Felice Frankel: At the interface of science and art

Felice Frankel is a scientist who demonstrates that beautiful and striking images are an important tool for scientific communication. The linked video of one of her lectures is both interesting and shows many of her striking images.

In this visually dramatic lecture, photographer, author and research scientist Felice Frankel discusses the power of imagery, and how images can be vital tools to communicating complex ideas in science and technology. She shows many striking images from the book, Envisioning Science and raises questions about color, time, scale and alteration. She also tells some behind the scenes stories about the development of cover photography for journals such as Science and Nature.

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