CONTACT

Liberal Arts Department, 112 S. Michigan Building, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL, 60603 USA

ayang[at]saic.edu / 312.345.3793

PUBLICATIONS

:::::: BIOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY :::::::

King, J.R., Cover, S., Yang, A.S., Moreau, C. and W. Tschinkel. Quantifying the variable life history of the ant species Pheidole morrisi.(in preparation)

Yang, A.S. and E. Abouheif. 2011. Gynandromorphs as indicators of modularity and evolvability in ants. Journal of Experimental Zoology B(Molecular and Developmental Evolution) 314B.

Yang, A.S. 2010. The medium is the message: A review of Ant Encounters: Interaction Networks & Colony Behavior, by Deborah Gordon. Evolution and Development 12(5): 531-533. PDF

Yang, A.S. 2008. Matters of demarcation: Philosophy, biology and the emerging fraternity between disciplines. International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 2(2): 211-225. PDF

Yang, A.S. 2007. Thinking outside the embryo: The superorganism as a model for EvoDevo studies. Biological Theory 2(4): 399-408. PDF - Or free from the journal website here

Yang, A.S. 2007. Is Oprah Zulu? - Sampling & seeming certainty in DNA ancestry testing. Chance 20(1): 32-39. PDF

Yang, A.S. 2006. Seasonality, division of labor, and dynamics of colony-level nutrient storage in the ant Pheidole morrisi. Insectes Sociaux, 53(4): 456-452. PDF

Yang, A.S., Martin, C.H. and H.F. Nijhout. 2004. Geographic variation in caste structure among ant populations. Current Biology 14(6): 514-519. PDF

Yang, A.S. 2004. A Population-level comparison of colony form & function in the ant Pheidole morrisi. Ph.D. Dissertation. PDF

Yang, A.S. 2001. Modularity, evolvability and adaptive radiations: A comparison of the hemi- and holometabolous insects. Evolution and Development 3(2): 1-14. PDF

 

::::::: BIO/CULTURES :::::::

Yang, A.S. 2012. Interdisciplinarity, critical inquiry and the art/science interface. In Creativity and Entrepreneurship: Changing Currents in Education and Public Life. Lynn Book & David Phillips (eds). Edward Elgar Press. forthcoming

Yang, A.S. 2011. Interdisciplinarity as critical inquiry: Visualizing the art/bioscience Interface. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews 36(1): 42-54. PDF

Yang, A.S. 2011. Animal stories, natural histories, and creaturely wonders of narrative mini-zines. Antennae Issue 16: 73-81, Spring 2011. PDF - the complete Issue available at here.

Yang, A.S. 2011. Romance of Ants (exhibit review). The American Biology Teacher 73(5): 292. PDF

Yang, A.S. 2010. Of predators, parasites, & fickle friends. Gastronomica, 10(4):17-20. PDF - Or free from the journal website here

Yang, A.S. 2010. Engaging participatory literacy through science zines. The American Biology Teacher 72(9):573–577. PDF

Yang, A.S. 2009. The "starry skies" of astronomical medicine. The American Biology Teacher 71(9):520. PDF

Yang, A.S. & C. Donner 2008. Biological Agents: Artistic engagements in our growing bio-culture. (Exhibition catalog & curatorial statement) PDF

Yang, A.S. 2006. Thesis: Antythesis – considering participation among the tiny. In Participatory Autonomy, pp. 74-83 (Rick Gribenas, ed.), Brooklyn, NY: Autonomedia. PDF

 

::::::: EDUCATION :::::::

Yang, A.S. 2012. Science as a Matter of (Liberal) Art. Liberal Education, 97(5). forthcoming

Yang, A.S. 2009. Taking Credit. Giving Credit. Faking Credit: When passing is just good enough to fail. F News Magazine, October 09: 12-13. online

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