Once again it's February, that special time of the year when we can almost begin to imagine spring, greeting card sales statistics leap exponentially, and the thoughts and hormonal systems of so many organisms begin to rewire for courtship. This is the time to consider eternal questions: How have my evolved behaviors prepared me for this? What are the biometrics of attraction? What exactly does Oxytocin do? How might loneliness be assuaged by living furniture? All of these questions, and more, will be considered, if not definitively settled, in this month's issue.
Male animals perform a variety of courtship behaviors to attempt to lure females to mate with them. Fly species in the genus Drosophila often use their wings to sing species-specific songs or perform wing displays to convince females to copulate. Here, Drosophila elegans males dance in front of choo
Patty Brennan is an evolutionary biologist that studies the incredible diversity of genital structures—from snakes, to birds, to sharks. Understanding the coevolution of reproductive structures. Learn more at Science/AAAS XX Files: http://www.sciencemag.org/projects/xx...
Marc is an intern in the prestigious neuroscience lab of Professor Georges Erwin. He is working on an experiment that enables to make people laugh, and, in term, maybe to control one's emotions. He has met Elsa, a first year student in the school where he works. The young woman troubles him. One nig
"What is Love?" A heavily loaded question that's on every one's minds around this time of the year. Depending on whom you ask, you are bound to get a different answer. It could be a form of social attachment bond or being with someone special or pure selflessness or an intense infatuation caused by
Current documentation of research on behavioral studies of praying mantis. Initial proof-of-concept for cross discipline studies between Biology and Visual Arts and New Media departments For more information on the research contact Dr. William Brown at SUNY Fredonia. Visit Philhastings.com fredonia.
The Making of Love is a psychological journey into the realm of lovesickness. A seduction has altered a teenage girl. Her involvement with an older man and subsequent abandonment by him inflicts a solipsistic stupor upon her daily life. She is transfixed by consciousness, haunted by memories and sub
Evocatively framed macro shots of the human body, taking the letter "O" for inspiration. P Magazine released a DVD with this piece alongside their second book called Warm. O was also showed as part of Studio Acme's video showcase at the Whyte Hotel in NY & was showed as an installation at Bargehouse
Can empathy resolve issues of aggression and subjugation, where wars, politics and economic sanctions have failed? Man's capacity for kindness and compassion is overshadowed only by his ability to be as cruel and destructive. Can empathy resolve issues of aggression and subjugation, where wars, poli
Because "Love is a feeling you have for someone you have feelings about." In order to find out if it's possible for one person to love more than another Brent Hoff teamed up with neuroscientists at Stanford University to test seven contestants' ability to love using an fMRI to monitor brain activity
Is there a mathematical formula for love without death? The film "Rites of Love and Math" is a sprawling allegory about Truth and Beauty, Love and Death, Mathematics and Tattoo, set on the stage of Japanese Noh theater. About the Directors: Edward Frenkel is Professor of Mathematics at University of
After millions of generations, they have a good chance of becoming another extinct species. But one day, an all too active primate called the human being found them and they became a pawn in man's game.
A tour of human commodities in an unsettling future, where simulation has taken on entirely new forms.
"Longing for a home that no longer exists or perhaps has never existed" - Svetlana Boym. From a 17th century medical illness to a permanent modern condition, nostalgia fell through the cracks of academic disciplines becoming a hypochondria of the heart to be treated by poets and artists. Weaving tog
What's left of love in an eternal life? In a 1960s talk show a scientist discusses the future possibility of indefinite human life. In the meantime we see his memories of a short love affair.
When a failed update causes a computer to become sentient, it falls in love with Allie. Feeling detached from the world, Allie is compelled to connect with her computer. Allie taps into the underlying essence of her surroundings through her computer and for the first time she is content. Together th
Lucien, a young researcher, who works on the genetics of courtship and mating behavior in fruit flies, decides to take a break from the microscope and his voyeuristic fruit fly-watching tendencies. A tale about love, sex, science and a young man's struggle to overcome solitude and inexperience.
From Rio de Janeiro's beaches to the Amazon wildlife crossing though the urban jungle of Sao Paolo, FIELD WORK explores the state of science and art in Brazil as the World Cup takes over the country. Soccer becomes not only an obsession but also a distraction, a fear, a hope and the platform to disc