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Research in Art Museums
Art museums are the greatest collections of human creativity and experience. It is a wonderful thing to wander in and bask in the work of people who…
Why Scientists Are Turning to Artists to Understand Big Data
Modern science is not suffering from a lack of information. It’s overwhelmed by it. Space missions, climate models, artificial intelligence systems…
Contagion and Moral Purity
Historically, humans have been afflicted by a plethora of illnesses, but examining how these infectious diseases were perceived across civilizations reveals our changing perceptions of illness itself…
A New Dimension in Medical Education
Medical school and subsequent training involve a plethora of reading as well as memorizing a significant amount of information…
Astrology vs Astronomy: What Can We Learn From “Pseudoscience”?
Tuberculosis (TB), also known as consumption, was a pandemic in Europe in the 1800s…
The Art of Understanding Dementia
A man lounges on a sofa in a room he finds unfamiliar when his phone rings. Though the caller claims to be his daughter, he does not recognize her voice…
Consuming Art in a Time of Consumption
Tuberculosis (TB), also known as consumption, was a pandemic in Europe in the 1800s…
Where Art Meets Anatomy: The Science of Medical Illustration
As the COVID-19 pandemic began, news shifted daily, yet most people can still picture one constant: the gray sphere covered in red spikes…
What is Perception?
Drawings do not actually exist in three dimensions. Everyone consciously knows this, yet our eyes sometimes do not seem to realize it…
Neuroscience: A Visual Arts Study
“Sometimes, a painting is just a painting,” is a phrase that is followed by general dissent in academic and artistic spaces alike…
Living Palettes: Painting with Bacteria
Scientists have discovered a new canvas: agar plates. Their medium? Bacteria! In recent years, scientists have begun to blend traditional art forms with…
3D Modeling: The Heart of Biotechnology
Three-dimensional modeling is commonly seen in entertainment, architecture, and manufacturing. However, its importance in the medical field…..
How Anatomy Informs Art…and Vice Versa
When we think of the relationship between anatomy and art, it’s often a one-way street: without an understanding of anatomy, artists would be incapable….