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CHRIS GASH: TWO MONTHS OF SCIENCE TIMES

April 27, 2011

Chris Gash’s Observatory illustration for the New York Times Science section is always a bright spot in our week, as well as his.  “I look forward to Thursday night and solving whatever subatomic or mammalian conundrum they throw at me…and it done make me smarter, too,” declares Chris.  Below, two month’s worth of discoveries:

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Researchers report on the most powerful optical microscope ever created, offering a staggering 6500x magnification, and marine biologists are studying why the call of pilot whale diminishes at certain oceans depths.

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Shortly following the barrage of natural and unnatural disasters in Japan, a Science story came up about the skin-whitening creams that dominate Asian cosmetics. The article featured a new herbal offering in this department and compared and contrasted it with the horribly toxic products currently available on the market. “I thought the face in the white cream jar was safe, but the art director felt like anything that could be remotely misconstrued as a humor at the expense of the Japanese was ill-timed,” says Chris. “Hard to argue with that…so we went with the ‘whitened’ skull and crossbones.”

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Here were a couple of easier ones: recent research shows that memories compete for their place in the brain and microbiologists report on a dye that increases nematode longevity.

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From the past two weeks: a report on how rising water levels affect the barrier islands that protect coastlines and how warblers can detect an impostor egg in their nest.

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And last but not least, our little friend, the worried proton, which earned Chris a place in the new Communication Arts Illustration Annual 30!

Tags: Chris Gash, Newspapers

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