tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42488249525254699562024-03-04T22:08:11.837-08:00The Water HoleArt and Ecology Research ClusterFlying out of this Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12764063669252637782noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-60373551046839070232013-05-12T06:11:00.001-07:002013-05-12T06:11:35.969-07:00This is Water, David Foster Wallace<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/65576562?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe>Netherzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135462903042341530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-35870760607789930942011-06-26T05:23:00.000-07:002011-06-26T05:32:12.286-07:00Newtown Creek Toxic Superfund Site<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgujqo0P0OQrTCBklVhS3okPMN3mJYKFr4Yg6wVs6BrirE6ZfE1SukIB09xlArb_6ou5zIM5M_IZWpyqzVUDKTjIPT-nzQl9-8Nrr5lLgWJLmk1ricu2dOSuEWUkRaW_hsQgxOP1897c/s1600/LIC-NewtownCreek.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgujqo0P0OQrTCBklVhS3okPMN3mJYKFr4Yg6wVs6BrirE6ZfE1SukIB09xlArb_6ou5zIM5M_IZWpyqzVUDKTjIPT-nzQl9-8Nrr5lLgWJLmk1ricu2dOSuEWUkRaW_hsQgxOP1897c/s400/LIC-NewtownCreek.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622505234329088594" /></a><br /><div>The geographical border between Brooklyn & Queens, NY is an estuary known as Newtown Creek. A few months ago it was finally declared a Superfund site after decades of community action.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.wpix.com/videobeta/a9ee7691-0387-400b-9d15-668641fd4279/News/Newtown-Creek-Toxic-Update">http://www.wpix.com/videobeta/a9ee7691-0387-400b-9d15-668641fd4279/News/Newtown-Creek-Toxic-Update</a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Wanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04952313764517999691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-5431279280213278872011-05-19T09:09:00.000-07:002011-05-19T09:14:11.187-07:00Groundwater Model<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7E4JrOkjy6kjMjlk0EBdGc-UF6sJYUUfvCWIun0qVnJiP4utp6187ACtWiaE1sIz0zuBIGrUQd4_GcYxbYLYXkf4u-npE8ExHtiNWCmuP5wWNhEbrrUvu_SsYhVxBJsqZKE7rpKw5ic/s1600/Aquifer+model+inverted.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7E4JrOkjy6kjMjlk0EBdGc-UF6sJYUUfvCWIun0qVnJiP4utp6187ACtWiaE1sIz0zuBIGrUQd4_GcYxbYLYXkf4u-npE8ExHtiNWCmuP5wWNhEbrrUvu_SsYhVxBJsqZKE7rpKw5ic/s400/Aquifer+model+inverted.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608460275580431762" /></a>Three-dimensional conceptual model of groundwater. The upper layers visualize conductivity and permeability of soils; sinkholes and caves above the aquifer level; aquifer recharge estimates. Lower layer is the aquifer vulnerability map. Vertical lines represent the monitor wells. This is based on an ESRI arcGIS map.Wanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04952313764517999691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-27094971470241896942011-03-30T18:56:00.001-07:002011-04-01T07:22:03.455-07:00Eve Andree Laramee's Project Visualizing Radioactive Ohio Groundwater<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0zCJoCAAuoCruVPI4jw1olK8M3rmk_BjrTsykixsZcl-OmAF__Dx3NtCXX-rAO_w3RGkB8Z2SlsweHpdotrI2Gqs9StDIA9iZ3YUFBAAgBb02uBDl5xAZBf6FdxuFnAAkG5VPKHwUbg/s1600/12.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0zCJoCAAuoCruVPI4jw1olK8M3rmk_BjrTsykixsZcl-OmAF__Dx3NtCXX-rAO_w3RGkB8Z2SlsweHpdotrI2Gqs9StDIA9iZ3YUFBAAgBb02uBDl5xAZBf6FdxuFnAAkG5VPKHwUbg/s400/12.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590614917517160210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8Wp0JQ3bSXeF7sPEsd6x2h4FE1vBJeD_EVvA_wWdKT4ka4jwGBZhnAl_ldaU6t9SjU9oSlElvugkQWzWJihM_P-08DAG0moO1gS9DTTb4v2VuVsAS-R7D9IBS-jMR24Yt0yzkwsMWzQ/s1600/Fernald+Plume.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8Wp0JQ3bSXeF7sPEsd6x2h4FE1vBJeD_EVvA_wWdKT4ka4jwGBZhnAl_ldaU6t9SjU9oSlElvugkQWzWJihM_P-08DAG0moO1gS9DTTb4v2VuVsAS-R7D9IBS-jMR24Yt0yzkwsMWzQ/s400/Fernald+Plume.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590611955133985058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGKXgj2LUhZtIXtUTrOjGTW8XLBoiMBSbplC_42YN3ScBrWf5_gTHbtMddTPMEzubJqSB66A6EAlMIk0ElanLJtEGKc3qHs_Y_3dXC_6lXruAo9Pj6ScLaRS93-Kqs0atufMDfCcTwBo/s1600/unco8x11.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGKXgj2LUhZtIXtUTrOjGTW8XLBoiMBSbplC_42YN3ScBrWf5_gTHbtMddTPMEzubJqSB66A6EAlMIk0ElanLJtEGKc3qHs_Y_3dXC_6lXruAo9Pj6ScLaRS93-Kqs0atufMDfCcTwBo/s400/unco8x11.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590620070681368946" /></a><br />Interdisciplinary artist, Eve Andree Laramee, has launched a project examining the environmental and toxological impacts of releases of radioactive materials into the Ohio Groundwater near the former Fernald Uranium Feed Plant.<br /><br />In 2009, New York based artist, Eve Andree Laramee proposed to the Akron University "Synapse", a project focusing on groundwater, well water and aquifer water polluted with radioactive isotopes by four sites in Ohio: Fernald, Mound, Ashtabula, and Portsmouth. Laramee proposed a series of visionary projects that address water issues in Ohio. Numerous sites and watersheds have been affected by radiotoxins in this region of the Unites States by Department of Defense facilities for producing nuclear weapons.<br /><br />In 2011, the Synapse funded a residency for Laramee to work with two computer scientists, Kalyan Thokala and Yingcai Xiao. Using data from the Department of Energy database, they mapped the sample wells by depth, where the following radioactive isotopes were detected: plutonium, uranium, radium, thorium, technicium. These radioactive isotopes have entered the Great Miami Aquifer. The Fernald site is surrounded by agricultural land. The next step in our project will use data from wells on the surrounding agricultural areas. <br /><br />The final map project will show the extent of the radioactive plume underground.<br /><br />The project title is "Invisible Fire" and is part of a larger series of works which comprise a national atlas of radioactive waste sites.<br /><br />Copyright 2011 Eve Andree Laramee. All rights reserved.Flying out of this Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12764063669252637782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-64146268899028269582010-06-21T10:23:00.000-07:002010-06-21T10:44:53.088-07:00Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Public Art Project by George TrakasGeorge Trakas public art environment at the Greenpoint, Brooklyn wastewater treatment plant.<br /><a href="http://urbanomnibus.net/2009/03/george-trakas-at-the-waters-edge-newtown-creek/">http://urbanomnibus.net/2009/03/george-trakas-at-the-waters-edge-newtown-creek/</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDvcPxN-2FeKxINqEE7UNyAukaa_c5x1qe9crBDZOA1yNUV8RY_OHMHmYqlMkggn8aSDB_OyyieDvUoGZtCAFHSZctXzFzCPtMcNhlQ0hRDpNCTvqSB4KDhY9F9pi_FiLS_AhJ4kMkv0/s1600/DSCN5434.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAYpzUXvVZl7boHMwrLDVd1pyxf84AfsMD9mzmAizV834eFYwQjZIDnROzUuALhkdWTeb-MoKEDzLjpg4UfH8AfAQLHqOMlQx4cr7id5GccgNPn2pn2H0MxaM6I0iLml-2GRQnP1C4tw/s400/DSCN5476.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485280705205912466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwb9TIoCSpjAOxdCfe0PRQkwuleSTDQ4hMFaw-R4AmXR1cy6LjBfoeS6j0KpWbHJKweS8pQrdY-3xJKayg3p8kDNlQugwE9guAyS1S_NwWpjSE1Sxp36hPRCONP0X36Jz1Cz3s6lY5Mk/s1600/DSCN5477.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwb9TIoCSpjAOxdCfe0PRQkwuleSTDQ4hMFaw-R4AmXR1cy6LjBfoeS6j0KpWbHJKweS8pQrdY-3xJKayg3p8kDNlQugwE9guAyS1S_NwWpjSE1Sxp36hPRCONP0X36Jz1Cz3s6lY5Mk/s400/DSCN5477.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485280692746252818" /></a>Netherzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135462903042341530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-77355020854038519572010-06-08T20:38:00.001-07:002010-06-08T20:52:05.506-07:00St. Anthony Uranium Mine<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The St. Anthony Mine is an unreclaimed open pit uranium mine, formerly operated by United Nuclear Corportation. St. Anthony is adjacent to the Jackpile Mine, the worlds largest reclaimed open pit uranium mine, near the village of Paguate at the Laguna Pueblo in Cibola County near Grants, New Mexico. Surface and ground water monitoring continues to register elevated levels of uranium contamination compared to standards set within compliance.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">All photographs by Eve Andrée Laramée, copyright 2009. Please use with permission and credit the artist. Contact: http://evelaramee.com </span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8binv8jdmxokrUUB1Jcelx6rb4wm_TG6Wv1vK_FTjnVnxcspno650-BVJbyyn7i3-HgpiGYTw8X9vlDGqH9XMCM9hfy-AkcQ_Fa99jRAZBSOUOrVX1UotumFBcEbRn0ptFwY60rlPA3I/s1600/Laramee-St.-Anthony-Mine_5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8binv8jdmxokrUUB1Jcelx6rb4wm_TG6Wv1vK_FTjnVnxcspno650-BVJbyyn7i3-HgpiGYTw8X9vlDGqH9XMCM9hfy-AkcQ_Fa99jRAZBSOUOrVX1UotumFBcEbRn0ptFwY60rlPA3I/s400/Laramee-St.-Anthony-Mine_5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480613880785673058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgRGFzCc1mL72mI4BxDlBoWg7RURnehLAs9UHlujnPvkjs72vROsy7I5mT-IG56Vhdel6lvUIcKNfQ-zNXmzMgoOmBeqfIXxr35v03jkZCb1S2Nn2GLybji7CWzI-XKoc9QVebHKT7M0/s1600/Laramee-St.-Anthony-Mine_4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgRGFzCc1mL72mI4BxDlBoWg7RURnehLAs9UHlujnPvkjs72vROsy7I5mT-IG56Vhdel6lvUIcKNfQ-zNXmzMgoOmBeqfIXxr35v03jkZCb1S2Nn2GLybji7CWzI-XKoc9QVebHKT7M0/s400/Laramee-St.-Anthony-Mine_4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480613871159431714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5iZTk4kyQnE8hckFuJckCdaNyit9fpbwI12BkvmORkLSgXRrKI5HsNQ6dnzDAdqIKTnXcCqBkNFyKzpS8n2UuJS3dwbHGOleMJnESAtxTvd8RwzvqdQjvsYqqtv2SYLYfw9fPdlV8qE4/s1600/Laramee-St.-Anthony-Mine_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5iZTk4kyQnE8hckFuJckCdaNyit9fpbwI12BkvmORkLSgXRrKI5HsNQ6dnzDAdqIKTnXcCqBkNFyKzpS8n2UuJS3dwbHGOleMJnESAtxTvd8RwzvqdQjvsYqqtv2SYLYfw9fPdlV8qE4/s400/Laramee-St.-Anthony-Mine_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480613864662079138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGfNG96sjFaQEy9VAC48Qc-LEeZ19m8_pZ-Yl8yRLDmiecyFG0xHKCwVWJTUPZvnvyd3c6xJTFIC-hQrBV98mlSbr-bSQM0iof9FdOAy-IpLCxwiD0DTJR4PePefHoSCznPKgf7OtRuk/s1600/Laramee-St.-Anthony-Mine_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGfNG96sjFaQEy9VAC48Qc-LEeZ19m8_pZ-Yl8yRLDmiecyFG0xHKCwVWJTUPZvnvyd3c6xJTFIC-hQrBV98mlSbr-bSQM0iof9FdOAy-IpLCxwiD0DTJR4PePefHoSCznPKgf7OtRuk/s400/Laramee-St.-Anthony-Mine_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480613857863725554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmDGMezkvO8vdu5e9P6w95lby4ExexhEyhhc_ntYqtY4z7euG4x0UcpQ0lp7euAmkXhmN6ahtaBKQEIqDXJNjDnXOp0utd-hdac_ZziCV9M4zuO7hiQk2EN4Ark4Vc4tLfcTQWalo4rg/s1600/Laramee-St.-Anthony-Mine_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmDGMezkvO8vdu5e9P6w95lby4ExexhEyhhc_ntYqtY4z7euG4x0UcpQ0lp7euAmkXhmN6ahtaBKQEIqDXJNjDnXOp0utd-hdac_ZziCV9M4zuO7hiQk2EN4Ark4Vc4tLfcTQWalo4rg/s400/Laramee-St.-Anthony-Mine_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480613852936962882" /></a>Wanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04952313764517999691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-84793187761464697152010-06-08T19:12:00.000-07:002010-06-09T08:24:47.832-07:00Jackpile Uranium Mine<div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The Jackpile Mine was the worlds largest open pit uranium mine. Located at the village of Paguate on the Laguna Pueblo near the Grants, New Mexico uranium mining district, it was operated by the Anaconda Mining Company (ARCO - Atlantic Richfield) from 1953 to 1982. The Pueblo of Laguna set up a company to oversee the reclamation of the mine, as no standards for such existed when the mine closed in 1982. The mine lease covered 7,868 acres, and by December 2006, 33,000,000 cubic yards of earth were again displaced to reclaim 2,700 acres. Surface and ground water monitoring continues to register radioactivity throughout this area.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">All photographs by Eve Andrée Laramée, Copyright 2009. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Please use with permission only and credit the artist.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Contact: http://evelaramee.com </span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZukYRAyGTYry16eAYNxRjkHsPwCNaOMYC3OfVRzBSTBw-GKOc4mcW6aABhQomhrNrs97qHdSykT8pLGRtdVDuBHqzbxv0TuiBCivijR_e4iwXZGWQNmj8bynnv3hOBNpZZq4r3iorAGE/s1600/Laramee-Jackpile-Mine-Blast-Wall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZukYRAyGTYry16eAYNxRjkHsPwCNaOMYC3OfVRzBSTBw-GKOc4mcW6aABhQomhrNrs97qHdSykT8pLGRtdVDuBHqzbxv0TuiBCivijR_e4iwXZGWQNmj8bynnv3hOBNpZZq4r3iorAGE/s400/Laramee-Jackpile-Mine-Blast-Wall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480608323634017778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0xgqZC837-98Nhdzg7LO0JoHcrOOux_0rLK-V8-iRHJWQjQSaPlKXgX8y-QLDzujSCeVfd9NwUr-9h07d8oPr0mVg4uP7NGmtr2t8-CH5qd7AqrheX_1Gpf-7ty-mpmEdQUvYby9rho/s1600/Laramee-Jackpile-Mine-big-pit_10.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_CmaAhgC9FiEOiFpUXV1SPNY_goPZvjles2THdMXKK-kxnDLp1ewOy_71nXCmG7hdITRmsXb7QNk_jpoCjOTPjGglaDdllaZqd_Ml9Z8w7LTry0XQvTUqgn5d5TRz9gg3LKV8YFpJkA/s400/Laramee-Jackpile-Mine-Pit_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480607346232852834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl77I7RBZ7Hd_XGh-3T3wJp_pA9CktBfBTYyYILw5NIbBn2ux-AOsn_s3I2T4taTUJQ-ZC7Py7J7WmTJbi4NKhNI12Z5FRUdmGlhSx68VAFm1edA7PKb74sVYefzUd8QBqk6HE8gVqTic/s1600/Laramee-Jackpile-Pit_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl77I7RBZ7Hd_XGh-3T3wJp_pA9CktBfBTYyYILw5NIbBn2ux-AOsn_s3I2T4taTUJQ-ZC7Py7J7WmTJbi4NKhNI12Z5FRUdmGlhSx68VAFm1edA7PKb74sVYefzUd8QBqk6HE8gVqTic/s400/Laramee-Jackpile-Pit_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480607337881411090" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Wanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04952313764517999691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-65242732585730283912010-05-31T00:29:00.000-07:002010-05-31T00:30:06.798-07:00BP Live Feed<iframe src="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/oil-ticker/video.html" height="490" style="align:center;" width="300px" marginheight="5" marginwidth="5" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>Flying out of this Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12764063669252637782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-70455587621291308432009-03-07T05:13:00.000-08:002009-03-07T05:18:37.520-08:00Some new poems: Urban PastoralsPastoral 2<br /><br /><br />Not the lightning strike, nor the grackle<br />who fell from the tree, nor me, watching from the porch—<br />It’s the other me being acted on: the way ice<br />converts to gas because of heat.<br />And I’m thinking,<br />too, of resolution: that the stones in my hand —<br />their moss and grime — are more<br />than quartz, feldspar: their knownness<br />unsatisfying, and then<br />tossing them behind me on the path.<br /><br />+++++++++++<br /><br />Pastoral 4: an ecology<br /><br /><br />At a corner snack bar, the girls<br />serve salesmen who juggle their gadgets.<br />Outside, workers sneak their smokes, touch up their lips;<br />the tourists leave without a bite ($4.50 for tea).<br />Winter’s sunshine skims the building’s edge.<br />A pigeon digs for crumbs. The streets<br />are peopled with silk and feathers,<br />and the reoccurring impetus of gain.<br /><br />+++++++<br /><br />Daybreak: August<br /><br /><br />A train, distant, with a mournful horn<br />opening the day: overcast but full of birds.<br />Their industry, and the crickets<br />and cars whizzing the avenues.<br /><br />A chair, rooted in grass blades,<br />my place to depart from dreams. I am<br />that sparrow on the alley wire. And the sirens —<br />even at this hour. Even in this calm.<br /><br />++++++++<br /><br />Like It or Not<br /><br /><br />Sirens gust beyond the rooftops.<br />The activity of vacancy beyond those rooftops,<br />the murderous sidewalks not far from home.<br /><br />Deshawn (in the news) said:<br />“I would change the story …a quiet part of town<br /> where knives and guns fall asleep while we play.”<br /><br />Baltimore’s poverty weaves itself across the avenues.<br />Its achievements cross-stitched, plot line<br />punctuated by small trees<br />in small sockets. An ecology.<br /><br />Whether we like it or not, humans<br />have become the meaning of the earth.<br /><br />+++++++++++<br /><br />Pastoral 6<br /><br /><br />The concrete actual<br /><br />The actual gunshot<br /><br />The fashionable restaurant<br /><br />The operatic unemployment line<br /><br />The rat and starling : run free.<br /><br />Look for the original river<br />Underground. Still. In its culvert<br /><br />Pooling the harbor, the reservoir. The pipes<br />animated and quenching.<br /><br /><br /><br />A faint and cacophonous entanglement.<br /><br />+++++++<br />Cornice Roofline<br /><br />where pigeons study the intersection<br />of Aisquith and North.<br /><br />The particular building,<br />the particular intersection:<br /> bus stop, gasoline,<br /> burgers and ribs : evidence :<br /><br />two species<br />at rest, a red light<br />20 drivers : 20 birds<br /><br />incomplete in our differences, our likenesses<br /><br />The tarpaper sun-trap<br />The asphalt sun trap<br /><br />A need for,<br />A terrible need, commonplace<br /><br />The small minds: pigeon-sized<br />Oily feathers, opalescent in the January sun<br /><br />+++++++++<br />Propped by fat pillows,<br />the mind’s blue eyes survey the rooftops.<br />Wires crisscross the alleyway.<br /><br />A squirrel on the wire running,<br />Furred claws curled around electric weavings.<br />It moves between shingles and the trees.<br /><br />Is it running? Or something more squirrel-like—<br />Not: “I want that walnut,” but something<br />squirrel-voiced or voiceless.<br /><br />A mind can’t know what it is.jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922217658710219629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-67628120208809142672009-02-07T17:09:00.000-08:002009-02-08T07:25:22.126-08:00Halfway to Invisible<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNogDgBFkOloCC0UoDAx2uHd4wjs3Ot_boA2Q7EJDe8gUz3T58y5yGfz1AMTLpN5OEHynztGp3Zg-3NzZZgFhRDMOopEgmRroLneYcI3K6lLpc1uHKdisZFDGYv-vC5BBNgvmfn_nx5e8/s1600-h/Laramee+installation+Emory+D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNogDgBFkOloCC0UoDAx2uHd4wjs3Ot_boA2Q7EJDe8gUz3T58y5yGfz1AMTLpN5OEHynztGp3Zg-3NzZZgFhRDMOopEgmRroLneYcI3K6lLpc1uHKdisZFDGYv-vC5BBNgvmfn_nx5e8/s400/Laramee+installation+Emory+D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300230949578401522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_UVErP9ERK9OglvVovcfNzHXxpj8G2ZsX3cUWWWimSsJoaDhcO6cC1nWqRHvYD5BceJxkAfUhssdlakk-1vEXkEGCj3EQa8MMk3WpO8BkCg6uKXQZI2-Z1VVpYqOB-1Fqw43Xf6IP7A/s1600-h/Halfway,-some-retouch.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZkD8fPPBheT_IoVo3TRG_-gt2ERKQ_u-6_wnwRjbjoBdUPX8BnHbGNLYNRlNy1xQMyNbHq9f3iRIDlHLM_2a-JV76Qqf7OG3OFAGp26fpC_teaM2zE0yliiiLacasGaadjBDXFwxeAw/s400/Halfway-to-Invisible-hallib.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300230703959206482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-3EktPgRufRGl3YSTsGYDWAJeqjBPWpZwGFeQQsW8F4faIXigOl0LcyredL0IECbscIu7UfNrJPg5U8TjkqRWf6gdbrSvA1G_fFFc9Rpmldz9S3RXUCZDtGGHn3rB5qTwbka4-QXd3Q/s1600-h/Halfway-to-Invisible-Halli2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-3EktPgRufRGl3YSTsGYDWAJeqjBPWpZwGFeQQsW8F4faIXigOl0LcyredL0IECbscIu7UfNrJPg5U8TjkqRWf6gdbrSvA1G_fFFc9Rpmldz9S3RXUCZDtGGHn3rB5qTwbka4-QXd3Q/s400/Halfway-to-Invisible-Halli2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300230704999200482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAE9lw4vEM5aTlP9rQYPJlGD71BJ-rc6fYXX-mKbzNg8eRZKVeIrBuCu5GsnG8heghN0AIDtD_hb0E3e00u7Law2rGfwWkZiccnX8m-QV8rCuEKxreTwL0aUJFreS9ptQ7ZTV2NnH4dE/s1600-h/halli-close.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAE9lw4vEM5aTlP9rQYPJlGD71BJ-rc6fYXX-mKbzNg8eRZKVeIrBuCu5GsnG8heghN0AIDtD_hb0E3e00u7Law2rGfwWkZiccnX8m-QV8rCuEKxreTwL0aUJFreS9ptQ7ZTV2NnH4dE/s400/halli-close.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300230700774610834" /></a><br />Halfway to Invisible<br /><a href="http://evelaramee.com">Eve Andrée Laramée</a><br />Emory University Art Gallery, Evolution Revolution series of works commissioned by the Center for Creativity and Arts<br /><br />Halfway to Invisible, an installation by <a href="http://evelaramee.com">Eve Andrée Laramé</a>e, raises questions about the environmental legacy of uranium mining for atomic weapons and nuclear power, and its biological impact on the peoples of the American West. Between 1949 and 1989, uranium mines in the Western United States produced more than 225,000,000 tons of uranium ore. This activity affected a large number of Native American nations, including the Navajo, Laguna, Zuni, Southern Ute, Ute Mountain, Hopi, Acoma and other Pueblo cultures. During the “Uranium Boom” in the Grants area of New Mexico, many of these peoples worked in the 1,200 uranium mines. Others worked locally in the almost 4,000 mines, mills and processing plants in the Four Corners region (where New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado converge). These workers were not only poorly paid, they were seldom informed of the dangers of working with uranium nor were they given appropriate protective gear. Due to the Cold War demand for increasingly destructive and powerful nuclear weapons, these laborers were both exposed to and brought home (in the form of dust on their clothing and skin) large amounts of radiation. Epidemiologic studies of the families of these workers have shown increased incidents of radiation-induced cancers, miscarriages, cleft palates and other birth defects. The government, mine owners, scientific and health communities were all well aware of the hazards of working with radioactive materials at this time. Diseases related to working in the mines include cancers of the lung, bone, stomach, brain and skin, as well as kidney and liver damage. After the mills were closed and torn down, some of the local people in the area used the contaminated rebar-reinforced concrete debris to build foundations for their houses, as these materials were left lying out in the open land. Uranium mining is one of many issues surrounding the environmental and health impact of atomic weapons and nuclear power. Others include the research, production and testing of atomic weapons, as well as the storage of waste from nuclear reactors. <br /> These stories of our atomic legacy should not remain buried in the deserts of the Southwest, but rather be discussed in numerous venues by a wide range of individuals. We must question how "Atomic Age" events may have influenced evolutionary processes and produced genetic casualties in these communities caught in the crossfire of atomic war. Halfway to Invisible does not seek to propose a pat answer, conclusion or solution to these complex problems; rather, it proposes these questions: Is our atomic legacy producing genotoxic effects in indigenous human populations? If so, what is the extent of DNA damage, and how might this affect these populations in the future? <br /> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Halfway to Invisible – description of work</span><br />This multi-media installation includes several allegorical components: <br />• A reactive kinetic sculpture made from stainless steel laboratory animal cages.<br />• A video projection of the “comet assay” pattern (single cell gel electrophoresis) showing DNA breaking off from a cell exposed to uranyl acetate.<br />• A "researcher" equipment case containing an interpretive video on evolutionary processes, an light box with informational text, and Cold War era Civil Defense Geiger counter in a Halliburton case<br />• Sixty small light-boxes. One series include superimposed images of genome maps, woven baskets and images of cells, the other series contains images of extremophile organisms that have the property of surviving in extreme environments such as geothermal springs and the pools in which radioactive fuel rods from nuclear reactors are stored. These extremophile organisms may in fact be the beneficial allies needed to help remediate land and water that has been polluted with radioactive waste. On the other hand, bioengineering them to perform such tasks may but create new problems. <br />• An information archive in an aluminum box<br /><br /> The artist would like to acknowledge the following individuals: <a href="http://scrap.j-3.org/homepage.htm">Courtney “scrap” Wrenn</a>, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzuNfrVYNAYMwtmGf5l_Q12YNRRDF1jN12PGHpx5sDLbAxzxLsvYvzVpmm9a6AITI40Aufol_W6wC5tTcXq-GBsLWzfx3jXNOMWzfAFohQCT-PXdZLeYGj2SIL-k9HHwLGPk_ZBx6ERj8/s1600-h/P1090106.JPG">Jamilah Abdul-Sabur</a>, <a href="http://wtporter.com/">William Thomas Porter</a>, Gregory Barsimian, Chelsea Noggle, <a href="http://www.erikawanenmacher.com">Erika Wanenmacher</a>, Mary Beath, <a href="http://thatsthewaythingsgo.blogspot.com/">Neal Reinalda</a>, Bernard Klevickas. Thanks go out to the Emory University community, especially: Mary Catherine Johnson Linda Armstrong Leslie Taylor Emma Greenberg, Kerry Moore, Sidney Perkowitz, Emory College Center for Creativity and Arts for their generous supportFlying out of this Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12764063669252637782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-48858956686772525022008-12-10T21:11:00.000-08:002009-02-12T04:50:47.342-08:00Extremeophiles, Radioactive Waste and Swelling Mica<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3_DUpxseX51tMms6c18979h8fXK3JvxwlfjgYhDHt1RSwZvECtUjlZd4Gplk4Afr2tb-U1HZqFuYcvPLBrZdA5QtL0nchpnAjqW-tbB9JrxfQO4_0KgWrpmRopgf-F5hHfo-_Xd8bLk/s1600-h/mix.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 386px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3_DUpxseX51tMms6c18979h8fXK3JvxwlfjgYhDHt1RSwZvECtUjlZd4Gplk4Afr2tb-U1HZqFuYcvPLBrZdA5QtL0nchpnAjqW-tbB9JrxfQO4_0KgWrpmRopgf-F5hHfo-_Xd8bLk/s400/mix.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301891765792246114" /></a>Light box imagery (one of sixty lightboxes with images of genome maps superimposed on images of cells, extremophiles, and baskets.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSZjXuT_fFi9atL0d6TSSkvRI8R2It6X8Rh3xlqA5PU2hKp2h_Qu7ItXw-QdK8e4eN6LYUSDMYxtYzcy-Tto9yvFX_tz_KrQXDixvOWR26IguYCD68tsRiKTx7ZffI9QcNdPpvc1WWxU/s1600-h/Emory-image.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 365px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSZjXuT_fFi9atL0d6TSSkvRI8R2It6X8Rh3xlqA5PU2hKp2h_Qu7ItXw-QdK8e4eN6LYUSDMYxtYzcy-Tto9yvFX_tz_KrQXDixvOWR26IguYCD68tsRiKTx7ZffI9QcNdPpvc1WWxU/s400/Emory-image.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281119358841082530" /></a>Lightbox with moveable lenses, photo/text imagery.<br />I am researching microorganisms, enzymes, and proteins (natural or genetically modified), as well as inorganic materials that have the ability to break-down radioactive waste, and thus could be deployed to clean up contaminated areas. The most "promising" microorganism is a bacteria called deinococcus radiodurans,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYR5Frc8VZwOOmZY1dK9U8Z8q8No-qEZi5sfJ-7r3PMKCTHPix0_caA0x7airs4RID0oxDBgDC2lGM0n5tVtf5xtNssKM_GnSjQgCGG9N0sVtkzHj_yI46r39meorz9Cflpt9dRg5KnUM/s1600-h/deinococcus-radiodurans-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYR5Frc8VZwOOmZY1dK9U8Z8q8No-qEZi5sfJ-7r3PMKCTHPix0_caA0x7airs4RID0oxDBgDC2lGM0n5tVtf5xtNssKM_GnSjQgCGG9N0sVtkzHj_yI46r39meorz9Cflpt9dRg5KnUM/s400/deinococcus-radiodurans-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278399488911722258" /></a> which can be found growing in pools of water in which spent fuel rods from nuclear reactors are stored, and also in the hot springs and geisers of Yellowstone. Bioremediation, especially those proposals involving genetically modified organisms opens up another potential "can of worms."<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pnhxOyCTgRQ0_xv70XVFpF_r-kdG_O_60OvfUs-9O3lyypr5uYTML0TxiuquUBWn4od_hIDwpR6Hds9ccQRkzpKOofWcK3iQVNo0mb45zEYbtTvCJjRbegXqHkhofO4KDk7WI6ncxo8/s1600-h/grand-prismatic-spring-521743-sw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pnhxOyCTgRQ0_xv70XVFpF_r-kdG_O_60OvfUs-9O3lyypr5uYTML0TxiuquUBWn4od_hIDwpR6Hds9ccQRkzpKOofWcK3iQVNo0mb45zEYbtTvCJjRbegXqHkhofO4KDk7WI6ncxo8/s400/grand-prismatic-spring-521743-sw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278399940117993922" /></a> I am also researching a synthetic clay (Na-4) developed at Penn State U, called "swelling mica" which is currently being tested as a remediation agent to separate out radioactive isotopes from polluted water. A question is raised as to what happens to the clay once it has absorbed the radiation. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Psxusw8CMJtxT7vIimEyYsdO0X6wYjn9Q6NzVAjsqc1aamq93EO6_RmS59TPeMiRd1U0EaJjmuKKqRuhDFVjYOEFSVr2m3PNuQ7D-J8Sx3YmYhNQqP_7yhlYqzIMQGdWm7bMWwfv02Q/s1600-h/b009418h-f2-1.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Psxusw8CMJtxT7vIimEyYsdO0X6wYjn9Q6NzVAjsqc1aamq93EO6_RmS59TPeMiRd1U0EaJjmuKKqRuhDFVjYOEFSVr2m3PNuQ7D-J8Sx3YmYhNQqP_7yhlYqzIMQGdWm7bMWwfv02Q/s400/b009418h-f2-1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278400812029887730" /></a><br />I am working with two research assistants, Chelsea Noggle (a MICA alum) and Emma Greenberg (an Emory Student). Another MICA Alum, Courtney "scrap" Wrenn, is my studio assistant. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLre3meuZNFznXQ34xephbCe7XzjqxqDMbqoVAMx_PMpDdyid_JZz6xI-AMzVO8QRxP9zZ_75JLot7knhs6TaX0ZoRTaznqgTl9khHg3Zqemz24n1QlLrD-YmMX4JaIOY52-OjFsC7II/s1600-h/comet+array+cell.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLre3meuZNFznXQ34xephbCe7XzjqxqDMbqoVAMx_PMpDdyid_JZz6xI-AMzVO8QRxP9zZ_75JLot7knhs6TaX0ZoRTaznqgTl9khHg3Zqemz24n1QlLrD-YmMX4JaIOY52-OjFsC7II/s400/comet+array+cell.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278401583324218066" /></a>Flying out of this Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12764063669252637782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-17948379998982957552008-12-05T12:34:00.001-08:002008-12-05T12:34:39.468-08:00MORE READINGS<span style="font-size:85%;">tetsuro watsuji's 'climate and<br />culture' which is an excellent and perhaps unparalleled text on<br />thinking about climate in its constitution of culture and being human.<br />see - <a href="http://mail.mica.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.science.uva.nl/%7Eseop/entries/watsuji-tetsuro/" target="_blank">http://www.science.uva.nl/~seop/entries/watsuji-tetsuro/</a> - for a<br />sort of introduction to him and his philosophy.</span>jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922217658710219629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-75719381089253643752008-12-05T12:32:00.000-08:002008-12-05T12:33:47.437-08:00SUGGESTED READINGS<span style="font-size:85%;">READINGS: Topophilia by Yi-Fu Tuan or his book, "Space and Place?"<br />He combines philosophy with geography that feels humanistic while exploring<br />environmental attitudes and perception.</span>jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922217658710219629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-32321380615000389962008-11-30T08:40:00.003-08:002008-11-30T08:40:59.881-08:00QUESTION....What if "Ecology"...usually thought of as a science...was thought of as an artistic practice?jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922217658710219629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-84927499712422205702008-11-30T08:40:00.001-08:002008-11-30T08:40:21.307-08:00web site from GUNA<span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://mail.mica.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ecoartspace.org/" target="_blank">http://www.ecoartspace.org/</a></span>jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922217658710219629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-61978002513762552462008-10-24T08:14:00.000-07:002008-10-24T08:16:53.556-07:00Evolution RevolutionMica ecology research cluster: I'm currently attending a conference in Atlanta, at Emory University on Future Evolution. I thought the subject of some of the sessions would be of interest.<br /><br />Creativity Conversation with E. O. Wilson and Rosemary Magee<br />3:00 p.m., Jones Room, Woodruff Library<br /><br />As part of Emory’s series of Creativity Conversations, Wilson looks back at the significant mileposts on the road to becoming the “father of biodiversity.”<br /><br />Keynote Address: E. O. Wilson,”Darwin and the Future of Biology”<br />7:00 p.m., Glenn Auditorium<br /><br />One of the world’s greatest living scientists and ‘father of biodiversity’ reflects on the future of biology and its effects on our lives.<br /><br />Friday, October 24<br />all events at the Emory Conference Center<br /><br />“The Art of Seduction: Evolution, Sex, and the Public”<br />9:00–10:00 a.m.<br /><br />Olivia Judson, New York Times columnist and one of the preeminent science writers of our time, explores the challenge of communicating evolutionary science to the public in a talk that is one part natural history, one part biology of sex, and one part personal anecdote.<br /><br />Panel 1: Who Are We in Evolutionary Perspective?<br />10:30–noon<br /><br />“Descended from apes?” That was the incredulous question that greeted Darwin’s On the Origin of Species following its publication in 1859. Now, nearly 150 years later, what have we learned about human similarities and differences from our closest genetic cousins, nonhuman primates?<br /><br />Frans de Waal explores astonishing similarities between nonhuman primate and human behavior and cognition in areas once regarded as most distinctly and even nobly human, such as ethics, empathy, and altruism.<br /><br />Todd Preuss suggests possible similarities and differences in the evolution and functions of brains in human and nonhuman primates. How does this research suggest new ways of approaching who we are and what our potential is?<br /><br />Panel 2: How Can We Optimize Our Evolutionary Inheritance?<br />1:30–3:00 p.m.<br /><br />What is the greatest influence on human health—nature or nurture? New research demonstrates that this is a dated dichotomy obscuring the mutual interaction between genes and environment. Genes, we are learning, are dynamically related in their operation to cues from the environment. How does new research on this exchange between genes and environments suggest ways to optimize our health individually as well as across generations and populations?<br /><br />Carol Worthman explains the nature-nurture matrix and how it helps us to understand which human variations are normal and which may be the result of societal disparities.<br /><br />Michelle Lampl probes the dynamic of genes and environment as it relates to children’s growth and their lifelong and inter-generational health.<br /><br />Leslie Real looks at how evolutionary principles illuminate the rise of new diseases—such as HIV, Ebola, and SARs—and the drug resistance of more familiar diseases—such as TB and malaria. Encouragingly, these same principles provide a guide to protecting our global health.<br /><br />Panel 3: Can We Engineer New Life?<br />3:30–5:00 p.m.<br /><br />We speak of the “miracle of life” in appreciation of its wondrous nature and also because its origin remains a mystery. Considering that mystery, Darwin suggested in a letter in 1871 that life may have arisen “in some warm little pond, with all sorts of ammonia and phosphoric salts, light, heat, electricity, &C. present.” Today, researchers are making progress toward understanding that “&C”—the chemical origins and processes that led to the emergence of life. The application of this research has enormous potential to enhance existing life forms and engineer new ones. Examples would include biofactories that produce new drugs, create energy sources, and consume pollution, as well as the fabrication of tissues and organs that may transform healthcare and even our experience of being human.<br /><br />Nicholas Hud and David Lynn are heading a National Science Foundation-sponsored effort to advance an understanding of how life began and provide insight into a variety of ways that life could emerge and evolve in different environments.<br /><br />Ichiro Matsumura studies the evolutionary capacities of proteins, a fundamental component of all living cells, and the possibilities of directing their evolution at the most basic biochemical level.Flying out of this Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12764063669252637782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-37541130395834840712008-10-15T10:59:00.001-07:002008-10-15T10:59:59.479-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgca9NUhqQnTVhNnou3kQnFlAsHG6piKBVQRQ-b26CZT97Fnc_ol5RykIb3FV-6vHoGY00lyQzccoX8Km9E4wQsGy5JSZQtJu5Z8n1L_XTIpk_2FiIRMwICzf3sNnLEb79iX134N6W_80A/s1600-h/80412278.gjndQiY0.IMG_277515elephantstitre.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgca9NUhqQnTVhNnou3kQnFlAsHG6piKBVQRQ-b26CZT97Fnc_ol5RykIb3FV-6vHoGY00lyQzccoX8Km9E4wQsGy5JSZQtJu5Z8n1L_XTIpk_2FiIRMwICzf3sNnLEb79iX134N6W_80A/s400/80412278.gjndQiY0.IMG_277515elephantstitre.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257441946225818658" /></a>Flying out of this Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12764063669252637782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248824952525469956.post-1289316127805199132008-10-15T10:55:00.001-07:002008-10-15T10:56:12.819-07:00Welcome to MICA Water HoleThis is the blog space for the MICA Art & Ecology Research ClusterFlying out of this Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12764063669252637782noreply@blogger.com1