Do you enjoy BOTH science and art? YOU will love this podcast!
In this podcast, you’ll discover the origins of scientific illustration and the future of virtual reality. Dr. Ben Knorlein, my co-interviewee, was on the same ocean expedition as me when I was the Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) Artist-at-Sea : Visit the Cruise Log for the SOI Sea to Space Particle Investigation [January 24-February 20, 2017].
PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS
@ 8:58 Hey, Kirsten, have you heard of Bilbies?
I haven't, and I've never been to Australia, but I'm guessing it's possibly a marsupial. Am I right?
Yes, it's definitely a marsupial…It's kind of like a miniature kangaroo with really big ears and a cute pointy nose, and they hop about eating grubs and insects.
…When I've never heard of an animal before, like the Bilby, the first thing I do is I go to my library and I look at I look at my books to see if I have any reference material on them. So, I actually have a book on mammals of Australia, and I'd like to share [my] sketchbook page that shows what I learned about Bilbies because of your question….[below]
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