A collection of articles written by us and our collaborators about designing a museum and our experiments in science, art, and innovation.
Ethos: The ethics of the iPhone
MOD. hosted its first forums for the Ethos Community of Practice during May, an endeavour that looks at the ethics of technology – in this case the ethics of the iPhone – and fosters a culture of ethical questioning amongst researchers and the public. These forums used the iPhone (and other smartphones) as a starting […]
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Words by Owen Cumming
The world is a strange place. It’s so strange, that after centuries of studying and cataloguing its plants and animals, we’re only a fifth of the way through. In fact, we might only be a fiftieth of the way through. The total number of species on Earth is thought to be around 8.7 million, but […]
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Words by Walter Marsh
The technical problem solving that brings CG superheroes and cats to life From near-invisible retouching to entire worlds composed inside a computer, digital effects are a staple of modern film-making. At Rising Sun Pictures, Nik Shankar-Noble helps provide the technical solutions that underpin the wizardry. “The work we do, it’s an interesting merger of being […]
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Moments series – thinking about the moments of intimacy and connection you have with people and places. Martirrinthi by Michelle Joy To embrace each other ‘‘Community staying connected’ Connection – relationships – warmth – valued’ Numa Nakunthi by Michelle Joy To love ‘Family culture’ Acceptance – belonging – unconditional love Recent graduate […]
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Interactive exhibits get a bit tricky during a pandemic. One of our design principles here at MOD. is to be participatory, that is, creating spaces for doing, not just seeing. But if you can’t touch something, how can you interact with it? Here are a few good ways we found while developing It’s Complicated. Feeding […]
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Words by Sarah Keenihan.
James Walsh helped make a tool that creates a snapshot of what happened in a crime. Because sometimes the full story is too complicated James Walsh is not a police officer, nor a lawyer. But he’s helped develop a piece of technology that could make both these jobs a lot easier. A postdoctoral researcher at […]
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This is the beginning of the Moments series. We have commissioned four artists to start you thinking about the moments of intimacy and connection you have with people and places. Starting the series is Thriving by Dylan Mooney. ‘With my works they speak of resilience, resistance and connection. We will continue to fight for our […]
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Work experience placements are a great opportunity to give high school students an insight into the workplace. They support students to learn new schools, work on projects, and begin to consider the sorts of things they are interested in pursuing in their futures. This year, we were really excited to be able to host eight […]
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Words by Walter Marsh.
The world can be a turbulent and unpredictable place, but data scientist Jeffery Ansah hopes machine learning and artificial intelligence could offer humanity a new kind of crystal ball. “Traditionally you might go to a fortune teller who says, ‘hey, I see your future’,” Ansah says. “But we use computer science techniques and mathematics.” Specifically, […]
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Can you tell us a little bit about what you are working on for your PhD Simon? I’m working on developing a terrain mapping system which uses information from bionic rat-like facial whiskers and other tactile sensors aboard a legged robot for modelling the terrain and its traversability to aid in guiding legged robots through […]
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