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artistic value in scientific results,a means for science communication
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• BIOLOGY & BIOINFORMATICS• visualization & interpretation of scientific results• who are we, the centre for bioinformatics• a crash course in biology• a movie: the inner life of a cell
• CREATIVITY IN SCIENCE• creativity, definitions• importance of creativity, co-occurrence of terms• artists on science, scientists on art• science communication, good examples
• ARTISTIC VALUE IN SCIENTIFIC RESULTS• importance of science?• neurobiology of perception• genome evolution, a case study• the importance of scales, and the media
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• BIOLOGY & BIOINFORMATICS• visualization & interpretation of scientific results• who are we, the centre for bioinformatics• a crash course in biology• a movie: the inner life of a cell
• CREATIVITY IN SCIENCE• creativity, definitions• importance of creativity, co-occurrence of terms• artists on science, scientists on art• science communication, good examples
• ARTISTIC VALUE IN SCIENTIFIC RESULTS• importance of science?• neurobiology of perception• genome evolution, a case study• the importance of scales, and the media
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The storage, analysis and distribution of biological information, usually at the molecular but also at the supra-molecular levels of organization
Units of length for DNA moleculesBecause DNA is double-stranded, the lengths of molecules are described as so many base pairs (bp).A kilobase pair (kb) is 103 bp and a megabase pair (Mb) is 106 bp.A gigabase pair (Gb) is 109 Mb.
• BIOLOGY & BIOINFORMATICS• visualization & interpretation of scientific results• who are we, the centre for bioinformatics• a crash course in biology• a movie: the inner life of a cell
• CREATIVITY IN SCIENCE• creativity, definitions• importance of creativity, co-occurrence of terms• artists on science, scientists on art• science communication, good examples
• ARTISTIC VALUE IN SCIENTIFIC RESULTS• importance of science?• neurobiology of perception• genome evolution, a case study• the importance of scales, and the media
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creativity
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creativity, co-occurrence terms
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creativity barometer
education role of the leader
brain innovation leadership innovation manageme
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creativity in society
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visual arts in sciences
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artists on science, scientists on art
• a relevant dialogue, e.g. "Artists on science: scientists on art." Special section in Nature, 17 March 2005, pages 293-323
• distinction of “two cultures”, science & technology vs. art & poetry is somewhat outdated
• “… There is an economy of words and beauty of concept in poetry that is always found in the best science” (Garfield, 1989)• Creativity is a modern concept. Term was not coined until 1875, when it was used to refer to the poetic imagination.
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a piece of art from a famous scientist
“It may seem unusual to include Leonardo da Vinci in a list of paleontologists and evolutionary biologists. Leonardo was and is best known as an artist, the creator of such masterpieces as the Mona Lisa, Madonna of the Rocks, and The Last Supper. Yet Leonardo was far more than a great artist: he had one of the best scientific minds of his time. He made painstaking observations and carried out research in fields ranging from architecture and civil engineering to astronomy to anatomy and zoology to geography, geology and paleontology.”
• BIOLOGY & BIOINFORMATICS• visualization & interpretation of scientific results• who are we, the centre for bioinformatics• a crash course in biology• a movie: the inner life of a cell
• CREATIVITY IN SCIENCE• creativity, definitions• importance of creativity, co-occurrence of terms• artists on science, scientists on art• science communication, good examples
• ARTISTIC VALUE IN SCIENTIFIC RESULTS• importance of science?• neurobiology of perception• genome evolution, a case study• the importance of scales, and the media
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the importance of science?
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Science pollPublished: Wednesday, 28 January 2009The public was asked what has the most impact in shaping their futures; 26% said science, putting it ahead of politics, family and religion. When asked to choose which group of people has the most effect on our daily lives, only 3% selected scientists.
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http://sciencesowhat.direct.gov.uk/
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neurobiology of perception
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Elements of perspective, shadows, transparency, reflections: all understood in terms of visual computations in our brain
the importance of scales, and the media• for artists, other scales do not provide typical material• there is a beauty in the microcosm, stunning views that need to be captured
• stunning representations of complex phenomena with artistic value• inaccessible in their usual form to wider communities
• including other scientists, artists and the general public
• these representations (“results”) are abstract notions• they do not correspond to the physical world• they do, however, provide the means for effective science communication
with the appropriate use of media and inter-disciplinary collaborations
• results of complex analyses can have both artistic content and scientific accuracy