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Universe of Art

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Saying Goodbye To Universe Of Art

After two years, Universe of Art is coming to an end, but we’ll keep reporting on stories that mix art and science together.
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How Death Metal Singers Make Their Extreme Vocalizations

Vocal researchers are learning how death metal singers safely produce extreme vocal distortions, in hopes of improving vocal health care.
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How ‘Science Interpreters’ Make Hidden Science Visible

A cell animator and a museum designer tell us how they translate scientific findings into visual experiences.
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How Real Doctors Brought ‘The Pitt’ To Life

We go inside the scientifically accurate ER world created for the TV show with one of its medical consultants.
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This Video Game Prioritizes Restoring An Ecosystem Over Profits

In Terra Nil, a “reverse city-builder,” your goal is to restore a barren wasteland into a thriving ecosystem.
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Revisiting Lessons Learned From World Of Warcraft's Virtual Pandemic

In 2005, a software bug triggered a pandemic in the video game World Of Warcraft. It ended up foreshadowing many aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In ‘Common Side Effects,’ A Clash Over An All-Healing Mushroom

The show’s starring scientist finds a mushroom that can heal any ailment. But powerful people will do anything to stop him from cultivating it.
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A Novel Imagines The Inner Lives Of Astronauts On The Space Station

The award-winning novel 'Orbital' explores the inner thoughts of astronauts during a single day aboard the International Space Station.
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If ‘Interstellar’ Were Made Today, What Would Be Different?

The science advisor for “Interstellar” discusses the film’s impact, and how new information about gravitational waves could have changed it.
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A Play About Pregnancy Inspired By Mushroom Research

Playwrights and scientists teamed up to create plays based on scientific research. One of them explores pregnancy through fungal computing.
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