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Universe of Art
Universe of Art
Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Meet artists who use science to bring their creations to the next level.

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Episodes

Saying Goodbye To Universe Of Art

After two years, Universe of Art is coming to an end, but we’ll keep reporting on stories that mix art... more

03 Jun 2025 · 2 minutes
How Death Metal Singers Make Their Extreme Vocalizations

Vocal researchers are learning how death metal singers safely produce extreme vocal distortions, in hopes of improving vocal health care.

20 May 2025 · 12 minutes
How ‘Science Interpreters’ Make Hidden Science Visible

A cell animator and a museum designer tell us how they translate scientific findings into visual experiences.

06 May 2025 · 17 minutes
How Real Doctors Brought ‘The Pitt’ To Life

We go inside the scientifically accurate ER world created for the TV show with one of its medical consultants.

22 Apr 2025 · 17 minutes
This Video Game Prioritizes Restoring An Ecosystem Over Profits

In Terra Nil, a “reverse city-builder,” your goal is to restore a barren wasteland into a thriving ecosystem.

08 Apr 2025 · 13 minutes
Revisiting Lessons Learned From World Of Warcraft's Virtual Pandemic

In 2005, a software bug triggered a pandemic in the video game World Of Warcraft. It ended up foreshadowing many... more

18 Mar 2025 · 11 minutes
In ‘Common Side Effects,’ A Clash Over An All-Healing Mushroom

The show’s starring scientist finds a mushroom that can heal any ailment. But powerful people will do anything to stop... more

25 Feb 2025 · 11 minutes
A Novel Imagines The Inner Lives Of Astronauts On The Space Station

The award-winning novel 'Orbital' explores the inner thoughts of astronauts during a single day aboard the International Space Station.

04 Feb 2025 · 17 minutes
If ‘Interstellar’ Were Made Today, What Would Be Different?

The science advisor for “Interstellar” discusses the film’s impact, and how new information about gravitational waves could have changed it.

21 Jan 2025 · 18 minutes
A Play About Pregnancy Inspired By Mushroom Research

Playwrights and scientists teamed up to create plays based on scientific research. One of them explores pregnancy through fungal computing.

07 Jan 2025 · 7 minutes
Universe of Art
Saying Goodbye To Universe Of Art
Universe of Art