Public Radio: Intersections

Aired Saturday, June 5, 2021NeuroArt: The Intersection of Neuroscience and Art Show #134 Talking about the intersection of neuroscience with art. Of special interest will be a conversation about how artists and scientists can create true collaborations that move...

Aired Saturday, May 29Invasives: Beauty or the Beast? Show #133 Talking about invasive species, alien species, native species, history of planting and ridding natural areas of these beautiful but harmful species. Guests Don Miller, Land Stewardship Manager, Department...

Aired Saturday, May 22, 2021The Science of Seeing: Art and Color Show #132 Talking about the complexity of the visual system, optics, eyes, color perception, pigments in art, and how the brain sees color. Guests Carol Ann Carter, Professor Emeritus of Visual Arts,...

Aired Saturday, May 15, 2021Double Lives: Afrofuturism in Books, Comics, Urban Fantasy, and Science Show #131 Talking about the intersections between futurism, culture, race, science, comics, and Super-Heroes. Guests Maurice Broaddus, Afrofuturist, Community...

Aired Saturday, May 8, 2021Generating an Authentic Relationship with Science: An Exploration of The Ways That Science Is More Like the Arts Than We Think Show #130 Talking about how the processes of science are more like the arts; the challenges with science in...

Aired Saturday, May 1, 2021The Festival of Holi: Traditions, Colors, Tastes, Bonfires, and Love Show #129 Talking about Holi, the spring festival of colors, food, spices, vegetables, health and well-being, remembering, and Indian Culture. Guests Suman Shah, Founder of...

Aired Saturday, April 24, 2021The Camera Obscura: Optical Instruments in Painting Show #128 Talking about the world of optical phenomena, Vermeer, the Camera Obscura, pinholes, flipped images, and painting.Guests Dr. Andrew Gavrin, Associate Professor of Physics and...

Aired Saturday, April 17, 2021Conversations with A Shipwreck: Weaving Together Poetry, Photography, and Science Show #127 Talking about a new digital exhibition, “Conversations with a Shipwreck,” revolving around the Swedish warship Vasa, which sank in Stockholm...

Aired Saturday, April 10, 2021The Invisibility Uncloak: Remote Sensing, Detection, LIDAR, and Archaeology Show #126 Talking about LIDAR, remote sensing, visualization, what lies beneath the surface, archaeological landscapes, artifacts, and seeing the invisible.Guests...

Aired Saturday, March 27, 2021The Great Liberal Arts: The Foundations of Basic Universal LanguagesShow #125 Talking about the liberal arts, the blending of liberal arts with science, interdisciplinary studies, culture, and the relationship between the liberal arts and...