Seeing Through the Lens of a Pencil: How Archaeologists Use the Art of Sketching to Better Visualize and Understand What They See

Seeing Through the Lens of a Pencil: How Archaeologists Use the Art of Sketching to Better Visualize and Understand What They See

Aired Saturday, September 30, 2023

Seeing Through the Lens of a Pencil: How Archaeologists Use the Art of Sketching to Better Visualize and Understand What They See

The Conversation

Show # 247 Talking about how drawing engages different parts of the brain and allows the archaeologist to highlight specific aspects of the excavation that are important to the interpretive process. Archaeologists, at times create simple sketches to record spatial relationships of stratigraphic layers, features, and artifacts, or to share ideas with one another as we develop our interpretation of past events. At times, he opts to create a scientific drawing, or map, that includes scale in order to visualize and understand what he is seeing.

Guests

Dr. Alex Elvis Badillo, Archaeologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Systems at Indiana State University; Dr. Jordan Rogers, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics, Carleton College; Mary-Evelyn Farrior, Ph.D. candidate, Columbia University, Dr. Allison Emmerson, Director of the Pompeii I.14 Project, Tulane University.

Phosphogeddon: Short-Term Solutions Often Turn Out to Have Long-Term Costs

Phosphogeddon: Short-Term Solutions Often Turn Out to Have Long-Term Costs

Aired Saturday, September 23, 2023

Phosphogeddon: Short-Term Solutions Often Turn Out to Have Long-Term Costs

The Conversation

Show # 246 Talking about how the world’s Phosphorus problem resembles the carbon dioxide, plastics, and groundwater problems. The potential benefits of managing nutrients are staggering. How do we meet the needs of the growing human populations in terms of food production while steering away from the brink of what can be called phosphogeddon?

Guests

Dr. Jim Elser, Bierman Professor of Ecology of the University of Montana and Director of UM’s Flathead Lake Biological Station at Yellow Bay
Gabriel Filippelli, Ph.D., Chancellor’s Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Executive Director, Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute

Phosphogeddon: Short-Term Solutions Often Turn Out to Have Long-Term Costs

A Smart Predator: White Sharks in the North Atlantic

A Smart Predator: White Sharks in the North Atlantic

Aired Saturday, September 16, 2023

A Smart Predator: White Sharks in the North Atlantic

Show #245

Talking about North Atlantic White Sharks, the largest predatory shark, and until recently, rare in the western North Atlantic. This predator is crucial in maintaining a healthy marine ecosystem, and after decades of declines, appears to be in a state of recovery. At the top of the food chain, white sharks help to control populations of species such as the growing aggregations of grey seals found in this region. The resurgence of white sharks in the western North Atlantic is likely due to conservation efforts such as those being led by Dr. Burns. We will have a conversation about Tom’s interest in photography and research, the perfect blend of art and science.

Guests

Dr. Tom Burns, Creator and Project Leader, Cape Cod White Shark Predation Study; Photographer

A Family Tradition: The Art and Science of Cranberries

A Family Tradition: The Art and Science of Cranberries

Aired Saturday, September 9, 2023

A Family Tradition: The Art and Science of Cranberries

The Conversation

Cranberries are a wild native fruit to Cape Cod. Native Americans introduced cranberries to early Cape Cod settlers and taught them how to use cranberries for medicinal purposes and to produce red dye. In the north village of Dennis, Henry Hall discovered cultivated cranberries by accident in 1816. An industry was born with many retired sea captains taking up the cranberry business. Join us as we explore the art and science of cranberries in this episode with the owner of Annie’s Crannies as she takes us through the history and craft of bringing cranberries to our tables. We will explore how our guest went from Broadway to working a cranberry bog, the challenges she and other growers face and the differences between dry and wet harvesting. We will look at why these farms are so important and why you should buy local whenever possible. 

Guests

Annie Walker, Owner, Annie’s Crannies; Molly Walker, Next Generation Cranberry Farmer

A Family Tradition: The Art and Science of Cranberries

Connections in Art and Science: Exploring Nature Through Art

Connections in Art and Science: Exploring Nature Through Art

Aired Saturday, September 2, 2023

Connections in Art and Science: Exploring Nature Through Art

The Conversation

Talking about teaching drawing to help people slow down and notice so much more, connecting with their subject matter, and providing moments of mindfulness and presence. Our guest loves to see people have moments of insight about what they’re looking at and see the joy that comes from honing their drawing skills.  Her work with the Art & Science in One through the Cambridge Public Schools, trains adult volunteers to work with 4th and 5th graders on nature journaling as a way of honing the students’ observational skills, their connection to nature, and their ability to draw and write about what they observe.

Guests

Erica Beade, Illustrator and Educator

Nursing: Improving Communications Through the Arts

Nursing: Improving Communications Through the Arts

Aired Saturday, August 26, 2023

Nursing: Improving Communications Through the Arts

The Conversation

Health care delivery is especially complicated and requires a balance between the science of medicine and the art of care. In today’s show we will be talking to our guest about her work using art to teach and improve observational skills with both nursing students and practicing nurses. Can the arts improve how our nurses communicate with their patients allowing them to provide more compassionate and effective medical care to patients? Additionally, we will explore her work in using artwork to facilitate conversations focused on diversity and equity. Join us as we explore the research behind these new ideas.

Guests

Dr. Meg Moorman, Clinical Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Nursing

Nursing: Improving Communications Through the Arts

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