the emergent patterns of paint wrinkling
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. […]
Category Archives: travel
a visit to Toronto: FITC, experimental nonlinear physics, and lionfish
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 […]
“Growing Objects” exhibit and Alaska workshops
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 […]
a visit to Shapeways NY factory!
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 […]
explaining lava forms
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 […]
Fossilized – the patterns of glyptodon shells
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 […]
dynamic patterns of water and stone
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 […]
california academy of sciences
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 […]
adirondacks
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 […]
megacaldera, supervolcano
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 […]