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SUMMARY:Communicating research to a wider audience using animation\, illus
 tration\, workshops and interactive media - Dr Nathan Crilly\, CUED
DTSTART:20190522T103000Z
DTEND:20190522T110000Z
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CONTACT:Mari Huhtala
DESCRIPTION:A research aimed at clarifying and communicating the nature of
  complex system design as it relates to emerging technologies. For example
 \, the project studied the way in which technologists working in Synthetic
  Biology and Swarm Robotics conceptualise and address the complexity of th
 e systems they are designing. In addition to traditional academic publishi
 ng\, the researchers worked to communicate the project findings beyond aca
 demic audiences. In particular\, the following four activities were undert
 aken: (1) worked with a science communication agency to develop illustrati
 ons and layouts for a 35-page ‘primer’ on the subject of complexity\; 
 (2) worked with an animator and film production company to make a three-mi
 nute animated film discussing the subjectivity of complexity\; (3) ran a w
 orkshop with policymakers discussing the different perspectives on system 
 complexity across fields\; (4) developed an interactive website that gener
 ates annotated bibliographies for complexity resources tailored to an indi
 vidual user's interests. In the talk I'll explain what went on behind-the-
 scenes for each of these activities\, reflect on what we would do differen
 tly in future and invite discussion about how those in the audience might 
 seek broader audiences for their own work.\n\n
LOCATION:Sir Arthur Marshall Room\, Engineering Design Centre\, CUED
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