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Reflections: Snow Mirror by Daniel Rozin (Clip)

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00:01:59

Snow Mirror is the first in a series of pieces that celebrate slowness and black and white, in this piece the image of the viewer is created by the congregation and accumulation of white snow flakes in areas of the image that are brighter. The result is projected on a transparent silk fabric which creates a feeling of the flakes being suspended in space. Artist Daniel Rozin will be featured in the Exploratorium's 2009 exhibition, Reflections.

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Date: May 1, 2009
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Cognitive Science/Psychology, Art

Keywords: daniel rozin, mirror, reflections, snow, flakes, image, art

Reflections: Shaking Time by Daniel Rozin (Clip)

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00:00:40

Shaking Time Mirror is the forth of the "Time Series" Software Mirrors. This series of software mirrors examines notions of time, scanning, motion and stagnation. In Shaking Time Mirror only areas of movement on the screen are refreshed with current video, the rest of the screen ages and turns into a gray stagnant crust. When a viewer moves in front of the piece the crust flakes of and revels the full colored image of the viewer, which gradually grays back. Artist Daniel Rozin will be featured in the Exploratorium's summer exhibition, Reflections.

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Date: May 1, 2009
Format: Exhibit
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): General Science, Cognitive Science/Psychology, Art

Keywords: daniel rozin, mirror, reflections, software, video, image, art

Reflections: Self-Centered Mirror by Daniel Rozin (Clip)

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00:00:20

Self Centered Mirror is an arrangement of 34 vertical panes of mirror. It has a retro-reflective behavior, this means that anyone standing in front of this mirror will see themselves reflected on all 34 panes, The mirror will also remove anyone else in the space from being reflected. This piece lifts the last obstacle from in the quest to total narcisism. Artist Dan Rozin will be featured in the Exploratorium's summer exhibition, Reflections.

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Date: April 30, 2009
Format: Exhibit
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): General Science, Cognitive Science/Psychology, Art

Keywords: daniel rozin, mirror, reflections, art, narcissism

Reflections: Mirrors Mirror by Daniel Rozin (Clip)

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00:01:18

Mirrors Mirror creates the viewers' image by directing 768 small mirror tiles in a way that reflects different portions of their image. The piece is made of 24 columns of "pixels" that form a concaved curved surface that is aimed at the viewer. Brighter pixels reflect the upper body of the viewer and the wall behind him and dark ones are aimed lower. Artist Daniel Rozin will be featured in the Exploratorium's 2009 summer exhibition, Reflections.

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Date: April 29, 2009
Format: Exhibit
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): General Science, Cognitive Science/Psychology, Art

Keywords: daniel rozin, mirror, reflections, tiles, image, pixels, art

Exploratorium Audio Salon: Dr. Christine Carter--The Science of Happiness (Podcast)

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00:15:41

Dr. Christine Carter is a sociologist who studies the childhood roots of happiness. She is the executive director of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, an interdisciplinary research center that promotes the study of happiness, compassion, and altruism. In this program, Dr. Carter speaks about happiness, altruism, and the inspiring intersection of her personal and professional worlds.

Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All

Date: January 28, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Cognitive Science/Psychology

Keywords: greater good science center, christine carter, happiness, altruism, kids, kindness

Links:

Greater Good Science Center website

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Mind: Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Lectures on The Creative Person and The Creative Context (Podcast)

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00:23:04

Join Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, an authority on positive psychology and flow, for a lecture on creativity. Dr. Csikszentmihalyi reviews the common traits of creative people and describe the environments that foster innovation.

Project: Mind | Browse All

Date: December 22, 2008
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Cognitive Science/Psychology

Keywords: mind, creativity, flow, invention, imagination, psychology, innovation

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Mind: In Search Of Universals In Human Emotion with Dr. Paul Ekman (Podcast)

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00:21:12

Join us as UC Berkeley's Dr. Robert Levenson interviews acclaimed psychologist Dr. Paul Ekman about his 40 years of research into the universality of human facial expressions. The talk includes photographs and never-before-seen footage from Dr. Ekman's fieldwork among the Fore, an isolated New Guinea tribe he first visited in the early 1960s.

Project: Mind | Browse All

Date: December 19, 2008
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Cognitive Science/Psychology

Keywords: paul ekman, robert levenson, new guinea, fore, emotion, mind, psychology, facial expressions, biology, darwin, margaret mead, anthropology

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Mind: Crazy For Love (Podcast)

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00:22:40

They say that love makes the world go around--but love can make you loco, too. This compelling audio documentary weaves together obsessions, confessions, and reflections to explore the universal madness of love.

Project: Mind | Browse All

Date: December 9, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Cognitive Science/Psychology

Keywords: obsession, love

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Mind: Dr. Temple Grandin Lectures on Autism and the Animal Mind (Podcast)

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00:18:23

Author and animal scientist Dr. Grandin shares her insights on ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), visual thinking, and human and animal minds. Dr. Grandin, herself autistic, believes the autistic person's capacity to "see the actual things themselves" places autistic individuals in a unique position to understand the ways animals think.

Project: Mind | Browse All

Date: December 9, 2008
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Cognitive Science/Psychology

Keywords: autism, thinking

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Mind: Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Lectures on The Creative Person and The Creative Context (Clip)

Running Time:
01:49:20

Join Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, an authority on positive psychology and flow, for a lecture on creativity. Dr. Csikszentmihalyi reviews the common traits of creative people and describe the environments that foster innovation.

Project: Mind | Browse All

Date: March 12, 2008
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Cognitive Science/Psychology

Keywords: mind, creativity, flow, invention, imagination, psychology, innovation

Links:

Dr. Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi Profile

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