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Skeuomorphism
Cyphaspis aestiva, the parrot-winged trilobite
“The modern proliferation of winged trilobites is as much a product of scientific meme-based humour as it is of genetic and ecological terrorism. Example: the terrifying & beautiful ’Cyphaspis aestiva’.” —from A Field Guide to Flying Trilobites Another one for the Field Guide! Working through it slowly. Done in ArtRage, Procreate, and a little Snapseed,...
Agreement
Bacteria the Builder
Something Fishy
The big freshwater fish called sturgeon, the source of caviar, have been inexplicably dying in a river in BC
Why sketching matters + some of the many ways we can use sketches in SciArt and SciComm
I recently gave an invited talk/interview for a high school scientific illustration class. It was so much fun to think with them about the many ways that an illustration can operate in the world. I also chatted with them about my favorite supplies, and why I think sketching is a valuable part of training in...
Magnitude
#608 Bone Proteins and Body Farms
Television dramas make it seem like easy work for forensic investigators to determine when a person has died. But figuring out the time since death can be tricky for bodies that have weathered away to mere skeletons. This week we’re talking with forensic scientist and molecular biotechnologist Noemi Procopio about how proteins in bones could...
#607 Shark Matters
Sharks are fascinating, often misunderstood creatures, and many of them are threatened or endangered, and they definitely deserve our conservation effort. But conservation effort takes time, money, and focused attention: all things that are limited resources, as much as we might wish they weren't. So how do we focus our conservation efforst to make the...
