Join Duke Science & Society for the next installment in this year’s SciComm Virtual Lunch & Learn.
Connecting science to the public is an important task that scientists are asked to do more and more. It can range from the classic science café or rehearsed TED talk to the interactive museum demo. In this Lunch & Learn, join Dr. Erin McKenney and artist, Jude Casseday, to learn how they engage the public with science and sound. Together, they have collaborated to transform Dr. McKenney’s microbiome research examining the microbes in your gut and the microbes in sourdough bread into experiential soundscapes—the listener can HEAR the changes in the data!
Join us to learn about new and creative ways to engage in STEAM, bringing the arts and sciences together to interact with the public!
Dr. Erin McKenney studies how microbial communities form over time and how they adapt to their environments. Her research blends ecology, nutrition, and comparative gut morphology. More recently, Erin’s work has expanded to sourdough and other fermented foods.
Jude Casseday (aka dejacusse) is a soundscape artist and electronic musician from Durham, North Carolina. Her work ranges from sound experimentation to more structured compositions for dance, film, art events and yoga/movement classes. The band iBoD (the idiosyncratic beats of dejacusse) creates Nested Soundscapes in acoustically interesting spaces. Her soundscapes have been featured at the Durham Arts Council, The Carrack Gallery, NC Museum of Natural Sciences and American Dance Festival classes.
| SciComm Lunch-and-Learn is a monthly event in which we explore interesting, novel aspects of science communication in an informal setting. These are not lectures, but rather discussions with invited presenters who are doing interesting work, asking important research questions or pushing boundaries in some realm of science communication. Please come prepared to ask questions and share your own thoughts and perspectives. |
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