Using Art to Close the Science Gap
December 2, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Close The Gap
When we started this website, we sought to identify approaches that would help us in closing the widening gap between science and society.
We decided our first approach will be ART. We are pleased to announce the launch of Science Art Gallery .com.
The goals of Science Art Gallery is to blur the lines between art and science, such that our visitors (especially our non-scientist audience) would appreciate the visual as well as the conceptual beauty that science exhibits.
In addition, Science Art Gallery will feature science-inspired art for sale. A portion of every sale will be donated to fund research.
Taken together, Science Art Gallery is a self-sustaining mechanism to simultaneously close the science gap while raising funds to support cancer research.
A Scientist Who Gets “It”
March 2, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Academia, Close The Gap
This weekend, I stumbled upon an old post (from December 08) by Dr. Racaniello, a virology scientist, about why he blogs and why scientists should also blog and/or podcast.
I really enjoyed reading his post and I was very glad to have stumbled upon it, because his goals are perfectly aligned with the objectives I had when I started this website (Closing the Science Gap). Dr. Racaniello understands the importance of communicating science to the public.
Further, I think that his blog serves as a model to help both senior and junior scientists alike to use the web as a tool to share ideas and learn from each other.
I encourage you to read his post and also note the comments between me and him at the end of the post.
