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Artists that are "too big to fail?" Martha Buskirk suggests Koons, Hurst, and Murakami, blurring distinction between commercial and fine art 2:38 PM Jun 1st via Twitter for iPhone
Marshall Arisman: made a list of 4 things he knew and experienced, and spent the last 28 years making art about them. #TEDxChelsea 1:52 PM Jun 1st via Twitter for iPhone
Jennifer Dalton asks: is art for everyone or an elite few? Should artists be poor or rich? Should we break into the system or does it suck? 11:53 AM Jun 1st via Twitter for iPhone
If you haven't seen 'em yet, check out some episodes of Jim Kempner's themadnessofart.com #TEDxChelsea 11:31 AM Jun 1st via Twitter for iPhone
Alexis Clements: If an artist's job is to explore and inquire in new ways, a wide group of artists should look into a wide group of subjects 10:25 AM Jun 1st via Twitter for iPhone
Daniel Pinchbeck: We need to get beyond the distraction of the art world and focus on ecological integrity #TEDxChelsea 9:42 AM Jun 1st via Twitter for iPhone
Headed to Art World-focused @TEDxChelsea today. "The true value of art is rarely what someone will pay for it." I guess that cuts both ways. 7:31 AM Jun 1st via Tweetie for Mac
RT @TreeHugger: Stop whatever you're doing! These 100-Year-Old Aerial Photos Were Taken by Pigeons bit.ly/LdMv6M #photography #photos 7:20 AM Jun 1st via Tweetie for Mac in reply to TreeHugger
neuroscientist Moran Cerf's story of accidentally stealing his own thunder by *not* inventing a dream recording machine bit.ly/K16OlZ 8:28 PM May 31st via Tweetie for Mac
Amazing stories @TheMoth/@WorldSciFest tonight! Two standouts: one by new pal Dr. George Lombardi about saving Mother Teresa's life and... 8:27 PM May 31st via Tweetie for Mac
Excited for tonight's @WorldSciFest + @TheMoth "Stories of Flash Points" about personal relationships with science cooper.edu/events-and-exh… 1:22 PM May 31st via web
Ever seen a Nessus sphinx? Its wings beat so fast I was almost sure it was a hummingbird. But it's a moth. #NYCnature bit.ly/KqK3KS 7:54 AM May 26th via Tweetie for Mac
Have a problem with slugs in your garden? No need for pesticide - just give 'em beer. And cheap American beer at that: bit.ly/Mub5lb 9:14 AM May 24th via Tweetie for Mac
Do yourself a favor and watch a Brief History of John Baldessari narrated by Tom Waits. youtube.com/watch?v=eU7V4G… (↬ @brainpicker, @culturebrain) 7:47 AM May 23rd via web
Excited for @TEDxChelsea next Friday, with a focus on the Art World in NYC. Applications are still open: tedxchelsea.org/index.html 8:11 AM May 22nd via web
Wheres_Minmi Ancient Plant-Fungal Partnerships Reveal How the World Became Green sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/… 10:51 PM May 20th via web Retweeted by OLTW
New theories on when the first humans arrived in the Americas: perhaps 1000s of years before we thought..via boat? nyti.ms/LaHIlx 6:45 AM May 21st via Tweetie for Mac
brainpicker Lovely idea: Koubach – iOS app helps you take care of your plants j.mp/JmhaTy (cc: @OLTW) 5:20 PM May 18th via Buffer Retweeted by OLTW and 5 others
Oldest living bacteria was found in Siberia by biologists looking for clues to life on other planets bit.ly/bcEtOK (cc: @SPACEdotcom) 5:50 AM May 18th via Tweetie for Mac
RT: @SPACEdotcom: Arctic Microbe Hunt Could Aid Search for Alien Life bit.ly/KXteb9 5:48 AM May 18th via Tweetie for Mac