Jahlela Rose

[itscolossal]

Architectural Watercolors of a Dreamlike Warsaw by Tytus Brzozowski

[jahlelarose]

Beautiful, rich colors. 

[jahlelarose]

Bobcat?

[jahlelarose]

The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison - @believermag

[jahlelarose]

The Best Science and Engineering Visualizations of 2013 - Wired Science

Science and art don't intersect nearly as often as they should, but when they do, the results can be an astonishing blend of expression and fact. These are the best science and engineering visualizations from 2013.

[sosuperawesome]

Caras Ionut

[cellimagelibrary]

Astrocytes, Neurons, and Purkinje cells, oh my!

Image of the Week - June 03, 2013

This week the image of the week features the whole library and the NEW Pivot View. 

http://www.cellimagelibrary.org

The NEW Pivot View lets you visually explore the whole library in just moments. Want to compare Astrocytes, Neurons, and Purkinje cells? Simply click on them in the left and then be sure to hit the graph view button (circled in red here).

Want to re-use some of the images? Now you can search on the licensing requirements just as easily. See the category on the left hand search. 

This is currently a beta release please, if you encounter any problems email [email protected].

We welcome all feedback. 

[jahlelarose]

How to Read a Scientific Paper (about that researcher with a nematode in his mouth) - Wired Science

Fantastic piece by Deborah Blum.

[txchnologist]

by Michael Keller

When it comes to sealing up surgical cuts and deep wounds, stitches are so last century.

Though suture thread is now made of synthetic materials like nylon or absorbable polymers, stitching someone up is a rudimentary medical technique that has been...

[ucresearch]

Einstein’s Brain   (…and the neuroscientist who studied it)

Marian Diamond began her graduate work in 1948 and was the first female student in the department of anatomy at UC Berkeley.  The first thing she was asked to do when she got there was sew a cover for a large magnifying machine (?!?!?!?!).

"They didn’t know what to do with me because they weren’t used to having a woman. They thought I was there to get a husband. I was there to learn."

Such challenges were not uncommon. Years later she requested tissue samples of Albert Einstein’s brain from a pathologist in Missouri. He didn’t trust her.

"He wasn’t sure that I was a scientist. This is one thing that you have to face being a woman.  He didn’t think that I should be the one to be looking at Einstein’s brain."

Marian persisted for three years, calling him once every six months, and received four blocks of the physicist’s brain tissue (about the size of a sugar cube).  

Her research found that Einstein had twice as many glial cells as normal males — the discovery caused an international sensation as well as scientific criticism.  

What are glial cells?  Previously, scientists believe that neurons were responsible for thinking and glial cells were support cells in the brain.  Now Researchers believe the glial cells play a critical role in brain development, learning, memory, aging and disease.

Watch her popular course on Human Anatomy →

[jahlelarose]

Liquid Fire and the Settling Sun

[jahlelarose]

The Pixel Painter, Hal Lasko, makes art using MS Paint at 98 years old.

[jahlelarose]

"If you are struggling with academic science literature, don’t worry. You are not alone, and it is not your fault. UC Berkeley undergraduate Jahlela Hasle on the difficulty of reading scientific articles and a few things to do about it."

[thescienceofreality]

Microscopic Photos of the Elements

[Click images to enlarge & read descriptions.]

“Ryoji Tanaka’s photographs may look like alien landscapes, but they are very much of this world. The organometallic chemist at Sagami Chemical Research Institute in Kanagawa, Japan, snaps pictures of everything from iodine to silver using a system of Nikon digital SLR cameras with macro and ultra macro lenses.

To see more of Tanaka’s work visit his website and Flickr.”

[the-awesome-atheist]

[molecularlifesciences]

"Endless forms of beauty."- Chucky D.  (C. Darwin)

[travelingcolors-deactivated2020]

Golden Rays, Twelve Apostles | Australia (by Bipphy Kath)

[bobbycaputo]

Breathtaking Drawings of Greenland’s Changing Arctic Landscapes

Chasing the Light is an art expedition led by artist Zaria Forman that draws inspiration from breathtaking geography to create equally striking art. The project began in August 2012 when Forman sought to fulfill her late mother Rena’s wish to take an Arctic voyage similar to the one American painter William Bradford took in 1869. In fact, it was Forman’s mother, a painter herself, who originally conceived of the artistic journey.

Forman kept her promise and traveled up the northwest coast of Greenland, documenting the spectacular views through her pastel drawings. Besides carrying out a vow she made to her mother, the artist also sees the expedition as a way of “documenting the rapidly changing arctic landscape.” Her mission is to creatively record the effects of climate change on these awe-inspiring landscapes.

The artist says, “My hope is that these drawings bring awareness, and invite viewers to share the urgency in a hopeful and meaningful way. Art can facilitate a deeper understanding of any crisis, helping us find meaning and optimism in shifting landscapes.” As a continuation of her work addressing climate change, Forman is currently in the Maldives for the month. She explains, “As the lowest-lying country in the world, the Maldives will likely be the first nation submerged by rising seas.”

Part of the proceeds from the sale of Forman’s Greenland 2012 drawings go to 350, an organization dedicated to solving the global climate crisis.

[thescienceofreality]

Lifelong Love of Science

The fact that one can have a life-long love affair with science, and spend endless years studying any and all fields but still realize that you know so little when focusing on the big picture of things is astounding to me, and is what personally keeps me going on this infinite quest for knowledge.