Infused with deep cultural knowledge, the perspectives of Indigenous peoples both predate and drive scientific discoveries. In a workshop at the national conference of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, abbreviated AISES, a physicist recounted how a team of scientists introduced a new predator into an environment in the…
Journeys, destinations and identities in the art of Monsur Awotunde
Monsur Awotunde‘s interest in art sprang from a natural talent for drawing. From childhood, he was inspired by the colors, textures and flavors around him. As his surroundings changed, so did his work. “I’m an artist in transit,” he said. “And my work is a traveler, too. We travel together.”…