Archive for ‘Green Books’
Brooklyn-born Photographer Brings Art to Science
Friday, May 16th, 2008Her photographs have graced the cover of the pre-eminent journal Science and the halls of MoMA. Her accolades and recognition stretch from a Guggenheim Fellowship to the prestigious Lennart Nilsson Award for medical, technical, and scientific photography. She has appeared in print and in person everywhere from the NYT, to the University of Toronto’s Department of Physics to the National Science Foundation to Apple.com.
She is Felice Frankel; a largely self-taught photographer and scientist, a product of Midwood High School and Brooklyn College, currently a Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University and research scientist at MIT, and — in the interest of full disclosure — my aunt!
Ms. Frankel took an idea that was previously off-limits — namely altering a scientific image — and, using innate creativity, has turned the world of science communication and imaging on its head.
Wired Science vid:
Read on — by clicking the link below — to explore more of Ms. Frankel’s fascinating and captivating work…
Green Edge Hosts Seasonal Foods Potluck And Discussion In Dumbo (Sun, 4/27)
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Time to grease up those pots and pans — using organic veggie oil of course. The Green Edge Collaborative Supper Club hosts sustainable food author Sherri Brooks Vinton at Rebar this Sunday (4/27, 5pm).
Says Carolyn Gilles — founder and director of Green Edge — about Ms. Brooks Vinton and her book Real Food Revival:
“The book is a personal favorite; Sherri really lays out the ins and outs of eating sustainably - a great resource for getting started with REAL FOOD!”
That is quite an endorsement coming from Ms. Gilles, someone who knows sustainable food!
Details for the event:
Sunday, April 27th
Rebar (147 Front Street)
Check-in: 5-5:30pm
$5 Online RSVP suggested, $8 at the door.
SEED Turns to Sprouts in DUMBO
Friday, March 14th, 2008Thanks for visiting! Subscribe to the RSS feed, receive posts via email, or find other ways to subscribe in the ‘Subscribe’ box to the left. Thanks again and see ya soon.March will mean more than the start of Spring — yes, I said the “s” word — in DUMBO. SEED, the new sustainability initiative — […]
Free Green Panel Discussion!
Monday, August 6th, 2007What: Word for Word Author Series: Focus on the Environment
Where: Bryant Park Reading Room, 42nd Street (between NYPL and 6th Ave: look for burgundy & white umbrellas)
Who: Various authors
When: August 8, 2007 12:30 to 1:45pm
Spend your lunch hour this Wednesday listening to speakers expound on global warming, eco-friendly corporations (!), how to […]
GBK Green Books: The Green Book
Friday, July 13th, 2007READ DAMMIT!
Ok, don’t just read. READ GREEN!
This post kicks off a new GBK initiative, called (appropriately enough) Green Books, designed to inform people about great new (and old) books about sustainability or related topics. These books may or may not have anything to do with Brooklyn, but they will typically empower you to think and […]





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