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GHOST__WORLD PREMIERE AT THE LAB IN SAN FRANCISCO

Submitted by leoisastuserone on Thursday, 04/11/2024 6:36pm

Date: 28 April 2024
Where: The Lab, San Francisco

This April at The Lab in San Francisco, our very own Director of Programs at Leonardo/ISAST, Vanessa Chang, will be featured as a guest speaker following the premiere of Jen Liu's latest dance creation, GHOST__WORLD. This groundbreaking piece for four dancers delves into the spectral existence of lives ensnared in the global machinery of technology, drawing from firsthand interviews with electronics and e-waste workers in South China.

The Mindful Mona Lisa: Bridges of Peace and Understanding

Submitted by Max Herman on Thursday, 03/21/2024 9:16am

Francis Bacon’s Novum Organum (1620) is one of the most influential scientific texts of the early modern era.  Interestingly, in the context of this blog’s novel hypothesis that the Mona Lisa may be an allegory of “Esperienza” -- Italian for both experience and experiment -- Bacon’s tract uses the word “experience” over thirty times, including examples like this: 

  • “The foundations of experience (our sole resource) have hitherto failed completely or have been very weak; nor has a store and collection of particular facts, capable of informing the mind or in any way satisfactory, been either sought after or amassed.”
  • “(O)ur only hope is in the regeneration of the sciences, by regularly raising them on the foundation of experience and building them anew, which I think none can venture to affirm to have been already done or even thought of.”

Reimagine Education as a Creativity Incubator

Submitted by Tosh Swain on Tuesday, 02/13/2024 10:32am

 

Leonardo is thrilled to share the article, Reimagine Education as a Creativity Incubator by Leonardo/ISAST CEO Diana Ayton-Shenker, published in the Zhuangshi Journal of Design in September 2023. Through the retelling of personal and professional experiences, Diana shares her strategies and guideposts for reframing education as an avenue for creative innovation and social transformation.

Recognition of Leonardo’s Outstanding Peer Reviewers

Submitted by Nick Cronbach on Thursday, 02/08/2024 11:59am

As a result of 50 years of publishing work on the cutting edge, Leonardo has become the leading international peer-reviewed journal on the use of contemporary science and technology in the arts and music and, increasingly, the application and influence of the arts, design and humanities on science and technology.

Unveiling Creativity: Leonardo-ASU Planetary Health Research Seed Grants Illuminate Bold Interdisciplinary Projects

Submitted by Jennifer Strickland on Friday, 01/12/2024 12:29pm

 

Leonardo-ASU is thrilled to announce the recipients of our inaugural Leonardo-ASU Planetary Health Research Seed Grants, an interdisciplinary creative research collaboration addressing global challenges and positive pathways for change. The two selected projects exemplify innovation, creativity, and a commitment to advance our understanding of complex issues. Seed funding of up to $25,000 per project will further contribute to their success and impact at this pivotal stage in their development. Awardees were selected from a competitive pool of project applications that addressed a wide range of issues, including regenerative solutions for coral reef health, Indigenous knowledge keeping, participatory governance, and more. This first call for proposals to the Seed Grants attracted ASU-led applicant teams representing 18 units across ASU, as well as including esteemed colleagues from ASU partners and other institutions. We thank all applicants and reviewers in the process, and we congratulate the grant recipients.

Dr. Roger F. Malina is granted Executive Editor Emeritus

Submitted by Leonardo Team on Tuesday, 01/02/2024 10:49am

The Board of Directors of Leonardo/the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology has granted to Dr. Roger F. Malina the position of Executive Editor Emeritus, effective January 1, 2024. This is the highest honor that Leonardo can bestow, and is in recognition of Dr. Malina’s years of leadership and dedicated service to the organization as its founder and long-serving Executive Editor of Leonardo Journal. Dr. Malina will continue his service, with the opportunity for Leonardo to continue to benefit from his experience and expertise, on the Editorial Advisory Board.

The Mindful Mona Lisa: Quantum Cloud of Leonardo’s Alchemy

Submitted by Max Herman on Thursday, 12/21/2023 9:14pm

In the above image (Codex Atlanticus 520r, c. 1490) Leonardo writes:

“Body born of the perspective of Leonardo Vinci, disciple of experience.  Let this body be made not with examples of another body but only with simple lines.”

This is one of his greatest declarations of respect for esperienza, meaning both experience and experiment.

Leonardo's 2023 Book List

Submitted by Tosh Swain on Thursday, 12/14/2023 10:21am

As the year comes to a close, we've curated this short list of our top book recommendations and favorite reads of 2023. These carefully selected books transcend the ordinary, inviting you to explore the intersections of art, science, and technology through the eyes of visionaries. Dive into the pages of this curated selection tailored for inquisitive minds.