YOUTUBE BROADCAST:
https://youtube.com/live/zJ17_Ya2rV8?feature=shareThe core challenge of science communication is making abstract or complex ideas understandable to non-experts. Scientific imagery, or images taken as part of the scientific process, can be powerful tools when they illustrate knowledge in unexpected ways and inspire viewers to explore new areas.
This is where “sci-art” comes into play. By blending the stimulation of art with the insights of science, science communicators, scientists, and artists can collaborate and interact with one another to reach wider audiences.
In a dynamic TED-talk style presentation, the innovators will showcase their sci-art ideas, passion, and work, and highlight the opportunities, challenges, and implications of merging these two worlds.
This event is linked to a sci-art exhibition from the BRIDGE Network, an international and interdisciplinary group of research institutes, with Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) as the Japan lead. The exhibition, Human-Model-World: A Collection of Scientific Images, will be presented at the United Nations University (Sept. 10–Oct. 7) and will offer a springboard for the live event, which will further explore the integration of art and science.
Speakers:
-Iliana Mendoza Villafuerte, SciArt Consultant, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
-Thilina Heenatigala, Assistant Professor/Director of Communications, Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Tokyo Institute of Technology
-Aya Tsuboi, Founder of Fundamentalz Program and Public Relations Officer, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo
-Nick Luscombe, Artistic Director, Broadcaster and Sound Producer
-Shunichi Kasahara, Researcher, Cybernetic Humanity Studio, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. and Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
NOTE: This event is taking place in person in Tokyo by invitation only and being broadcast on YouTube. If you are able to join us in person, please email heather.young@oist.jp for an invitation.
Video will become available 10 minutes before session start
