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No matter the place, no matter the time. There is always a view that deserves your attention. Last friday, I was struck by this beautiful sight just outside my window. The traffic jam to work didn't seem to matter afterwards...

Matter, 1946 by kelly

Herbert Matter

Vogue, Nov. 15, 1946

Active Matter Summit by Arts at MIT

In recent decades, developments in software and hardware technologies have created dramatic shifts in design, manufacturing and research. Software technologies have facilitated automated process and new solutions for complex problems. Computation has also become a platform for creativity through generative art and design. New hardware platforms and digital fabrication technologies have similarly transformed manufacturing, offering more efficient production and mass customization. Such advances have helped catalyzed the maker-movement, democratizing design and maker culture. This influx of new capabilities to design, compute and fabricate like never before, has sparked a renewed interest in material performance.

We are now witnessing significant advances in active matter, 3D/4D Printing, materials science, synthetic biology, DNA nanotechnology and soft robotics, which have led to the convergence of software, hardware and material technologies and the growing field of programmable materials.

This conference was about the emerging field of active matter and programmable materials that bridges the worlds of art, science, engineering and design, demonstrating new perspectives for computation, transformation and dynamic material applications.

If over the past few decades we have experienced a software revolution, and more recently, a hardware revolution, this conference aims to discuss the premises, challenges and innovations brought by today’s materials revolution. We can now sense, compute, and actuate with materials alone, just as we could with software and hardware platforms previously. How does this shift influence materials research, and how does it shape the future of design, arts, and industrial applications? What tools and design processes do we need to advance, augment and invent new materials today? What are the key roles that industry, government, academic and public institutions can play in catalyzing the field of programmable materials?

This two-day conference consisted of a range of talks and lively discussion from leading researchers in materials science, art & design, synthetic biology and soft-robotics along with leaders from government, public institutions and industry.

Learn more at activemattersummit.com

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GLF: Peatlands Matter by Global Landscapes Forum

Serena Lew of Global Environment Centre speaks during a panel discussion on "“Black gold” for climate mitigation? The rediscovered carbon stocks in tropical wetlands and peatlands" at Global Landscapes Forum: Peatlands Matter in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, May 18, 2017.

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Skills Matter by Skills Matter

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What Matters by Rick Cameron

Boo curled up in one of his Boo Boxes, which have since all been recycled as we prepare for the move to Arizona. He'll get new boxes once we arrive, these are the big boxes from Chewy that hold pet food. He gave us a fright the other night when he ate our dog's pills, we didn't know the culprit at first so he and Sam both spent the night at the emergency vet getting treatment (we were able to rule out Trixie). They've been given the all clear and are back home now, Boo is asleep on my legs, but we're keeping an eye on him to make sure he bounces back completely. Lots to do to get ready for the move, but our little family is back together, and that's what matters most.

Gray Matter - Justice by Caroline Armijo

GRAY MATTER

by Caroline Rutledge Armijo

8” x 8” x 8”

discarded book, newsprint paper, grave rubbings, thread, paste

NFS

This piece was inspired by my friend’s second brain surgery of the summer. I promised her that I would pray for her. And I did. Day and night. And my faith was faltering. A couple of weeks earlier, I had prayed all week for my childhood neighbor, who never recovered from a biopsy on his brain tumor. A few days later, my aunt’s sister died of a rare form of leukemia within ten days of learning she had it.

The next morning I woke to a story on the radio about the fish in the Potomac River. I thought, “It’s the water.” And a simple web search led me to discover a connection between cancer and coal ash, an unregulated substance that has long polluted the air and waterways in my hometown. Numerous loved ones who were battling cancer or had passed away stuck out in my mind. After I sewed the two sides of the book together, I needed something to give the book structure. Tucked between the pages of the original book are rolls of collected grave rubbings of members of my home church who passed away from cancer.

Our family friend Anita, more than any other person in the community, likely knew the full impact of cancer. She was the third generation to run her family funeral home. She was also a member of a weekly prayer group. As I look back of the dates, I have to think that her final prayers regarding cancer in the community were answered. On June 21st, the EPA decided to receive petitions regarding the unregulated coal ash. Anita passed away on June 22nd.

Tell the EPA to strictly regulate coal ash at www.earthjustice.org/.

Learn more at www.carolinearmijo.com/.

Mindfulness Matters by Mission PR

The Irish Independent were so impressed with Mindfulness Matters and its use in schools their Health and Living supplement devoted THREE whole pages to it!

Skills Matter by Skills Matter

P3X - People, Product & Process eXchange 2018. Code Node, London. skillsmatter.com/conferences/10367-p3x-people-product-pro.... Images Copyright www.tellingphotography.com

Skills Matter by Skills Matter

µCon London 2017: The Microservices Conference. Monday, 6th - Tuesday, 7th November at CodeNode, London. skillsmatter.com/conferences/8549-con-2017-the-microservi.... Images Copyright www.edtelling.com

HIV Matters 040 by Louis Carr Photography

This That Matters by Leticia Gomez

Dark Mass Sketchbook Series

HIV Matters 020 by Louis Carr Photography

Skills Matter by Skills Matter

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Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science Tal Danino by Arts at MIT

In recent decades, developments in software and hardware technologies have created dramatic shifts in design, manufacturing and research. Software technologies have facilitated automated process and new solutions for complex problems. Computation has also become a platform for creativity through generative art and design. New hardware platforms and digital fabrication technologies have similarly transformed manufacturing, offering more efficient production and mass customization. Such advances have helped catalyzed the maker-movement, democratizing design and maker culture. This influx of new capabilities to design, compute and fabricate like never before, has sparked a renewed interest in material performance.

We are now witnessing significant advances in active matter, 3D/4D Printing, materials science, synthetic biology, DNA nanotechnology and soft robotics, which have led to the convergence of software, hardware and material technologies and the growing field of programmable materials.

This conference was about the emerging field of active matter and programmable materials that bridges the worlds of art, science, engineering and design, demonstrating new perspectives for computation, transformation and dynamic material applications.

If over the past few decades we have experienced a software revolution, and more recently, a hardware revolution, this conference aims to discuss the premises, challenges and innovations brought by today’s materials revolution. We can now sense, compute, and actuate with materials alone, just as we could with software and hardware platforms previously. How does this shift influence materials research, and how does it shape the future of design, arts, and industrial applications? What tools and design processes do we need to advance, augment and invent new materials today? What are the key roles that industry, government, academic and public institutions can play in catalyzing the field of programmable materials?

This two-day conference consisted of a range of talks and lively discussion from leading researchers in materials science, art & design, synthetic biology and soft-robotics along with leaders from government, public institutions and industry.

Learn more at activemattersummit.com

All photos ©L. Barry Hetherington

lbarryhetherington.com/

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KQED Lab by Tim Olson

KQED Lab - January 2016. Design Thinking Bootcamp.

black lives matter by jenny markley

dc | 06.07.20

Matter by Alice Harold

NO MATTER × BCN by Masaru Yamamoto

HasselbladX1D 50S

Saving What Matters Students by CBMM Photos

Bosnian students from the University of Sarajevo participating in Goucher College's Saving What Matters international exchange program learn boat building skills at CBMM on Wednesday, June 20, 2018.

Skills Matter by Skills Matter

Clojure eXchange 2017. skillsmatter.com/conferences/8783-clojure-exchange-2017. Images Copyright www.edtelling.com

Rope Matters by Grace.B

Skills Matter Conference by Skills Matter

µCon 2016: The Microservices Conference. skillsmatter.com/conferences/7412-con-2016-the-microservi.... Images copyright www.edtelling.com

Skills Matter by Skills Matter

Clojure eXchange 2017. skillsmatter.com/conferences/8783-clojure-exchange-2017. Images Copyright www.edtelling.com

We Matter: Looking Inside Ourselves by aminasymone

Skills Matter by Skills Matter

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Black Arts Matter by Tim Dennell

Black Art Matters – A socially distanced protest and performing arts event - also a celebration of black artist’s cultural contribution to music, dance, literature, spoken word etc.

Held outside The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield; black performance artists called for greater representation and inclusion in arts and culture, not just in casting performers but in commissioning and decision making.

Matter, London by A-Trak

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DARK MATTER(s) by N H

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Black Lives Matter by Karl Schultz