Each year, scientists present countless research posters at conferences, symposia and academic gatherings, making the poster one of the most common—and most visible—forms of scientific communication.

Cooper Hewitt curator Ellen Lupton and guests will talk about how to look at posters as visual language. What does it mean to take graphic design out of context and put it in a museum? How Posters ...

About two years ago, I gave birth to a baby boy. Shortly after, I found myself experiencing trouble giving birth to writing a book. I began believing in that much talked—about "mommy brain." ...