News tagged with artistic performance

Research has all the right moves

(PhysOrg.com) -- A juggler and a conductor were among the artists who helped create a device which can retrieve dozens of different movement sequences in a matter of minutes.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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UC San Diego researchers in Florence explore new ways to search for lost Leonardo mural

(Phys.org) -- In 1505 Leonardo da Vinci began painting a mural – to commemorate the Battle of Anghiari – in the Palazzo Vecchio’s Great Hall, the seat of government in Renaissance Florence.

Technology / Engineering

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Today's fear and loathing of fat bodies rooted in ancient Western civilization

Our modern love-hate relationship with fat dates to antiquity, says a University of Kansas researcher who writes about the cultural history of fat in Western civilization.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Former astronaut criticizes NASA's current course

Former NASA astronaut Story Musgrave is neither happy nor excited about the current state of the space administration or about the commercial COTS (Commercial Orbital Transportation Services) program. He’s ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 86

Louis C.K., Bjork among Webby Awards winners

(AP) -- When Louis C.K. released his comedy special "Live at the Beacon Theater" by himself on his website for $5, it was little more than a cautiously optimistic experiment.

Technology / Internet

created May 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Beyond Tupac -- the future of hologram technology

Last week the world watched on as a supposed hologram of the late rapper Tupac Shakur performed at the Coachella music festival in California.

Technology / Other

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sexual objectification of female artists in music videos exists regardless of race, study finds

Popular music videos have been criticized as having misogynistic messages and images. While more female music artists have gained visibility and created successful "brands" in recent years, critics argue that many of these ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (6) | comments 35

Now, brought to the big screen by physicists at SLAC the universe

The mysteries of the universe – from the first stars and supernovas to galaxy clusters and dark matter ­- are being revealed in stunningly beautiful full-color, high-definition 3-D videos played ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Artist hits back at critics after Apple firestorm

(AP) -- Mike Daisey, the performer forced to admit that he made up parts of his one-man show that purported to expose horrific working conditions in Chinese factories where iPads and iPhones are assembled, ...

Technology / Business

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Thinking outside sustainability's box at the intersection of art and science

Science is about facts, but the science of sustainability also involves questions underpinned by values.

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Godspeed John Glenn: 50 years since first US orbit

The name still resonates and generates goose bumps like few others in the world of spaceflight. John Glenn.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 5


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