Tag: Photography
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Myra Greene, Spelman College – Representations of Race and Our Understanding of Color
On Spelman College Week: How we perceive colors can have a big impact. Myra Greene, professor in the department of art and visual culture, explains this statement visually. Greene uses a diverse photographic practice and fabric manipulations to explore representations of race. Greene is currently working on a new body of work that uses African…
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Karen Winterich, Penn State University – Taking A Photo Can Help You De-clutter and Donate
We all need to de-clutter our homes. Karen Winterich, associate professor of marketing at Penn State University, discusses a new trick to get people to give away more of the stuff they have trouble parting with. Professor Karen Page Winterich is a Frank and Mary Smeal Research Fellow and Associate Professor of Marketing at the…
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Laura Sonter, University of Vermont – Nature and Selfies
Taking selfies in nature could help the outdoor space you’re visiting. Laura Sonter, Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Vermont, describes how she used uploaded photos to see where people are visiting the great outdoors and if this should be where the money goes. Laura is a post-doctoral research associate at the Gund Institute for…
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Justin Dressel, Chapman University – Grainy Digital Photographs
Why are your digital pictures so grainy? Justin Dressel, Assistant Professor of Physics at Chapman University, explains how quantum physics has a lot to do with what shows up on your screen. Dr. Dressel researches the foundations of quantum physics, which is a natural intersection point between physics, mathematics, and computer science. His recent research…
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Radu Sporea, University of Surrey – Photography: The Science of Aperture
The ubiquity of cell phone cameras makes everybody a photographer – or so they think! Today on The Academic Minute, Radu Sporea, an engineer at the University of Surrey, will teach us how to improve our photography skills through a scientific profile of aperture. Dr. Radu Sporea is Royal Academy of Engineering Academic Research Fellow in the Advanced…