November 24th, 2008 by The Dapper Alchemist | No Comments
I wrote a post a few months back about Andy Gilmore’s geometrical works. Needless to say, I’ve been following his work ever since. Much of his latest work has a biological/anatomical bent to it, comprising illustrations of flora and fauna that reveal their inner topologies. Anatomical drawings generally leave me feeling cold, […]
November 18th, 2008 by The Dapper Alchemist | No Comments
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I was fortunate to have a weekend of fine food and good company, which was topped by this Cole Porter tune, introduced to me by my friend Mike, a reformed scientist of good standing. I’m going to adopt Mr. Porter’s ditty as the unofficial song for my blog. Of course […]
November 10th, 2008 by The Dapper Alchemist | No Comments
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So I had myself a Jim Jarmusch weekend, enjoying Down by Law, my personal favorite Ghost Dog, and Coffee and Cigarettes. I remember watching Coffee and Cigarettes when it was released, but I can’t believe that I forgot about the White Stripes vignette. It combines a snarky Jack White, […]
September 23rd, 2008 by The Dapper Alchemist | No Comments
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If I worked in information technology I would probably be fitting a stereotype a lot better. Alas I don’t, so I have to watch the IT revolution from afar, boo hoo, or I could watch the fantastic film above from 8-bit genius Craig Adams aka superbrothers. His website and […]
September 18th, 2008 by The Dapper Alchemist | No Comments
What do you get when you pair five Nobel Prize-winning scientists with five textile designers? An innovative week of exhibitions and events that explore the convergence of science and design. Noble Textiles takes place between 14 September and 21 September at the Institute of Contemporary Arts and St. James’ Park. Conceived by […]
September 4th, 2008 by The Dapper Alchemist | No Comments
I recall having a conversation with a friend about the beauty of mathematics. I felt and still feel that math is the simplest and most straightforward form of communication. Geometry in particular, I argued is the natural extension and simplification of how people view and interpret their surroundings. Let’s just say my […]
August 27th, 2008 by The Dapper Alchemist | No Comments
When most people get an MRI or CT scan it’s a pretty passive and occasionally uncomfortable proposition. However, when Angela Palmer undergoes these procedures she does something quite unexpected, she creates art. MRI and CT scanning are used to image every part of the human body and with the aid of contrasting agents […]
August 17th, 2008 by The Dapper Alchemist | No Comments
What do you get when you combine hot beats, infographs and fantastic animation? The new Björk video? Oh…no don’t tell me, it’s the latest Kanye joint. That would be wrong on both accounts. I’m actually referring the videos released by the fine folks at GOOD Magazine. Making information interesting for […]
August 11th, 2008 by The Dapper Alchemist | No Comments
Monday’s are a bit slow going in the lab, which is why the mornings are often spent catching up on blogs, funny videos and other non-science related activities. My co-worker Mike came upon this video, a rap about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
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So what are my thoughts? I think […]
August 4th, 2008 by The Dapper Alchemist | No Comments
I∩tersect is a weekly companion piece to The ∪nion. I intend to focus on how science and technology overlap with music and film.
I’ve only been hip to Yuri Suzuki for about a month now, but he’s fast becoming one of my favorite artists/designers. Yuri’s a product designer from Tokyo who is currently based out […]
