For our November Issue, we pay homage to modern-day scientists (past, present, and near future) and those who have left an impact for their bold, singular and oftentimes outsider perspectives of our world. Through these fifteen films, we observe the multifaceted work of scientists: inspiration, documentation, and discovery. But we especially learn the many ways a scientist merges a creative process with scientific rigor to break boundaries, challenge paradigms and propels the emergence of new fields and art/science forms.
Secluded scientist with a shifted sense of reality wanders through the undergrounds of a large experiment facility in search for answers. This debut film was made with almost no budget by two engineers while working at the largest experimental facility in the world, CERN. The idea of shooting Acid S
Researchers from University of São Paulo (USP) have developed a device capable of levitating objects using only sound waves. It could help the manipulation of dangerous materials or sensitive ones, such as compounds that are used in manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.
Every summer Ashlee Rowe of Michigan State University spends a few weeks catching bark scorpions by the light of the moon. These stinging critters carry venom that is severely painful to humans but certain animals, like the grasshopper mouse, seem to have no reaction. Rowe's team is looking into why
A scientist has created her own android clone to replace her in the outside world so that it can face it for her.
Motherboard visits CERN, the world's largest particle collider, that's now back in action and working to solve the universe's greatest mysteries. Courtsey of Motherboard: http://motherboard.vice.com Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD Follow MOTHERBOARD Facebook: http://
Betsey Bridges Black, the daughter of Calvin Bridges, one of the fathers of genetics that worked in The Fly Room in the Morgan talks about her father, genetics and what she inherited.
Genius Marius Borodine's spectacular new invention that can transform any and all objects into drinkable water, bewilders the public, scientific communities, and the family of the misunderstood creator, especially after he takes one step too far.
The City and the Self is a study of human relations in the city, based on psychological concepts formulated by Stanley Milgram. The City and the Self examines city dwellers' perceptions of their city and their behavior in created situations. This compelling film, combining both art film and document
Watch this film at Physics Reimagined How do scientists publish their discoveries? From first idea to publication, this film takes you through the long, painstaking, but ultimately elating process of a discovery in physics. This film is an animated documentary that deals with the technical, as well
When an ambitious young physicist stumbles upon what appears to be time travel she becomes inextricably entwined with the life and work of the great logician, Kurt Gödel. Their love story is the poetic reimagining of the inspiration behind Gödel's ill-fated obsession with time.
In addition to the candid photography for which he is best known, Vishniac worked heavily in the field of photomicroscopy, and cinemicroscopy. He specialized in photographing living insects and had a talent for arranging the moving specimens in "just the right poses", according to, former president
AVALANCHE ENGINEERS is the story of two scientists who delve deep into the mysteries of the snowpack to find out how a snowflake becomes an avalanche. Filmed in Bozeman, Montana, this mini-doc takes you on a journey from the micro intricacies of snowflake structure to the massive mountainsides where
Scientists Under The Microscope looks more closely at what is going on under the surface, allowing another element of the unseen to emerge.