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SUMMARY:Art in aid of science - Mimi Koehl (University of California\, Ber
 keley)
DTSTART:20171129T094000Z
DTEND:20171129T102000Z
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CONTACT:INI IT
DESCRIPTION:I was an art major as an undergraduate before being lured into
  biomechanics and biofluiddynamics by the beauty of natural forms\, both l
 iving and physical.&nbsp\; Since I have done both art and science\, I see 
 two striking similarities between the two pursuits.&nbsp\;&nbsp\; One is c
 areful observation of the natural world &nbsp\;(but scientists have tools 
 that let us "see" more than artists can see with their eyes alone).&nbsp\;
  The other is the use of abstraction to capture the essence of something (
 objects\, processes)\, although the "language" used to communicate the abs
 traction is visual for the artist\, while it is also mathematical for the 
 scientist.&nbsp\; Most of this workshop focuses on how science and mathema
 tics can inform and inspire art\, but I will provide some examples from my
  own work of how collaboration with artists can aid scientific research.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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