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Art, Design and Science, Engineering and Medicine Frontier Collaborations Ideation, Translation, Realization: Seed Idea Group Summaries (2016) / Chapter Skim
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Generating Projects That Bring Together the Structure and Systems Between Biology and Art to Create Either Biology or Art
Pages 55-58

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... SUMMARY MaKendra Umstead, NAKFI Science Writing Scholar Emory University The goal of scientific research is to illuminate the unknown areas of a particular field. Unfortunately, though, scientific discovery can be hindered by limitations in technology, singularity of thought, and simply "not knowing what is unknown." What goes unnoticed may actually be the content that holds the key to innovation.
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From page 56...
... A Catalyst to Innovative Thinking: Making the Invisible, Visible The Problem In order to catalyze scientific exploration into parts unseen, the team looked for an avenue to combine art and science. The Idea A Web-based portal to connect artists desiring to work on innovative projects and scientists wanting to try a new approach to research challenges would bring the two groups together by creating a virtual space where interested parties can form a community, and artists and scientists would have an opportunity to engage in a collaborative experience.
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... While picking up branches and sculpting, he shared an insight with the (now skeptical) biologist: instead of biasing interpretations based on the forward view of the organism shown on PowerPoint slides, perhaps looking at it from the top view would transform thinking and conclusions.
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... By exploring scientific unknowns through the vehicle of artistic collaboration, the team proposed that through a Web-based platform for connecting artists and scientists, the community could be compelled and inspired to do the same. As an artist stated during a meeting, "As an artist, I can take a big problem and represent it in a form that people can interact with and relate to.
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