SCIENTIFIC OUTREACH

Human societies have grown to better understand the world we live in through building scientific knowledge. Unfortunately, we witness an era of scientific denial, discouraging people to adopt environmentally friendly lifestyles. More than ever before, scientists need to ensure that the output of their research must reach and impact beyond the academic audiences.

Sciart initiative mpi-ab and merz akademie - Re-shaping Nature

I was part of an interdisciplinary partnership between the Merz Akademie, the MPI-AB and the CASCB. Four art students created stunning science outreach projects using the data from my research on fiddler crab wave display diversity and synchrony.

Booklet by Victoria-Luise Scheible; 3D Modelling of the fiddler crab Environment “Cube“ by Isabel Kohlhagen; Virtual reality of fiddler crab burrow by Vivienne Jahn; Interactive installation of fiddler crabs wave displays diversity by Felina Russ

Copyright: Elisabeth Böker, CASCB, Universität Konstanz

SCIENCE MEETS STREET ART

I was part of Science meets Street Art, a project to communicate scientific research through art. 

It is a real challenge to talk about science with an audience that has limited knowledge of the field. Yet art can easily trigger the imagination, grab attention, instigate curiosity and, if well depicted, also communicate ideas.

The artist James Houl created this incredible and fun street art about my work using robotic crabs.

#ScienceWeek @colabscience

Photo credits: Andrew Sikorski

PUBLIC LECTURES, AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL AND INTERVIEWS

I have been involved in several science outreach events including a Netflix nature documentary. I am always open for invitations. Please drop me an email if you need any audiovisual material or if you are looking for someone to give a talk about animal behaviour and other fun animal related subjects!

artwork

I am also an artist and I have been involved in a few projects including PhD theses and paper illustrations. I am always looking for more projects to take on and I plan to expand to street art for science outreach. Please get in touch if you are interested in my artwork.