYSK Selects: How a Flea Circus Works on iHeartRadio | iHeartRadio
Stream the Stuff You Should Know episode, SYSK Selects: How a Flea Circus Works, free & on demand on iHeartRadio. If you’ve ever seen a flea circus, then count yourself among the few. It’s a dying art, but back in … Continue reading
Interview – Maria Fernanda Cardoso (2007)
A 2007 TV magazine segment about Maria Fernanda Cardoso, her background, development as an artist and involvement in a major exhibition of Latin-American art at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia.
DEEP TIME AND THE FAR FUTURE (series of 3 sculptures), 2020 | Amy Karle @ The Smithsonian
biocompatible polyamide, gold, copper, silver, paint Extinction seems so finite, but is it? “Scan data” is not just about capturing images or forms, it can also include capturing biological data such as DNA and include processes such as machine learning … Continue reading
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