Particle Episode 33: John Halpern
John Halpern a.k.a. John DiLeva Halpern is a filmmaker, conceptual artist, and performance artist based in New York City. He is known for cultural activism and documentaries about art, artists, and Tibetan Buddhism.
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Particle Episode 32: David Gere
David Gere, PhD, is the founding director of the UCLA Art & Global Health Center and is a professor in the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance, where he teaches courses in arts activism. His extensive writing and global curatorial projects address arts-based public health interventions and projects.
Particle Episode 31: Roger F. Malina
Join us for a pop-up lecture by Roger F. Malina, an astrophysicist and Distinguished Professor of Art and Technology at the University of Texas at Dallas, internationally recognized for his transdisciplinary work connecting the sciences with the arts. He has served as Executive Editor of Leonardo, the journal founded by his father, Frank Malina, and has held leadership roles with NASA and the Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille Provence (CNRS).
Particle Episode 30: Siddarth Ramakrishnan
Join us for a unique session with neuroscientist Siddharth Ramakrishnan, longtime Art Sci collective member and collaborator with Victoria Vesna on the Hox Zodiac project for over 15 years.
As part of Victoria Vesna’s Honors course Biotech & Art, this in-person class will open a portion of the session to the public as an online lecture. Ramakrishnan will present ideas from his new book, The Neuroscience of Tarot, exploring how the brain processes intuition, symbolism, and insight—merging scientific inquiry with ancient archetypes.
Particle Episode 29: Gustavo Rincon
Join us for a pop-up lecture by Gustavo Alfonso Rincon, presenting a new media arts and architectural conceptual research framework that reflects on how A.I. is transforming artistic, design, and media knowledge creation. A focus on the intersection between the arts, architecture, and sciences will be explored as a new paradigm for change.
Particle Episode 28: Kenneth Wells
Dr. Wells, a psychiatrist and health services researcher, has led a number of studies of how variations in health services systems and financing affect clinical care as well as on the use of Community-Partnered Participatory Research to address disparities in access to and outcomes of services for depression.
Particle Episode 27: Monica C. LoCascio
Monica C. LoCascio (b. 1984) is a transdisciplinary artist focusing on the materiality of invisible phenomena. Her works arrive as artifacts of her material and theoretical research on memory, microbiology, theoretical physics, and hierarchies of knowledge and power. She pairs fermented bio-materials, salvaged fiber, and heritage craft techniques with industrial and salvaged materials to examine the tension between the fluidity and vulnerability of the lived human experience and the systems and institutions that contrast it.
Particle Episode 26: John Halpern
John Halpern a.k.a. John DiLeva Halpern is a documentary filmmaker, protest art provocateur, and performance artist based in New York City. He is known for cultural activism and documentaries about art, artists, and Tibetan Buddhism.
Particle Episode 24: Andrew Pelling
Andrew is a lifelong scientist and seasoned entrepreneur recognized for his ability to transform fundamental scientific discoveries into real-world innovations. He is known for pioneering research advances in the life sciences and co-founding multiple technology, biotechnology and healthcare startups, playing pivotal roles in corporate growth, strategic investments and executive leadership. He has led the strategic development and execution of corporate R&D programs, manufacturing processes and quality system operations.