Eight tips for using art and design to start dialogue about science

Diewertje Houtman; Boy Vijlbrief

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.03.003

Eight tips for using art and design to start dialogue about science

Trends Biotechnol. 2023 Jun;41(6):727-730. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.03.003. Epub 2023 Mar 22.

Authors

Diewertje Houtman¹, Boy Vijlbrief²

Affiliations

¹ Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Clinical Genetics, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: d.houtman@erasmusmc.nl.
² Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Clinical Genetics, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 36963984
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.03.003

Abstract

To share our lessons learned from using art and design to start public dialogue concerning genomics, we co-created a course called 'Art & Genomics', together with designers Bertrand Burgers and Mirte de Wit. Here, we aim to share our tips for any scientist who wants to harness creative design to trigger public engagement, illustrated by student experiences as well as our own.

Keywords: art; design; dialogue; education; genetic technology; public engagement.