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Category Archives: travel

the emergent patterns of paint wrinkling

05.16.2015by Jessica 3 Comments

Last weekend we ventured to the Arnold Arboretum to view the blooming lilacs. Although the flowers were spectacular, it was actually a garbage can that ended up garnering our attention. […]

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photography, science & nature, travel

a visit to Toronto: FITC, experimental nonlinear physics, and lionfish

04.20.2015by Jessica Leave a comment

Last week, we visited Toronto for the first time because I was invited by FITC to give a lecture at their conference. While we were there, we also finally got […]

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events, photography, travel

“Growing Objects” exhibit and Alaska workshops

08.12.2014by Marie Staver 2 Comments

We have two major events coming up this month. The first is our solo exhibition titled “Growing Objects” at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics at Stonybrook University, opening […]

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3dprinting, art, science & nature, travel

a visit to Shapeways NY factory!

09.23.2013by Jessica 2 Comments

Last week, Jesse and I visited the relatively new Shapeways factory in Long Island City, NY.  It was great to finally be able to see where our products are 3D […]

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3dprinting, travel

explaining lava forms

03.05.2013by Jessica 4 Comments

We recently returned from Hawaii where we spent a week exploring Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. The Big Island of Hawaii is made up of 5 shield volcanoes and was born […]

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photography, science & nature, travel

Fossilized – the patterns of glyptodon shells

02.09.2012by Jessica 2 Comments

Glyptodons are the extinct ancestors of modern day armadillos.  These giant mammals roamed the Americas from 2.5 million years ago until just as recently as 10,000 years ago before dying […]

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inspiration, science & nature, travel

dynamic patterns of water and stone

09.28.2010by Jessica Leave a comment

The beach in Bolinas, CA is composed entirely of Monterey Shale, a thinly-bedded grey stone that formed during the Mioscene era about 23 to 5 million years ago.  Watching the […]

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science & nature, travel

california academy of sciences

09.04.2010by Jessica Leave a comment

We are in San Francisco, CA for the opening of our reaction show. Today we explored the Conservatory of Flowers and California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. Here […]

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inspiration, science & nature, travel

adirondacks

08.11.2010by Jessica Leave a comment

We’ve been so busy this summer working on new products, projects and coding adventures (and Jesse’s been teaching!) that we didn’t get a chance to take any exotic vacations but […]

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photography, science & nature, travel

megacaldera, supervolcano

08.17.2009by Jessica Leave a comment

The reason we decided to visit Yellowstone was because it is home to the most spectacular geothermal features in the Americas. While in New Zealand we had a chance to […]

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photography, science & nature, travel

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