Science Ltd. It is the name of the company of Damien Hirst (Bristol, 1965), the world’s most famous and most commercial artist. He became world famous with ‘For the love of God’, a diamond inlay platinum skull, as well as the auctioning of his entire collection that resulted in revenues of 198 million dollar. Some think he is an enlightened spirit, others call him a spoiled artist who is ruining what it means being an artist. Any wich way; the world’s number 1 artist is inspired by science.
Whatever you think of him, Damien Hirst is a phenomenon of this time. Well, the pre-crisis time. Would he be able to achieve otherwise what he has achieved in a time like this? Would people still pay a million dollar for a Spot painting that is made by an assistant in several days? The answer is ‘yes’. The work of Hirst is really not subject to devaluation. Even though
The fountain effect a mentos sweet causes when it’s added to Diet Coke needs to be explained, Mythbusters thought. So they studied the reaction process and look what they’ve come up with.
A man strangles his wife while dreaming about fighting off intruders in his sleep. Does that make him mad, bad or innocent? Recent research is helping to unpick these issues, and may help reveal who, if anyone, bears responsibility in such cases.
Last week, British man Brian Thomas appeared in court on a murder charge after strangling his wife as they slept in their camper van. The prosecution withdrew the charges after three psychiatrists testified that locking him up would serve no useful purpose. The judge said that Thomas bore no responsibility for his actions.
The case has cast a spotlight on the use of such sleepwalking defences in court. “If you look at the media reports there appears to be an upsurge in the use of the sleepwalking defence,” says Michel Cramer-Bornemann of the
This is a major breakthrough. Well actually it’s just funny. Mythbusters show your eyeballs won’t pop out while sneezing. Look at this video, because this guys really tried hard!
It’s hard to believe, but even in the advertising of pharma creativity is possible. Pfizer made this beautiful tv commercial. It shows that a little courage and a innovative approach can lead to messages that last. Good for Pfizer but most of all: good for us. Will this commercial start a creative trend? Let’s hope so.
MONEY has thrown society out of kilter. Banks that once appeared to have mountains of cash have collapsed. As a consequence of the global recession, governments now recognise that banking is too important to be left to the bankers. States have taken action, from wresting control of financial institutions to introducing new regulations.
I believe the financial meltdown has implications for pharmaceutical research. The running of large pharmaceutical
Pyra Labs, a San Francisco based Company, launched its Blogger product 10 years ago. Coming Sunday could be seen as the 10th birthday for Blogging. This platform (now owned by Google) did become the biggest blogging platform in the world. Although personally I don’t use Twitter, it should be noted that Blogger’s roots are deeply tied to Twitter. Evan Williams is now co-founder of Twitter and was co-founder of Pyra labs.
The conversation on web goes on Twitter, no one really talks much about Blogger anymore. However Blogger is used
Technological managers are governing the Life Sciences, ICT and quite some other industries. When these managers were students, they were the smartest ones of their class, excellent in science, learning foreign languages, they don’t need anybody else. I know it so well, well, because I’m one of those.
During scientific conferences we are discussing bluntly and openly with colleagues. We are so used to this attitude that we don’t go easy in accepting knowledge from experts outside our disciplines. The CEO of an organic chemical synthesis company – an expert in chiral chemistry – told me that in his whole career it has never happened that a pharmaceutical researcher from another discipline would ask him for an
revenues of 198 million dollar. Some think he is an enlightened spirit, others call him a spoiled artist who is ruining what it means being an artist. Any wich way; the world’s number 1 artist is inspired by science.
