During a recent visit to Las Vegas, I visited a museum that invites you to question what you perceive as reality.
This museum provides a refreshing look at what we think is real and what might just be an illusion. It raises the question that perhaps we can’t trust our rational mind.
Where does that put us in terms of science, our emotions, and our senses?
Today I’ve published two pieces on Substack, one inviting you into my plans & projects for the new year, and the other, my next installment in my series on senses: robynmetcalfe.substack.com/subscribe
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Immersiveness seems to be up in the air, like AI.
In a moment when we’re trying to understand where we humans fit into a future with robots infused with artificial intelligence, it can be challenging to sense the boundary between our analog and digital worlds.
I was able to see what the hype was about at The Sphere, a new home to extravagant immersive experience in Las Vegas that blends digital storytelling with real life and how this type of storytelling fits into our five senses.
Read all about it on my latest Substack, the first installment in a series on senses: robynmetcalfe.substack.com/subscribe
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What does your book collection say about you? I have over 2,000…
Mine are coming in handy for a UT project I’m working on - especially related to storytelling through a single lens.
One of my books is a fantastic example of this. Sharing more about it on my Substack newsletter, out today: robynmetcalfe.substack.com/subscribe
Here is a video from our #ScienceStorytellingStudio, showing “zines” made by the attendees, as they experimented with creating a story about a scientific concept.
Lots of fun as we discovered that it’s more of a challenge than we realized, giving us room to create some new courses at UT.
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Singing along and playing our guitar in the streets of Guanajuato with a group of women from Austin. What fun!
So proud of our Women’s Volleyball team: NCAA Champions!
This summer while in Maine, I changed my running route to head south instead of north along our rocky coastline. Early morning, just after a short espresso and a skim of news headlines and some spiritual reflection time.
Out the door, a mix of walking hills and running flats and downhills. Fall seeping into the edges of my vision. Gloves this time. Sandy shoulders, ferns, deep ramshackle woods, steely, bitter smells from moss, leaves turning reds and oranges, falling on the ground.
I wrote about this new running route in my latest Substack newsletter (out tomorrow), and also shared about the interesting characters (people!) I met along the way.
This month’s Substack newsletter is out tomorrow! Visit robynmetcalfe.substack.com/subscribe to get exclusive access to tomorrow’s newsletter plus all of my previous issues!
Ten years ago, I was curious about maps as a storytelling platform for history. By combining computer graphics, historical documents, and archival maps, I came up with this short clip about the old meat market in 19th century London.
Do you get a sense of where the market was, how the space looked and felt?
PS: I am highlighting interactive maps as one of my topics in my newest Substack newsletter, out this Thursday.
[Flip Screen] Ten years ago, I was curious about maps as a storytelling platform for history. By combining computer graphics, historical documents, and archival maps, I came up with this short clip about the old meat market in 19th century London.
Do you get a sense of where the market was, how the space looked and felt?
PS: I am highlighting interactive maps as one of my topics in my newest Substack newsletter, out this Thursday.
Team Classic or Team Creative with Rice Krispie treats?
You remember: Someone gave you a sticky square of breakfast cereal that was light as air and that exploded with a snap and a crackle into your mouth. That square (or squares, since it’s next to impossible to have only one at a time) is a classic American treat, Kellogg's Rice Krispies treats.
You need only three simple ingredients to make them: Rice Krispies cereal, Jet Puff marshmallows, and butter. You don’t even need to bake them, you only need two hands, a pan and a bowl. From start to finish, 2 seconds, if you use time-lapse photography, as you can see.
My version (featured in my video) included hazelnuts with a drizzle of Nutella on top.
I’d love to know…with Rice Krispie treats, are you Team Classic or Team Creative?
PS: I’ll be sharing more about Rice Krispie treats in my new nostalgic foods thread in my next Substack newsletter, out next week.
Another amazing day of shooting for Food+City's upcoming documentary film.
Food+City Challenge Prize 2017
Introducing Food+City Finalist Hazel Technologies
Food+City Challenge Prize 2017
Writer, Producer, Historian, Creative. Fascinated by how we feed cities.
