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UCLA Art|Sci: Rubisco Stars, SETI Molecules and the Paradox of Scale

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

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January 15, 2010:
Noon to 2PM

UCLA Art|Sci center + lab presents:
“Rubisco Stars, SETI Molecules and the Paradox of Scale”
Joe Davis, MIT; Daniƫlle Hofmans, Center for Art and Genomics, Amsterdam; Ashley Clark, Massachusetts College of Art

In the 1980s, poetic and philosophical implications of the serious, scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) helped to inspire pioneering work in a new field of molecular biology art. This presentation will draw together ideas about radio, lasers, genetics, sculpture, mathematics, natural language, history and the nature of discovery itself.

C(N)SI Auditorium:
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Parking is available in Lot 9, all day parking $10.
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Paleolithic Workshop: Machine Project

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Dear Friends,

1) Since Machine started we've presented workshops covering topics that are esoteric (meat cloning, ghille suit making), technical (arduino, basic electronics), and practical (machine sewing 101, kimchi making). What we haven't covered is the technologies of the stone age. We're pleased to announce we're now filling this embarrassing hole in our curriculum with a set of four workshops covering the following...

* Making of stone knives by hand using stone, antlers, and leather.
* Basket weaving for gathering nuts and berries.
* Manufacturing rope and cordage from palm fronds and other plant fibers.
* Creating fire without matches.

Space is limited, so to avoid feeling outsmarted by the next caveman you encounter, sign up now.
http://machineproject.com/go/paleolithic

Love,

Machine

Machine Project is a nonprofit organization that relies on support from lovely people like you – become a member today

http://machineproject.com/membership/

Machine Project: 2009 Annual Benefit

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

What do these phrases all have in common?

*panning for gold
*slime mold racing
*drinks
*competitive art heisting with laser beams
*you dodging the aforementioned laser beams
*speed soldering
*drinks
*a labyrinthine cabinet of curiosities
*fake IDs
*Machine Project
*November 7th
*drinks

Answer: They are all part of Machine Project’s first annual fundraising Benefit Party on Saturday November 7th, 2009. We’re selling tickets to this event to raise funds for our upcoming year of free public programming. This means everything we do, from production costs for all our upcoming concerts and lectures, to programs like our FungiFest festivities coming up in January, to paying the rent. It will be held in the mysterious Mr Jalopy’s hidden studio located via a secret passage behind Coco’s Variety Store on Riverside Drive, in Silverlake. We have a limited number of tickets, so purchase now to avoid missing the most epic Machine event of the year.

Tickets start at $75 for members, or $100 for non-members. There’s also a Benefactor level ticket available for $250, which includes entry to a special pre-event reception and more.

Information and tickets

If you’ve been waiting for a reason to become a machine member, or to renew your membership, now is a great time – members get discounted tickets to the benefit, reduced prices on all classes during the year, and access to special members only events. Membership starts at $5 a month.

Machine Project is a nonprofit organization that relies on support from lovely people like you – become a member today

Machine Project
1200 D North Alvarado
Los Angeles, CA, 90026
213-483-8761

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