Engaging through Seeing

Seeing through

Although the book covers all areas of scientific activity, the main focus is on biology. “The optimism and resources being devoted to biological research today promise to have a profound impact on everyday life as well as philosophical notions about life itself,” writes Wilson. “Whenver artists notice so much concentration of cultural energy and focus, they feel summoned to investigate and resp...

Engaging Learners Through Wikipedia

Engaging youth through photovoice.

The photovoice process aims to use photographic images taken by persons with little money, power, or status to enhance community needs assessments, empower participants, and induce change by informing policy makers of community assets and deficits. This article describes a youth photovoice project implemented in an after-school program that attempted to adapt the photovoice method to youth part...

Seeing through the cilium

In This Issue In This Issue Clash of the titin he sarcomere is more than a complicated piece of structural machinery. According to new results by McElhinny et al. (page 125), a building block of striated muscle cells called MURF-1 may also indirectly regulate gene expression. MURF-1 localizes to sarcomeres thanks to its interaction with titin, a major structural component of the muscle sarcomer...

Seeing through Obscure Glass

Obscure glass is textured glass designed to separate spaces and “obscure” visibility between the spaces. Such glass is used to provide privacy while still allowing light to flow into a space, and is often found in homes and offices. We propose and explore the challenge of “seeing through” obscure glass, using both optical and digital techniques. In some cases – such as when the textured surface...