SciComm Seminar 2023: Politics of the Scientific Image

The Water Whys VIP is now bringing in experts in visual scientific communication, beyond just the scientific journals and posters, for any interested students!

The Water Whys VIP (vertically integrated project) works with TV meteorologists and science journalists to create graphics these professional science communicators use to answer questions their audiences have about water issues including flooding, drought and water resources. 

In this SciComm Speaker Series, topics that will be addressed include the process of going from an idea to a fully designed illustration or animation, how to embed principles of accessibility into science communication, and the history of the image and the idea of scientific objectivity. Anyone interested in science communication and strategies for reaching broader audiences is invited to join in these virtual sessions. 

Participants must register for each session individually on the Water Whys website to receive the Zoom links.

For this presentation (Politics of the Scientific Image), GB Kim, who is an artist and scientific illustrator, will cover practical aspects of the work she provides, specifically for the Explorer’s Guide to Biology: what is requested of her, research & image processes, and goals & challenges.  She will then step back and examine some more philosophical aspects of scientific communication: the history of the image & the culture of scientific objectivity, what this history has meant for the practice of science and science communicators, and how we might understand and become accountable for the power of image making.

This seminar will be held on November 3rd, 2023 from 1:00-2:00PM AZ Time. Interested participants can register for this specific event through this google form in order to access the zoom link for Getting Started with Multimedia Science Communication and Animation with Marley Jarvis.