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Your Brain on Art, next Wed., Duke

Submitted by Steve Burnett on May 2, 2008 - 11:18am.
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Saw this all-day panel Your Brain on Art: Probing Neuroaesthetics, Wed May 7 at the Nasher Museum of Art in Durham, thought I would mention it. I am planning to attend.
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CfP: The social - online, mobile and unplugged social networks - Futuresonic

Submitted by Monika Buscher on December 6, 2007 - 4:14am.
The Futuresonic international conference and the Social Technologies Summit invite proposals for talks, presentations, workshops and session themes. Submissions of innovative formats for social interaction are encouraged.
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new wave knitting

Submitted by Steve Burnett on November 28, 2007 - 8:34pm.
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Knitting is not just sweaters.
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Rosalind Franklin & Wyllie O Hagan, DNA Discoveries in Science and Art

Submitted by Mechelle on October 18, 2007 - 4:14pm.
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Rosalind Franklin & Wyllie O Hagan, DNA Discoveries in Science and Art
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Free Report: Gaming - A Technology Forecast - Jim Brazell

Submitted by guanxi on October 8, 2007 - 10:53am.
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Free Report: Video Games and Serious Games: Implications for Education
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Faith Wilding talk, Thursday at the Nasher

Submitted by Steve Burnett on September 18, 2007 - 7:43pm.
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"Meet artist-theorist Faith Wilding, who will talk about her work, cyberfeminism, bio-tech, and recent blockbuster exhibits of feminist art. Wilding was a co-founder of the Feminist Art Program at CalArts and is currently faculty and Chair of Performance Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Co-sponsored by Duke's Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies. Museum Auditorium. "

Saw this announcement yesterday, thought it might be of interest to those local to Durham.

(From http://www.nasher.duke.edu/events.php )

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HASTAC Conference notes: "The Future of Learning", and "The Future of Art" sessions

Submitted by Steve Burnett on April 29, 2007 - 12:41pm.
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HASTAC Conference notes: "The Future of Learning" Saturday morning, and "The Future of Art in a Digital Age" Saturday afternoon.
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The Hand Puppet Proposition

Submitted by papertalker on March 27, 2007 - 4:52pm.
Factors of Evolution Revealed in Hand Puppet Behavior The Temporal Act of Symbolic Art, Movement, the Hand, Play, and the BrainPuppets are known to exert an extraordinary force upon children. Adults are also deeply affected by their gravitational pull when playing with or using them. The property of play is the primary element involved in the hand puppet's power. But there is more. The pet-like appearance, the ‘little' voice and expressive movement signals safety, disarms, and elicits humor, expressiveness and articulation.
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Play Principle

Submitted by papertalker on March 26, 2007 - 10:54am.
In Education, the topic of Play is typically afforded a certain modicum of lip service, the patronizing pat on the head, and then dismissal of such a childish idea. In Brain Science, Play may be the most compelling area of research and the bridge leading to an applied science of learning.
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Cynthia Breazeal's Visit to the University of Washington

Submitted by Jentery Sayers on March 12, 2007 - 2:27am.
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On Thursday, March 1st, Cynthia Breazeal (Associated Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, MIT and director of the Robotic Life Group at the MIT Media Lab) gave a public talk at the University of Washington, Seattle campus, entitled "The Art and Science of Social Robots." The widely attended talk focused on four current projects at the MIT Media Lab...
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