Post by Ruthanna Gordon In 1934, a zoo was a place you went to see animals. Period. Small cages were the norm, ensuring that no visitor would be disappointed by missing their favorite creature. A lucky animal might have a few bars to swing from or a platform to climb; unlucky ones had little to [...]
Archive for April, 2011
The Art of Ecology at the Brookfield Zoo
Posted in Chicago, Ecology, Science, tagged brookfield Zoo, Chicago Science Organization, Chicago Zoological Society on April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Open Question: Art & Science Organizations
Posted in Art, Chicago, Science, tagged Chicago Science Organization on April 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What are you looking for in an art/science organization? What information or services would you like to see, that no one is providing? Give us your input here, or join the conversation on Facebook.
The Science of Art+Science
Posted in Art, Science, tagged Chicago Science Organization, salon on April 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Post by Minna Krejci Ok, ok. So we’ve talked about art and science, we’ve talked about Chicago, we’ve talked about art and science in Chicago… but what have we missed? Try googling “art and science and Chicago”. What do you get? A hair salon! I guess it’s not terribly surprising, and I won’t deny that [...]
Sci-Org: The Center for Neighborhood Technology
Posted in Science, Technology, tagged Center for Neighborhood Technology, Chicago Science Organization, Green Technology on April 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Post by Henderson At MASI, we believe that the point of starting a science organization is to benefit people. To give them information that they, otherwise, wouldn’t have. To help them to look at and interact with the world just a little differently. Well, it should be. Though many of these organizations begin with altruistic [...]
Evolution: Link Round-Up
Posted in biology, Chicago, tagged evolution, links on April 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Wednesday, we asked about examples for teaching evolution. Confusedious talked about the lineage of whales–a wonderful illustration of the way evolution is not necessarily linear. The pressures of survival can encourage adaptations that bring a species out of the water, and then eventually send them back again. Some of the interim forms are… startling. [...]
Evolution: Trilobites and Dinosaur Feathers
Posted in biology, dinosaurs, paleontology, tagged evolution, trilobites on April 21, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Post by Ruthanna Gordon Evolution is one of the most well-supported theories in science. It draws on many types of evidence, most notably the millions of datable fossils gathered by researchers from all over the world. At times, fossils can seem almost mundane: small ones dot any marble floor, and slightly larger ones go for [...]
Open Question: Evolution
Posted in biology, tagged evolution on April 20, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Evolution takes place over millions of years. Change on that scale can be hard to convey. What are the best illustrations of evolution? Do you have a favorite museum exhibit? Are you inordinately fond of beetles (as an example of biological diversity)?
Evolution: Skin color, brought to light
Posted in biology on April 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Post by Minna Krejci The image above — showing a sample of a 2009 exhibition in Brazil called Naucier, by French artist Pierre David — was meant to be a statement on racism. The idea was to show what it means to be reduced to just the color of your skin. Literally. Perhaps in a [...]
Evolution: Video Breakdown
Posted in biology, Science, tagged evolution on April 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Post by Henderson Evolution, simply put, is change over time. Most of us have little trouble tracing our past. We can look to our parents and ask them questions about our grandparents. We can look to historical records and see where we may have come from. And even now, we have the ability to trace our [...]
Paraweekly Link Roundup
Posted in Uncategorized on April 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In case you missed it, this week has been filled with news. We’re posting some of the big stories that you may have missed! University of Tokyo researchers are working on teleporting Shrodinger’s paradoxical cat. Amateur astronomers find a near-Earth asteroid “winking” at them. Some people just don’t get sarcasm. You’ve seen the motion where [...]
