Capturing Moonlight

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Astrid Alben explains how only art and science together can help us appreciate complicated phenomena like moonlight. Astrid is a poet and founder of the arts and science organisation, the PARS Foundation. In this meditative talk, she explains how bridging the artificial divide between science and the arts leads to a greater understanding of concepts as varied as moonlight, laughter and elasticity. Producer: Giles Edwards.

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