Seeing Science – Photography, Science and Visual Culture

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Mini Exhibitions

Lynn Cazabon: Uncultivated

MAD SCIENTIST A

Picturing Science

Mad Scientists

A Thomas Smillie cyanotypes of specimens on exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution, 1890. Courtesy: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Short Essays

P. H. Emerson: from the Introduction to “Naturalistic Photography for Students of the Art”

6.12.18 WHAT DOES LIGHTNIGN LOOK LIKE

Why We Look

Do You Know What Lightning Really Looks Like?

Fluorescent microscopy picture of HeLa cells expressing a mitochondrially targeted version of green fluorescent protein (mtGFP), 2014.

Timeline Items

2008

5.25.18 NASA PHOTOG CAMERA MELT

Why We Look

NASA photographer caught the perfect launch shot. Then his camera melted.

5.21.18 first image from TESS satellite

Why We Look

Stunning First Image Sent Back By NASA’s Planet-Hunter Satellite

4.30.18 FOOD CHAIN CAPTURED IN 1 IN A TRILLION SHOT

Why We Look

Photographer Captures Food Chain in ‘One in a Trillion Shot’

4.24.18 augment reality lets doctors see under skin

Why We Look

Augmented-Reality Allows Medical Images To Be Projected On Patients’ Skin

4.17.18 recognizing faces in the dark, thermal imaging

Why We Look

Army Develops Face Recognition Technology That Works In The Dark

4.3.18 SOFI THE ROBOTIC FISH

Why We Look

Robotic Fish to Keep a Fishy Eye on the Health of the Oceans

4.6.18 SELF POWERED IMAGE SENSER

Why We Look

Self-Powered Image Sensor Could Watch You Forever

3.22.18 WEARABLE BRAIN SCANNER 1

Why We Look

A Brain-Scanning Helmet Can Record Neural Activity As Wearers Move Around

3.19.18 only woman in a photo of 38 men scientists...

Why We Look

The Only Woman In A Photo Of 38 Scientists, And Now She’s Been Identified