Meeting Abstract S4-5 Friday, Jan. 5 10:00 – 10:30 Using Narrative Film Structure and Technique to Engage an Audience MCINTOSH, RG; Industrial Light & Magic calgary@ilm.com http://www.ilm.com/people/glen-mcintosh/ Many think that science and entertainment are mutually exclusive. But scientists and entertainers share common goals: both want audiences to care about their content, to give it full and undivided […]
sessions: S4
Understanding and Communicating Science as a Narrative
Meeting Abstract S4-2 Friday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:30 Understanding and Communicating Science as a Narrative ELSHAFIE, SJ*; BEAN, JR; WHITE, LD; Univ. of California, Berkeley & UC Museum of Paleontology; UC Museum of Paleontology; UC Museum of Paleontology selshafie@berkeley.edu Narrative is the oldest framework of human communication. Neurological studies indicate that narrative structure helps an audience […]
Tools for Science Communication from the Intersection of Journalism and Screenwriting
Meeting Abstract S4-11 Friday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 15:00 Tools for Science Communication from the Intersection of Journalism and Screenwriting LORDITCH, E; American Institute of Physics elorditc@aip.org It is more critical than ever that scientists effectively communicate their research (whether to students, a grant committee, family, policymakers or the person standing in line behind you at the […]
The Collaboration of Feature Animation and the Scientific Community
Meeting Abstract S4-9 Friday, Jan. 5 13:30 – 14:00 The Collaboration of Feature Animation and the Scientific Community LEPITO, Angela; DreamWorks Feature Animation angela.lepito@dreamworks.com Most people associate animation with classic fairy tales, wily rabbits, and a square sponge. But animation is the collision of art and science. This intersection has long been the basis of a symbiosis […]
Inviting inquiry and exploration through data visualization
Meeting Abstract S4-6 Friday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 11:00 Inviting inquiry and exploration through data visualization RODENBECK, EW; Stamen Design erode@stamen.com http://stamen.com Science, in the popular imagination, is about finding answers to questions. Scientists make discoveries, develop theories, and deliver those discoveries and theories to neutral audiences with an interest in the truth as backed up by […]
Introduction to the Symposium, Science Through Narrative Engaging Broad Audiences
Meeting Abstract S4-1 Friday, Jan. 5 07:45 – 08:00 Introduction to the Symposium, Science Through Narrative: Engaging Broad Audiences ELSHAFIE, SJ*; SUMIDA, S; Univ. of California, Berkeley and UC Museum of Paleontology; California State Univ., San Bernardino selshafie@berkeley.edu Due to the politicization of science and the proliferation of misinformation about science and its significance, the ability to […]
Improving Depictions of Science in Mainstream Media
Meeting Abstract S4-12 Friday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:30 Improving Depictions of Science in Mainstream Media LOVERD, R*; ELSHAFIE, S; SUMIDA, S; GERBIN, CS; The Science & Entertainment Exchange; UC Berkeley; CSU San Bernardino; The Science & Entertainment Exchange rloverd@nas.edu http://scienceandentertainmentexchange.org/ An extensive body of literature concludes that utilizing story structure for teaching and learning improves recall […]
Fossils, Lost Worlds, and the Hero’s Journey
Meeting Abstract S4-3 Friday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 09:00 Fossils, Lost Worlds, and the Hero’s Journey JOHNSON, KR; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History johnsonkr@si.edu Fossils are exquisite objects but they are also fragments of very ancient stories, and paleontologists are time travelers on planet earth. I became a paleontologist to explore these lost worlds. But “fossil” […]
Communication through Playful Systems Presenting scientific research the way a game might do
Meeting Abstract S4-4 Friday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:30 Communication through Playful Systems: Presenting scientific research the way a game might do KIPNIS, Anna; Double Fine Productions anna.kipnis@gmail.com http://doublefine.com More than ever, Science is in the unenviable position of competing for the hearts and minds of the public against utterly false accounts of our world. These false […]
BIOTA A mixed-media, symbiosis in action approach to science communication
Meeting Abstract S4-10 Friday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:30 BIOTA: A mixed-media, symbiosis in action approach to science communication UL-HASAN, S*; CHENG, H; DOVE, NC; HAGERMAN, L; MONTERROSA, J; PEREZ, T; BIOTA non-profit; BIOTA non-profit; BIOTA non-profit; BIOTA non-profit; BIOTA non-profit; BIOTA non-profit sul-hasan@ucmerced.edu http://biotatv.org BIOTA centers on the scientific definition of symbiosis to both educate and […]
