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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

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
Our favorite 2024 science books for kids

You asked for science book recommendations for the kids in your life. Two bookworm experts respond—and share their own favorites.

10 Dec 2024 · 18 minutes
How metaphors help—and hurt—science

Metaphors can help us understand complicated scientific concepts. But they can also have a downside.

26 Nov 2024 · 12 minutes
How insects changed the world—and human culture

In “The Insect Epiphany,” an entomologist explores the history of insects in art, food, engineering, and more.

12 Nov 2024 · 17 minutes
Intertwining the lives of moths and humans through music

A pair of musicians wrote a concept album inspired by moths—and found that humans have more in common with the... more

29 Oct 2024 · 13 minutes
Benjamin Franklin and the American experiment collide on stage

In the play “Franklinland,” Benjamin Franklin’s son takes centerstage in an exploration of his father’s life as a scientist, statesperson,... more

15 Oct 2024 · 11 minutes
Pollution cookies and the hidden physics in Van Gogh's 'Starry Night'

The Center for Genomic Gastronomy is making foods that capture environmental crises. Plus, what scientists found when they took a... more

01 Oct 2024 · 19 minutes
How a diver and artist brought a mysterious octopus to light

The larger Pacific striped octopus is unusually social. But it wasn’t recognized by scientists until 2015, despite one man’s efforts.

17 Sep 2024 · 11 minutes
Universe of Art
A Novel Imagines The Inner Lives Of Astronauts On The Space Station
Universe of Art