Contemporary Opinion ArtScience: The Essential Connection Robert Root-Bernstein introduces a column that will be to explore the essential connection of art and science in the past, present and future, with the aim of stimulating broader discussion of, and participation in, this essential connection… Historical Opinion The Fourth World: The Promises and Dangers of the World [...]
New Leonardo Thinks Postings
New Leonardo Thinks Postings
Contemporary Opinion by Douglas Vakoch To the Stars, Silently Douglas Vakoch discusses the mission of the SETI Institute and an initiative to produce workshops with Leonardo/ISAST. The mission of SETI is to explore, understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe. Historical Opinion by Roger F. Malina The Cultural Dimension [...]
New Leonardo Thinks Postings: Translation Discussion
The translation discusion is a three part posting with commentaries by Michael Punt, Roger Malina and Martin Zierold Part I: Michael Punt <http://www.leoalmanac.org/index.php/lea/entry/translation_discussion/> Part II: Roger Malina <http://www.leoalmanac.org/index.php/lea/entry/translation_discussion1/> Part III: A Commentary by Martin Zierold <http://www.leoalmanac.org/index.php/lea/entry/translation_discussion2/>
Registration now open: Arts, Humanities, and Complex Networks June 7 Budapest
Colleagues Hoping to see you in Budapest !! Roger Malina LEONARDO Is pleased to invite you to: Arts, Humanities, and Complex Networks – 2nd Leonardo satellite symposium at NetSci 2011 taking place on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art Auditorium, 2nd floor, Komor Marcell utca 1, H-1095 Budapest [...]
Is Art-Science Hogwash ?: A Rebuttal to Jean-Marc Levy Leblond
La science n’est pas l’art, Jean Marc Levy-Leblond, Hermann Editeurs, Paris 2010 ISBN 978-2705669409. [The publication is in French.] I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the age long debate about the connections between the arts and sciences. In this book, really a diatribe in pamphlet form, Levy-Leblond attacks the emerging Art-Science movement [...]
Symbiotic Art and Science Workshop
Colleagues- I will be attending the Symbiotic Art and Science workshop (see summary below). If you have relevant writings I will happily bring them to the attention of the participants Roger An Investigation into the Intersection of Life Sciences and the Arts jointly sponsored by The National Science Foundation / The National Endowment for the [...]
Artists and Scientist in Times of War: New Postings and a Call for Articles
In 1997 at the time of the Kosovo bombings, Leonardo co editor Michele Emmer issued a call on the specific role of artists and scientists in times of war. As a result a number of texts were published in the Leonardo publications. During the time of the Iraq war the call was re issued. At [...]
Leonardo Thinks: New Postings
Leonardo Thinks 1968–2011 Contemporary Opinion: Artists and Scientists in Times of War: A Renewed Call for Papers by Michele Emmer and Roger F. Malina Emmer renews his request to end war and violence. Malina calls for proposals on the subject “Artists and Scientists in Times of War.” Historical Opinion: Only Bombs Are Intelligent? by Michele [...]
Announcing new YASMIN discussion: Around Simulation II
Leonardo/OLATS, co sponsor of YASMIN network, is pleased to announce: Announcing new YASMIN discussion : Around Simulation II Beginning Jan 17 2011 for three weeks Around Simulation II – Simulated Senses and the Un-Simulatable Join the YASMIN Discussion List” Yasmin URL: http://www.media.uoa.gr/yasmin Roughly one year ago with Jennifer Kanary Nikolova we started moderating a discussion [...]
New Leonardo Thinks Postings
LEONARDO THINKS 1968-2011 Contemporary Article: Arts | Humanities | Complex Networks by Maximilian Schich, Isabel Meirelles and Albert-László Barabási Maximilian Schich, Isabel Meirelles and Albert-László Barabási discuss how the study of networks and network visualizations has expanded research options in science, art and the humanities. Historical Article by Rudolf Arnheim and Karen Tsao Psychology and [...]