This summer I had the good fortune of being able to spend a day at the Metropolitan Art Museum’s luminous art exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing on July 20, 1969. The exhibit traces through four hundred years of attempts to capture the elusive Moon, and the outgrowth of artistic, scientific, and technological innovations that such … Read More
Support Your Local Bookstore— God Particles is Available at Quest Book Shop in NYC!
If you’re on the Upper East Side, take a moment to swing by Quest Book Shop– as they call themselves, they are truly a “peaceful oasis” when you need an escape from the hustle-and-bustle of the city. They have a lovely selection of books spanning the range of spirituality, religious and traditional wisdom, mindfulness, yoga, and meditation. They also offer … Read More
Open Mic Readings– Summer 2017
I’ve been so excited lately to try my hand at some local Open Mic readings– my most recent appearance was at Lexy & Lanna’s Open Mic night at Think Coffee down in New York’s lower east side. They provide an inclusive and supportive space to hear a wide range of up-and-coming voices. Join us for a lovely evening of lattes … Read More
Geek Chic: Quantum Levitation with Brian Greene
So I’m pretty sure I’m still deep in the throes of my post-Science Festival hangover after indulging in the overwhelming amount of fabulous geekitude on display. I’m talking of course about the World Science Festival in NYC brought to us by Columbia University professor Brian Greene (who, I must say, outdoes himself every year with bringing the geek buffet). … Read More
Thought Experiment: “What is the Breadth, And Length, And Height, And Depth”– Crafting Higher Dimensions
Detail from the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef. Photo Credit: NearEMPTiness, Wikimedia Commons. Title Quote from The Holy Bible, Douay-Rheims Version, Ephesians 3:18 A recent podcast episode of On Being with Krista Tippett features a conversation with Margaret Wertheim, a science writer who is interested in making difficult scientific concepts more accessible to the public. She joined forces with her identical twin sister Christine … Read More
Thought Experiment: Euclid Alone Has Looked on Beauty Bare
Alvin Loving, Rational Irrationalism, 1969. The Whitney Museum, NYC. http://collection.whitney.org/object/2284 I am particularly drawn to artwork that is inspired by elements of mathematics, such as geometric forms and visual representations of topologies or concepts of infinity. Some well-known examples are M.C. Escher’s tessellations and Möbius strips, Salvador Dalí’s hypercube in his Crucifixion, and the golden ratio in Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man. Art … Read More
Thought Experiment: Creating a Dance, Dancing the Creation
Statue of Lord Shiva’s Nataraja Dance, at CERN. Photo Credit: Kenneth Lu, Wikimedia Commons One of the things I love about attending the World Science Festival is the way that the events often incorporate music and dance so that aspects of modern science that are difficult to conceptualize are also presented in a different form. For example, a while ago … Read More
Geek Chic: Finding Spirituality at the World Science Festival
World Science Festival, Light Falls: Space, Time, and an Obsession of Einstein So I just spent last week binging on all the hardcore geekery of the annual World Science Festival in New York. It is an overabundance of awe-inspiring moments that amaze while delivering on the important goal of bringing science literacy to a wider audience. This year’s highlights … Read More
Geek Chic: Favorite Podcasts
Photo Credit: Vincent Connare, © 2005 Wikimedia Commons So every week I can’t wait to geek out on the latest podcast episode– here are my current faves: Radiolab– Jad and Robert serve up fascinating and thought-provoking stories about topics I didn’t even know I was curious about. Here is a taste: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILZYGrRlQkI The Infinite Monkey Cage– physicist Brian Cox and comedian … Read More
Thought Experiment: The Here-And-Now
A while back I had the good fortune of getting to see first-hand the incredible sculpture Broken Obelisk by Barnett Newman when it was on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Credit: Beek100, Wikimedia Commons It depicts an upside-down obelisk balanced (seemingly precariously) atop a pyramid. Among other things, it made me think of the “Minkowski light … Read More
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