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Elements of the Day of the Dead Altar (Ofrenda)
Reflection on Day of the Dead offerings and how ritual, memory and collective making help us remember those who are no longer with us.
3 min read
An Offering to the Dead, a tale of two worlds
The origin of the Mexican Day of the Dead.
3 min read
Doll play and the human mind
The science of dolls investigates the impact of doll play on empathy and emotional development.
6 min read
Tetris, rewiring the mind after trauma
Investigating the curious relationship between Tetris and trauma.
4 min read
Foldit, playing to solve real-world scientific problems.
Foldit is a citizen science puzzle game that challenges players to solve real-world protein-folding problems, leading to disease research an
4 min read
Quipu, three-dimensional writing system
Each knot, twist, and colour had a meaning. Some could reveal who owed what to whom, others could tell stories of the past and present.
2 min read
The art conundrum
From the starving artists to the lone genius, we will explore some oddities, dilemmas, social rules and questions in this strange field.
13 min read
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