Using Art as a Science Communication Tool

Postdocs Talking

“The greatest scientists are artists as well,” Albert Einstein once said. But how can scientists communicate their results more effectively through art? One of the most common ways of communicating science today is through a one-dimensional focus on visuals such as graphs, illustrations and images. These often lack aesthetics and thereby fail to catch attention, crippling the intended message and impact.
How do we enhance interest in our research by communicating through art, i.e. in an aesthetic fashion that draws not only on vision but on all five senses of human perception?
Listen as junior researchers within the field of diabetes and an expert discuss possible solutions to this challenge.
Postdoc representatives:

• Daniel Ibsen, Postdoc, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Anne-Marie Wegeberg, Postdoc, Aalborg University, Denmark

Expert: Louise Whiteley - Associate Professor in Medical Science Communication and Curator at Medical Museion and the NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research

Host: Gretchen Repasky, Communications Director at the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine

Publisher: Danish Diabetes Academy

Producer: Kontekst & Lyd

You can find additional information about the podcast at www.danishdiabetesacademy.dk/podcasts and about Danish Diabetes Academy and the Winter School at www.danishdiabetesacademy.dk.