Jul 14, 2014
Feature Guest: Robin Kingsburgh
Albert
Einstein once said "After a certain high level of technical skill
is achieved, science and art tend to coalesce in esthetics,
plasticity, and form. The greatest scientists are always artists as
well." To help us understand the dynamic between the arts and the
science of astronomy, today Robin Kingsburgh joins Justin Trottier
at The Star Spot.
Current in Space
Some like it hot. But what happens when it gets a
little too hot? For those who like to work those tans, Benjamin
warns you to beware. Scientists have discovered the highest UV
index ever, though not near any beaches you'd probably be
travelling to this summer.
Dave shares the mystery of the magic island, a structure that appeared and disappeared within a matter of days on the seas of Titan.
And Benjamin on the fascinating field of archaeoastronomy in which we learn about ancient civilizations down here on Earth by studying the sky the ancients would have seen up above.
About our Guest
Robin
Kingsburgh received her PhD in astronomy from her studies of stars
and planetary nebulae. A renaissance woman, she now teaches in the
faculty of arts and sciences at the Ontario College of Art and
Design and in the division of natural sciences at york university.
She combines her love of art and science by introducing astronomy
subjects to artists and through her own work curating exhibits like
Occam’s Razor: art, science and aesthethics, currently on public
display.