German biologist Heckel hand-painted Anna Sesseja jellyfish in his book "Art Forms of Nature", from biological research to exquisite jellyfish illustrations that attracted contemporary literary youths to worship, from the most expensive artist David Hockney to computational sensi

German biologist Heckel hand-painted Anna Sesseja jellyfish in his book "Art Form of Nature",

From the research of biology to the exquisite jellyfish illustrations that attracted contemporary literary youths to worship, from the most expensive artist David Hockney to computational sensing and graphic recognition, from the auction of works of da Vinci to the auction of optics, materials and astronomy, all of which have come to "get traffic". This book aroused great interest from readers at the beginning.

will slowly unfold, with more than 40 science-related topics, hundreds of scientists, artists, writers, and even actors appearing, discipline boundaries disappear, heroes surging, and the public's cognition of the history of science is refreshed. This is Xiaozhuang's new work "Zoom-The Intersection of Reality of Science, Art and Culture".

People who are familiar with the popular science platform Guoke probably know Xiaozhuang. As the co-founder of Guoke, she is the author and translator of many popular science works, and is the best science student who can write articles said. Not only that, she also loves music, literature, and art. These wonderful mixes of humanistic qualities and scientific research spirit have made Xiaozhuang a writer who can pay attention to the scientific pictures used on the cover of pop music records and make interpretations.

In the book "Zoom in", we can see how art and science inspire each other and inspire great times, and how great people break the barrier and integrate various fields; we can also see dialectically that even those who achieve success are controversial. At the same time, as a female writer, Xiaozhuang's attention to scientific women is not concealed, with a unique perspective on the characters and humanistic care vividly on the paper.

is particularly worth mentioning that compared with general popular science works, the reading experience of this book is wonderful. From title to writing, the book has a rare interest in the narrative of history of science, and even has an aesthetic and intellectual atmosphere of cyberpunk . Xiaozhuang's cross-border inspiration, connection ability and writing skills are amazing.

, the mutual response and enlightenment of art and science

Can you imagine an article from volcanic landscape paintings to the "volcanic winter" of global climate change, and from the typhoid famine it caused, to the creative background of the painter Monk 's masterpiece " Scream "? Such light jumps and pleasant cleverness are only in Xiaozhuang's articles.

Scientific researchers analyzed the sunset written by the painter and considered the optical effect of aerosol in the atmosphere between 1500 and 1900 to demonstrate the impact of volcanic ash on the global climate and ecology. In this way, art has triggered scientific research, and scientific research is also echoing the expression of art.

Ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai " Kanagawa Surfing " not only inspired European painters, musicians and poets of the same period, but also implied the modern algorithm ideas. The huge waves in the painting have attracted marine geographers to study near the sea, and the research results can help people predict possible catastrophic waves in the future.

Kashikasai Hokusai "Kanagawa Surfing"

There is no "wall" at the intersection of disciplines such as science, history, culture, and art. There is only reciprocity and coordinated evolution. Just as an explanation in the book "Bright Earth - History of Pigments" -

Art demand stimulated the development of chemical technology , and the color spectrum of painting and even the entire social life was expanded by science.

"Zoom in" gives people a deeper understanding of this. Scientific miracles and artistic miracles are often accompanied by each other, and the mutual influence and permeation between science and art has been redefining the development of the destiny of mankind.

naturalist , evolution theory by Gould once said--

Without imagination, there is no science, without facts, there is no art.

You may say that science is facts, art is imagination? This sentence seems to be inconsistent.In fact, these words are actually integrated, and science and art are completely common in some people.

fairy tale " Alice in Wonderland " is a side job of a mathematician author; the earliest popular science movie was made by a biologist who studied anatomy in the early 20th century by himself; he discovered penicillin and rewritten the history of human antibacterials; Nabokov, who wrote "Lolita", was also a lepidopteran expert and chess volleyball master.

Nabokov holding butterfly specimens

They are hailed as geniuses in one field and have outstanding achievements in another field, and are not so well-known.

In the earlier era, it was also very common for scientists to be artists at the same time. Someone has investigated and counted the winners of the Royal Society of the United Kingdom, , , and Nobel Prize , compared ordinary scientists, and published the conclusions in papers: the more successful a person is in science, the more likely he is to have an artistic hobby.

The father of neuroscience Ramon-Chahal explains this way -

...On the surface it seems that their (scientists)'s energy is dispersed, but in reality, it (art) is guiding and enhancing them... an artistic temperament that prompts scientists to find and fall in love with the numbers, beauty and harmony behind things.

Scientific women can also be cool

and other history. The history of science is often a history book of male scientists, and occasionally female scientists embellish it. In this book, Xiaozhuang spent a lot of space focusing on other identities or stories behind some well-known scientific women, and also revealed the chemical reactions between outstanding women and science in other fields, which provides a unique dimension for the public to understand science and women.

Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie , who rushed to the front line with a mobile medical X-ray truck, is familiar to everyone, but what is unknown is that she has a magical relationship with an American dancer, Loy Fuller. Xiaozhuang digs further and finds that Luo Yi’s story is worth telling everyone, and its excitement is no less than , Madam Curie .

This lovely dancer has both artistic passion and scientific instinct. She will use the latest scientific research results at the time to invent new stage installations and sets. She wants to use the luminous nature of radium to decorate the dancing skirt. Of course, the danger of radium has not been discovered at that time. But this momentum is no less than any male exploration in the fields of machinery and optics.

Similar to Isabella Rossellini , another identity of this famous Hollywood actress is an animal sex behavior researcher. She uses naughty creations to show creatures, which is amazing. If you are interested, you can search for her popular science videos on Youtube.

Rossellini Youtube page

and modern nursing pioneer Nightingale . She is not only the "lantern goddess" who patrolls battlefield hospitals at night, but also a statistician with pioneering achievements in the field of statistics. Her statistical knowledge is enough to make suggestions in the national census and military medical reform. Her research on hospital statistics and planning has also affected the location selection and relocation of hospitals.

The female identity of a scientific figure has also shown its particularity in history. Just like Maria Mitchell, the first female astronomer in American history, she not only achieved outstanding achievements in astronomy, but also an outstanding woman who is working equally for men and women and devoted herself to the women's higher education movement.

As Xiaozhuang said, there are still some inequality factors that prevent women from entering the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the present. The author of "Labor Girls" - American Earth Biological Scientist Hope Jeren, also mentioned sexism in the scientific community in her autobiography. For example, other female scientists of her generation were ridiculed for being single. She said, "Others keep telling you that you can't be yourself."

However, Jielun also uses his life to tell us not to believe this sentence. In this world, if one thing doesn’t work, it often doesn’t work to heaven and earth, moving mountains and filling the sea, but some things can’t be stopped, such as when you want to be yourself.

proofing, how to write interesting popular science articles

From Renaissance to Victorian era to our present, the book shows the big players who are growing wildly in different fields but shining and shining in each other. Although everyone doesn't pay much attention to it, from the 7-page reference book, it can be seen that the author has maintained a high degree of rigor and searching attitude. In contrast, Xiaozhuang's wit and sharp writing style under the spirit of writing like scientific research.

When talking about climatologists' research papers on clouds, how did they become the inspiration for the works of the great poet Goethe . The book joked that it was like Director Bi of popular science and technology, who was praised by Zuckerberg for posting multiple tweets.

When lamenting the superb polishing and inlaying technology of Levinhoek microscope production technology, the author compared this top-notch work to "martial arts secrets". The ultimate fate of the two is also that no one can control it after the death of a peerless master.

When writing the legends of cartographers of all generations and the development of miracle maps on paper, the author reminds us not to forget that it was so difficult for various parts of this world to find each other.

uses the past to describe the present, quotes classics, papers or jokes, just bow down. No matter how serious the characters and history are, the author is gentle and chatting and laughing. In the common words of web development, it is extremely user friendly.

David Ramsey Map Center Recent Exhibition

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Read the book "Zoom in", which undoubtedly makes people fascinated by the shining history of science and the beauty of science.

The author himself said emotionally that when we talk about great times, we often tend to ignore the existence of individuals in narratives, and when we talk about the greatness of individuals, we often habitually ignore the side of the characters. But it is precisely these multi-faceted existences that bring together great characters and great times.

. In our era when natural and general education is lacking, such popular science books cannot be written by people who focus on culture and art because they are far away from science and practice, and it is difficult for scientists to be fascinated by scientists to study things and learn knowledge; people who focus on scientific research and the history of science cannot be written by people because they attach too much importance to logic and facts and do not have the unreliable artistic imagination of "literary and artistic youth".

People who practice both literature and science write popular science articles, let’s shake...

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