Comments on: Fellows Friday with Sarah Jane Pell

By: Museum Lecture Series « chinutribeta

Museum Lecture Series « chinutribeta — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:39:01 +0000

[...] 6. Special Presentation Ocean Frontiers: The Dawn of a New Era in Ocean Stewardship at the Simons IMAX Theatre, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, New England Aquarium, Free Admission, Pre-registration required. Related TED [...]

By: Husain Abbas

Husain Abbas — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 18:55:40 +0000

Performing arts under sea will be a paradigm shift. Makeup is of little importance under the sea, it has to be just grace of movements which will be a totally new learning. Music will be more haunting as there is no direction to it, gymnastic displays will be commonplace, entry and exit on stage will be dramatic due to the vision playing tricks on us, its a magical new world where we are the foreigners accepted without a question by the sea dwellers…..

By: Connor Dickie

Connor Dickie — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:33:55 +0000

Hello Sarah Jane, I am really intrigued with your idea for underwater education. I’m thinking about employing a gestural tracking system (like a Kinect or Vicon) underwater. I believe that the simulated microgravity environment of underwater will allow for a whole new class of gestures that are not constrained by gravity. We should compare notes!

By: Zach Rome

Zach Rome — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:11:25 +0000

You ask, “How could we use diving and performing arts to transform science education?” We have started a nonprofit organization, The Schooba Academy, that teaches students from low-income communities science through scuba diving! Check it out and let us know what you think! http://www.schooba.org