Almost Scientific on NBC news
Last week NBC news interviewed Me, Sean O, Tom Sepe and Oliver Lowe (of ReSearch, who is working on a book about Steampunk) about steam-stuff. Tom give a nice interview about his steam-powered scooter. While none of the interview of Me or Sean is shown (I think we might have […]
Space Invaders
Two winters ago I was in Paris and Amsterdam, and I kept running into these wonderful, little, tile mosaics of space invaders and pac-man ghosts. I loved them. Simple, cool and funny. If you want to learn and see more, first check out this site. Then go watch this video.
The Neuron Chamber — Arc Video
In anticipation of our upcoming, month-long showing in Ireland this winter we’ve been reworking some elements of the arc puller on the neuron sculpture to get them to arc more frequently. Here is a test we ran the other night. This is by no means fully dialed in yet but […]
Applied Kinetics Arts Show
Here are some photos form tonight’s Applied Kinetics Arts show. I’ve shown work with AKA in the past and this show makes me proud to be part of the group.
Best Use Of Toxic Waste Ever.
Read more at wired.
The Neuron Chamber — Lightwave Prep — High Voltage Manifold
I’ve started fabricating the additions to the Neuron Chamber for our upcoming show in Ireland. One of the most important additions is the High Voltage Manifold, that will house the high voltage wires running from the neon sign transformers to the axons. For the last installation we ran the wire […]
Almost Scientific’s New Header
Look up there, see the new header? Like it?   I’ll likely be changing it over the next few days. Let me know if there is a version you like most by leaving a comment.
Chalk Boards
Whenever my graduate thesis adviser once told me “as soon as you start drawing lines in the air no one knows what they hell you are talking about.” This was typically in response to someone in the lab elaborating a point by drawing an imaginary graph in the air with […]
Street with a view
Ever wish you knew exactaly when those google map cars were going to be driving down your street so you could run outside in a yeti costume while juggling a lamp, a bottle of katsup and a hard-boild egg? Well, that migh jsut be my vision. But check out the […]
The Neuron Chamber to appear at Lightwave 2009!
Another big announcement! The Neuron Chamber has been invited to Dublin, Ireland, this winter to participate in Lightwave 2009. Lightwave is a event at the Science Gallery, which is a science and art space, associated with Trinity College. Check out some of the fantastic work that was featured at Lightwave […]
EgoPHobia interview with Sean O about the Steampunk Treehouse
Romanian culture magazine EgoPhobia recently did a long interview with my shop-mate and Treehouse collaborator Sean Orlando about the Steampunk Treehouse and the ideas behind Steampunk. Click this to read the interview, which features some photos by Almost Scientific! Sean give an extended response to the hub-bub about the death […]
Almost Scientific now fully scientific
Hello all — Almost Scientific has now officially emerged from hiatus. Thank’s for sticking around! And yes, I passed my PhD thesis defense, and my thesis adviser was quick to point out that I’m now “Fully Scientific.” But, Almost Scientific never had anything to do with my scientific work. The […]
Decision and Elections
Okay — I know I said I was on hiatus so I could focus on completing my thesis but this was too much to pass up. I came across this op-ed piece in the New York Times today: Your Brains Secrete Ballot. Here is a little snippet: Neuroscientists have begun […]
Almost Scientific on short hiatus
Hey folks — You many have noticed that posts have gotten bit sporadic lately. Well, for the past few week I’ve been hunkered down preparing my PhD dissertation for my defense, which is on Nov 5th. So, at least until then, Almost Scientific will officially be on hiatus. When I […]