Science and Creativity from Studio 360 Podcast
1) How Time-Travel Stories Borrow from Einstein
It's hard to believe, but the words “time” and “travel” were never really linked until H.G. Wells' 1895 novel, “The Time Machine.” James Gleick, author of “Time Travel: A History” discovered that ev...Show More
2) Abou Farman on Leonor Caraballo’s “Vision”
In 2012, Studio 360 aired a story about a pair of artists — a husband and wife team named Leonor Caraballo and Abou Farman. In 2008, Caraballo had been diagnosed with breast cancer and created an artw...Show More
3) Canaries in the Coal Smoke
When artists and scientists collaborate, it’s usually because an artist wants to make a piece of art inspired by some scientific concept. But in Chicago, an artist is helping a biologist uncover somet...Show More
4) Now We're Cooking with Math
Nothing clears a dinner party faster than talking about math. But maybe what the subject needs is a friendly ambassador. Someone like Eugenia Cheng, who teaches math to artists studying at the School ...Show More
5) The Neuroscience of Jazz
Charles Limb is a professor of otolaryngology at Johns Hopkins Medicine who has a sideline in brain research; he’s also on the faculty at the Peabody Conservatory of Music. He wants to know what happe...Show More
6) This is Your Brain on Art
Dr. Eric Kandel is a neuroscientist at Columbia University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute who won the Nobel Prize for his research into how we form memories. He’s also an avid art collector. ...Show More
7) The Science of Singing
When you hear a singer like the late Whitney Houston belt out a song like“I Will Always Love You,” you’re listening to a marvel of vocal skill, but what happens when a singer damages their voice? Sing...Show More
8) How to Fly to Alpha Centauri
Talking about building an interstellar space ship makes you sound like a sci-fi fan who’s lost touch with the real world. Unless you’re Mae Jemison, a former astronaut and the head of 100 Year Starshi...Show More
9) Will Your Next Car Fly?
10) Museum of God
Amateur paleontologist Jon Halsey isn't afraid to turn over a few rocks. By digging in areas near his home outside of Dallas, he's been able to amass an extensive collection of fossils which he stores...Show More