I really like Kevin's point below as I think he hits the nail on the head
with his comments, particularly where he points to a need for
artists to be able to "convince them [scientists] of the value of
art practice and theory."
Everyone on this list is already sold on the philosophical leanings
involving the value of the arts, sciences, and their intersection so
no need to continue to use this as an argument.
I think a much stronger argument is needed for the future. That
argument is based on scientific literature to show that under
a variety of circumstances, the arts can improve something
fundamental about cognition: for example, attention, memory,
or a higher level execution function such as learning. If we
build up this literature to include such findings, this will be
most convincing to the scientist because all endeavors (inc.
science) require effective cognition function. If you want to
teach someone about organic chemistry, students will need a
good memory, and the ability to command attention during the
learning or communication activities involved.
Anything short of this makes for "preaching to the choir"
scenarios we find ourselves in often as we continue to explore
this interface.
-paul
Paul Fishwick, PhD
Chair, ACM SIGSIM
Distinguished Chair of Arts & Technology and Professor of Computer Science
The University of Texas at Dallas
Arts & Technology
800 West Campbell Road, AT10
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
On Aug 6, 2013, at 5:59 PM, roger malina <rmalina@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> DOES ART SCIENCE COLLABORATION CONTRIBUTE IN ANY WAY TO SUCCESSFUL...
>
> In collaborations with scientists, I have often found, as an artist,
> that it is difficult from the outset to convince them of the value of
> art practice and theory. I agree with the papers quoted by Roger.
> There is real asymmetry. I think that this in part arises because most
> scientists operate in very a different academic, institutional and
> financial environment from most artists. That may well be okay, but it
> also means that artists will most likely never come to nourish
> scientific research.
> By Kevin McCourt
> _______________________________________________
> Yasmin_discussions mailing list
> Yasmin_discussions@estia.media.uoa.gr
> http://estia.media.uoa.gr/mailman/listinfo/yasmin_discussions
>
> Yasmin URL: http://www.media.uoa.gr/yasmin
>
> HOW TO SUBSCRIBE: click on the link to the list you wish to subscribe to. In the page that will appear ("info page"), enter e-mail address, name, and password in the fields found further down the page.
> HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE: on the info page, scroll all the way down and enter your e-mail address in the last field. Enter password if asked. Click on the unsubscribe button on the page that will appear ("options page").
> HOW TO ENABLE / DISABLE DIGEST MODE: in the options page, find the "Set Digest Mode" option and set it to either on or off.
_______________________________________________
Yasmin_discussions mailing list
Yasmin_discussions@estia.media.uoa.gr
http://estia.media.uoa.gr/mailman/listinfo/yasmin_discussions
Yasmin URL: http://www.media.uoa.gr/yasmin
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE: click on the link to the list you wish to subscribe to. In the page that will appear ("info page"), enter e-mail address, name, and password in the fields found further down the page.
HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE: on the info page, scroll all the way down and enter your e-mail address in the last field. Enter password if asked. Click on the unsubscribe button on the page that will appear ("options page").
HOW TO ENABLE / DISABLE DIGEST MODE: in the options page, find the "Set Digest Mode" option and set it to either on or off.
