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A World Without Soil
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A World Without Soil

February 23, 2017 September 5, 2017  microbiome, soil science

Jo Handelsman, director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, explores the importance of soil at the Crossroads of Ideas lecture series.

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How Does Virtual Reality Work?
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How Does Virtual Reality Work?

January 30, 2017 August 29, 2017  virtual reality

Kevin Ponto, PI in the Living Environments Lab, explains virtual reality for Blue Sky Science.

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Optimization of Energy Systems
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Optimization of Energy Systems

March 2, 2016 August 28, 2017  optimization

Victor Zavala, WID Optimization Affiliate and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, spoke at the Discovery Seminar Series in February, 2016, about optimization of energy systems.

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LEL and CAVE Featured on Big Ten Network Video Profile

February 17, 2016 August 28, 2017  virtual reality

Patti Brennan and Kevin Ponto illuminate the CAVE for a B1G television audience.

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John Yin: “Arrow In, Arrow Out:  Rumination on the Origins of Life and Nurturing Research Collaborations”
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John Yin: “Arrow In, Arrow Out: Rumination on the Origins of Life and Nurturing Research Collaborations”

January 22, 2016 August 28, 2017  complex biological systems, creativity

John Yin spoke at the Discovery Seminar Series in January, 2016, offering his perspective on the origins of life, dynamic stability, and developing collaborations.

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Jordan Ellenberg: “Data is Powerful, but it’s not Magic”
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Jordan Ellenberg: “Data is Powerful, but it’s not Magic”

October 27, 2014 October 5, 2018  big data

How do you parse insight from big data? What does it mean for business and research? Jordan Ellenberg weighs in.

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Picture This: Lynda Barry Brings Passion for Nurturing Creativity to UW-Madison and Community
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Picture This: Lynda Barry Brings Passion for Nurturing Creativity to UW-Madison and Community

October 2, 2014 February 12, 2019  creativity

Cartoonist and WID faculty Lynda Barry teaches ways to find and express insight across all ages. Watch the video for a peek inside her classes and workshops.

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WID and New York Hall of Science Team Collects Museum Data to Drive Learning and Collaboration Research
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WID and New York Hall of Science Team Collects Museum Data to Drive Learning and Collaboration Research

May 28, 2014 June 7, 2019  big data

WID and the New York Hall of Science team up to collect data on learning and games.

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WID Collaboration Visualizes Neutrino Data in 3D
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WID Collaboration Visualizes Neutrino Data in 3D

April 8, 2014 October 5, 2018  outreach, virtual reality, visualization

To better understand the cosmos, WID and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center researchers are examining activity at the world’s largest neutrino detector in the Institute’s immersive virtual reality environment.

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WID Discovery Fellow Leads “Rise Over Run: Off the Wall Dances”
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WID Discovery Fellow Leads “Rise Over Run: Off the Wall Dances”

March 27, 2014 August 29, 2017

Discovery Fellow Li Chiao-Ping will lead a dance performance in the Discovery Building to explore community, sense of identity and more.

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“Greener” Aerogel Technology Holds Potential for Oil and Chemical Clean-Up
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“Greener” Aerogel Technology Holds Potential for Oil and Chemical Clean-Up

February 24, 2014 October 5, 2018  nanotechnology, tissue engineering

A WID team examines greener materials to offer a cheaper and more sustainable way to absorb oil from water.

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Agricultural Innovation Prize Seeks Ideas to Enhance Food Systems
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Agricultural Innovation Prize Seeks Ideas to Enhance Food Systems

November 20, 2013 August 29, 2017

Food systems are complex, and it will take the work of multiple disciplines to make them more efficient. Learn more about the Agricultural Innovation Prize, a partnership among WID, UW-Madison and 40 Chances.

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Victorian Eyes Exhibit Draws from Statistics and Art to Experience Literature
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Victorian Eyes Exhibit Draws from Statistics and Art to Experience Literature

October 31, 2013 October 5, 2018  virtual reality

A group of researchers at WID has looked beyond approaches traditionally associated with literary studies, instead gaining a deeper understanding through statistics, art and computation in a traveling exhibit called Victorian Eyes.

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Lynda Barry Helps Us Imagine the Future of Education
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Lynda Barry Helps Us Imagine the Future of Education

April 17, 2013 February 12, 2019

Cartoonist and Discovery Fellow Lynda Barry asks kids and adults to envision the schools and campuses of 2113.

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‘Virtual Exertions’ Research Uses Muscle Activity to Move Virtual Objects
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‘Virtual Exertions’ Research Uses Muscle Activity to Move Virtual Objects

March 26, 2013 October 5, 2018  software, virtual reality

A team of WID researchers has developed a way to move virtual objects in an immersive virtual reality environment through the use of muscle activity.

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