Boy, was I surprised this morning when one of my coworkers showed me the front page of our university newspaper. It seems some freaky-looking, tall, skinny guy in a supremely cool black leather jacket was lurking in the background of one of the photos. (Yes, that blurry blob in the background is yours truly.)
Last evening I attended the opening reception for the impressive Art of Science exhibit, which celebrated examples of aesthetic beauty that one can serendipitously discover when observing the world scientifically. My personal favorite was “Driven,” the second place winner, but it was still interesting to listen in as the artist who created the winning piece (“Plasma Table”) tried for more than fifteen minutes to explain to the student reporter how he created the phenomenon depicted in the photograph. “Uh, so how would you sum up everything that you’ve just described in a couple of sentences.”
If you find yourself visiting Princeton University over the next year, stop by the lobby of the Friend Center and check it out. (Of course, there is the online version, but that’s just not quite as fun.)
Update 5/25: The exhibit was written up on Wired.com. Kudos to the organizers, sponsors, and entrants.
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