Science And Art Make A Delicious Cookie August 31, 2009
Posted by Miss Weird Scientist in Brain Power, Easy As Pie, Human Body.Tags: art, cookies, gingerbread, science cartoons
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At first glance, I was actually a bit creeped out to see a favorite cookie of mine dissected to show the innards of a human! But this super cool image is the creation of an artist, illustrator and self-proclaimed “crazy person” named Jason Freeny.
What I like most of all when I see this kind of stuff is that it comes from an imaginative place. While science is full of theories and information, it takes a vivid, explorative imagination to bring this to visual life in a way that makes us stop and say “wow.” When I asked Jason about his interest in the human body and science, he replied:
The intricacy fascinates me.
Now, I only wish my high school textbooks had pictures like this way back when I was in school. Well, not that way back. I wonder if this particular gingerbread man has a few gray hairs hiding under his sugary, baked crust.
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Delaying Death February 8, 2009
Posted by Miss Weird Scientist in Diseases, Human Body, Science and Politics, Think About It.Tags: death, euthanasia, life, science cartoons
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Cartoon credit: Nick Kim.
We all want to live a long, healthy life. But, this cartoon left me wondering if perhaps, we sometimes go too far in our quest to preserve life. Are there situations where a person’s life is simply so poor in quality due to their health condition – that keeping them alive represents an unfair fight with death?
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