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Art, Science, Food: Kevin Van Aelst
Art, Science, Food: Kevin Van Aelst

The sweet side of the Periodic Table, or what kitty litter has to do with your DNA.

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Experimental Cartography: The Map as Art
Experimental Cartography: The Map as Art

What tattoo art has to do with fashion, vintage atlases and Nazi concentration camps.

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30 Years of Innovation: Happy Birthday, ITP
30 Years of Innovation: Happy Birthday, ITP

Mud, paparazzi, and what rodents have to do with the bleeding edge of interactive technology.

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Pictorial Webster’s: A Visual Dictionary of Victorian Curiosities
Pictorial Webster’s: A Visual Dictionary of Victorian Curiosities

Cards, stamps, and what zebras have to do with Victorian craftsmen.

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Art Meets Science: They Might Be Giants’ Creative Education
Art Meets Science: They Might Be Giants’ Creative Education

What paleontology has to do with stop-motion animation and kindergartners.

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Smells Like Modern Art: Six Scents Series Two
Smells Like Modern Art: Six Scents Series Two

What cognitive psychology has to do with experimental film and the smell of roses.

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Color and the Brain: Beau Lotto’s Optical Illusions
Color and the Brain: Beau Lotto’s Optical Illusions

What tsunamis have to do with online banking, public transit and better street cred for geeks.

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Responsive Shapes: Minivegas Digital Sculptures
Responsive Shapes: Minivegas Digital Sculptures

What Daft Punk have to do with sculpture and the evolution of storytelling.

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New Traditional: Japanese Figurines
New Traditional: Japanese Figurines

From folk craft to art toys, or what Sumo has to do with sustainability.

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Illustartion Spotlight: Every Person In New York
Illustartion Spotlight: Every Person In New York

Nachos, modern art, and how to put yourself on the cultural map.

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