| December 5, 2005 |
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Phylotaxis
This  site from Seed Magazine and artist Jonathan Harris visually explores "the space where science meets culture." (Jonathan Harris also designed our 10th Anniversary Netrospective, and we're unabashed fans.) Here's what happens on Phylotaxis: A program scours the Web for science news. It then transforms the articles into small, colorful beads that shimmer just slightly and form a circle. Move your cursor over the beads, and they enlarge and spread. Click, and a story emerges. A ball of bright blues and greens reveals an article on Martian water; a black, metallic ring leads to an examination of Iran's space program. The small disks, the colors, and the articles shift and update as new stories emerge online. Agitate the circles, load new ones, and select by date or theme. Or do what we did, which is browse and marvel. (in Science) |
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