brains

aKNITomy

Emily knits soft, cozy depictions of realistic anatomical subjects. She says: I really like taking objects or concepts that many people (including myself, sometimes) are squeamish about and recreating them out of materials that many of the same people think are cozy and inviting. Shown uppermost is her Bisected Human Head. The brains were knit […]

Thingamajigger – Ionization Clock

I stopped in at Thingamajigger Friday night, it was great! John Medina effortlessly held the crowd’s attention while he talked about attention, Dan Savage told us how tech has ruined his life, I talked to Hazard Factory’s Rusty Oliver about optimum sanding belt grit size for the best power tool drag racer traction, Beth Goza […]

BRAINWAVE exhibit @ Exit Art

BRAINWAVE exhibit @ Exit Art

Two interesting pieces from Exit Art gallery’s BRAINWAVE: Common Senses show – Alvin is a cellular automaton. Eight different cells produce sound. The sound one cell produces is determined by what sound the other cells are making. This kind of interrelated input and output scheme is an artificial neural network; a simulation of a brain. […]