Benoît Mandelbrot 1924-2010

From Jacques Mandelbrojt via Roger Malina and the YASMIN list: FRACTALS IN ART, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Benoit Mandelbrot French and American mathematician who passed away two nights ago was born in Warsaw . He and his family fled away from Hitler to France in 1936 where he was greeted by his uncle, the mathematician Szolem... Continue Reading →

IASH Humanities and Climate Change

There will be two lunchtime talks in the Humanities and Climate Change series this autumn - details as follows: Monday, 11 October at 1 p.m. Rachel Howell (Postgraduate, Centre for the Study of Environmental Change and Sustainability): "Lights, camera... action? The impact of the climate change film 'The Age of Stupid'" Friday, 26 November at... Continue Reading →

D.I.G.

An afternoon of harvesting and healthy living, Tuesday 7th September, the Rose Garden, Rutherglen, the Gorbals.

u-n-f-o-l-d:

A Cultural Response to Climate Change 20 August – 2 October 2010 Kings Place Gallery Kings Cross, London Private View: Thursday, 19 August, 6-8pm Unfold exhibits the work of over 20 artists who have participated in Cape Farewell expeditions in 2007 and 2008 to the High Arctic and in 2009 to the Andes. Each artist... Continue Reading →

Glasgow is a centre for urban farming and community gardening

This Land Is Your Land Saturday 10 July - Saturday 24 July 2010 11:00am - 6:00pm: FREE Venue: Centre for Contemporary Art, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow This Land is Your Land is an annual two-week exhibition project exploring the connections between nature and art. GLASGOW HARVEST A Celebration of Urban Farming On Saturday the 28th August... Continue Reading →

IASH Humanities and Climate Change 16 July 2010

"Beyond the human: animal rights, environmental justice and ecological justice" Professor David Schlosberg, University of Arizona Dr Anders Schinkel, Erasmus University Rotterdam Friday 16 July Registration from 9.30 (The workshop should finish between 1 and 1.30) Seminar Room 3, Chrystal Macmillan Building, George Square, Edinburgh Supported by Edinburgh University and the Roberts Fund for Researcher-Led... Continue Reading →

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