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Artwork for Encono Centraal (2017) album.
@bcoredisc, Boira Discos, Borx Records, The Braves Records & Plug in the Gear - BC.314LP
Autofocus, 2017.
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got #cosmic with the #letterpress at the #mcba the other day
#type #typography #font #pabst #cosmos #carlsagan #astronomy #stars #starstuff #galaxy #space #quote #quotes
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New detailed study, 8 x 6 inches, tomorrow morning @everydayorig
“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.”
This quote from Carl Sagan represents one of the most poetic truths of our scientific reality. That the heavy elements that we are made of weren’t created at the beginning of time. Only hydrogen and helium were immediate results of the Big Bang. The rest of the elements were created in the nuclear furnaces of earlier generations of stars that have since exploded and spread their material across the universe. We are literally made of stardust.
#cosmicperspective #starstuff #stardust #spaceart #scienceart #carlsagan #cosmos #oilpainting #nebula #everydayoriginal
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Observation, an older piece form the Cosmic Perspective series.
Science is more than a body of knowledge, it’s a way of thinking.
We used to think we could understand the world simply by thinking about it, that what made sense to us must be true. But, Observation showed us that the universe often does not conform to our expectations or desires. It doesn’t matter how beautiful a theory is, who came up with it, or how much we wish something to be true. We have to look at how the universe really works, and in science, Observation has the final say.
The scientific method has pulled humanity out of dangerous superstitions and entrenched ideologies. It has allowed us to find real solutions to the problems we face. Observation leads the way. We may not always like what we see, but if we accept it with humility, we will find progress.
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“…the !Kung* Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana have an explanation for the Milky Way, which at their latitude is often overhead. They call it “The Backbone of Night,” as if the sky were some great beast inside which we live. Their explanation makes the Milky Way useful as well as understandable. The !Kung believe the Milky Way holds up the night; that if it were not for the Milky Way, fragments of darkness would come crashing down at our feet. It is an elegant idea.”
- Cosmos, Carl Sagan
Ha! Xương sống của đêm. Great insights of ancient tribes regarding the universe before it was replaced by religions =.=
This book took me ~2years to read because I could only digest a little at a time. But Carl Sagan charmed me with his romantic-scientist-personality. A treasure.
Physicist Richard Feynman on the Realities of Scientific Breakthroughs.
The Number of Potentially Habitable Planets in our Galaxy.
Franck Marchis, SETI Planetary Astronomer and Unistellar CSO, lays out the sheer number of habitable planets there are in our galaxy, and why that is significant for us.
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Episode 3 of the Other Worlds Series with Franck Marchis, a SETI Planetary Scientist and Unistellar CSO.
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The Unimaginable Universe.
Ep#3 of The Other Worlds Series: Franck Marchis - Exoplanets
Franck Marchis is a Planetary astronomer at the SETI Institute and the CSO at Unistellar.
Franck starts the conversation today with some of the real time stats in the search for other worlds, such as numbers of planets and numbers of stars, that really shine a light on our place in the universe. He also discusses Astronomical research itself, and how things like citizen science can really bolster this pursuit. Lastly, Franck reflects on some of the philosophical and societal effects that looking to the stars really has.
The True Motivation to Find Life Elsewhere.
Franck Marchis, SETI Planetary Astronomer and Unistellar CSO, discusses that the real motivation for our search for life elsewhere is something much deeper than just the science.
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