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At Michelangelo’s Medici Chapel, Stain-fighting Bacteria Work Miracles
Recently, a team of scientists, conservators, and historians used grime-eating bacteria to tackle the famous sculpture’s century-old stains.
Sarah Rose Sharp
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Introducing the World’s First Game Show Archive
The Strong National Museum of Play will collect scripts, set designs, props, and more.
History
Harry Houdini and the Great Copyright Escape
Houdini knew that owning a patent for an illusion did little to stop imitators from stealing his thunder — so he employed a bit of legal sleight of hand.
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Artist and Iron Worker for NYC Department of Sanitation Unveils a COVID-19 Memorial
“Forever Strongest” by Bernard Klevickas is slated to tour department garages throughout the summer before being permanently installed on Spring Street.
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New Machine Learning Can Match Ancient Pottery Fragments
Scientists have successfully taught computers to perform the complex task of rapidly sorting thousands of fragmented pottery designs into differing stylistic categories.
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57% of People Would Use a Sex Emoji, Survey Says
The sexual wellness brand LELO surveyed nearly 10,000 people, finding that 76% of participants currently use emoji for sexting.
News
With the Help of Scientists, Artist Tomás Saraceno Makes Music Out of Spider Webs
Listen to the spooky cacophony of spider web sounds.
Art
Using Her Art History Training, a Tiktoker Debunks Eurovision’s Cocaine Controversy
Popular Tiktoker and art historian Mary McGillivray mapped the angles and visual geometry of the scene to debunk rumors that the musician celebrated his band’s win with cocaine.
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Twelve African American Artists Commissioned to Ruminate on the Great Migration
An exhibition at the Mississippi Museum of Art and the Baltimore Museum of Art will include new work by Mark Bradford, Torkwase Dyson, and Carrie Mae Weems.
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Combatting Single-use Plastic, These Seed-filled Masks Will Bloom When Discarded
Designed by Marianne de Groot-Pons, the biodegradable rice paper masks are embedded with a Dutch meadow mix including asters, cornflower, and dill.
Books
When Cell Phone Towers Cosplay as Trees
There is a jarring disconnect as our eye sorts the organic from the imposter.
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The World’s Oldest Home Unearthed in South Africa
The findings at Wonderwerk Cave are huge for paleoanthropology, which seeks to understand human evolution.