Comments on: Idea: The Drama of Biology http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/2013/08/06/idea-the-drama-of-biology/ Discovering biodiversity through taxonomy and photography Wed, 09 Nov 2016 21:04:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.29 By: jebyrnes http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/2013/08/06/idea-the-drama-of-biology/comment-page-1/#comment-29403 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:35:52 +0000 http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/?p=2870#comment-29403 Morgan – have you thought of contacting the good folk at the Catalyst Collaborative? http://www.centralsquaretheater.org/about_ccmit.html – happy to try and facilitate an introduction. They’re a company that specializes in bridging theater and science. I think this is a BRILLIANT idea on many levels. Something like this with poets has also been done at NCEAS before as well.

]]> By: Friday links: gaming article-level metrics, academic hipsters, and more | Dynamic Ecology http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/2013/08/06/idea-the-drama-of-biology/comment-page-1/#comment-29395 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:33:36 +0000 http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/?p=2870#comment-29395 […] What if your abstract were given a dramatic reading by a professional actor? (HT Jeremy Yoder, via Twitter) […]

]]> By: David http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/2013/08/06/idea-the-drama-of-biology/comment-page-1/#comment-29324 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 03:19:15 +0000 http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/?p=2870#comment-29324 Why stop (or start) at celebrities? You might build momentum by intriguing our own science superstars into breathing their brand of flourish into an abstract outside their field of expertise.

]]> By: rebecca http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/2013/08/06/idea-the-drama-of-biology/comment-page-1/#comment-29316 Wed, 07 Aug 2013 19:48:20 +0000 http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/?p=2870#comment-29316 Now you’ve made me paranoid that Wil is going to read this and be hurt that I described him as not a big-name actor. Aack! I love you, Wil! You’re the best…!

]]> By: Morgan Jackson http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/2013/08/06/idea-the-drama-of-biology/comment-page-1/#comment-29313 Wed, 07 Aug 2013 18:27:59 +0000 http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/?p=2870#comment-29313 Ya, I think I might slip a tweet to Wil & Felicia Day about this, see what happens.

And just in case Wil reads this, you’re totally a big-name actor. In fact, might you be interested in lending your voice acting chops to “A cryptic rock-paper-scissors game between Drosophila males”?

]]> By: Morgan Jackson http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/2013/08/06/idea-the-drama-of-biology/comment-page-1/#comment-29310 Wed, 07 Aug 2013 18:05:18 +0000 http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/?p=2870#comment-29310 That’d be awesome, I love her Green Porno series! There certainly seem to be more and more people in Hollywood speaking up about science, so I’m hoping that maybe one day the right one will stumble across this and agree it’s a good idea!

]]> By: rebecca http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/2013/08/06/idea-the-drama-of-biology/comment-page-1/#comment-29309 Wed, 07 Aug 2013 17:59:11 +0000 http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/?p=2870#comment-29309 Some people who would be great for this are actually pretty active (and interactive) on Twitter and might conceivably reply if you pitched the idea to them. How about Wil Wheaton? Not as famous as the big-name actors you mentioned, sure, but a geek icon and a big supporter of science (he recently posted on his blog about the whole Shark Week/Megalodon debacle). And he does a lot with YouTube.

]]> By: Jodi http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/2013/08/06/idea-the-drama-of-biology/comment-page-1/#comment-29274 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 19:34:09 +0000 http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/?p=2870#comment-29274 Excellent idea! Maybe Isabella Rossellini can help. She did that awesome series on animal reproduction called Green Porno! Anyone know Isabella Rossellini?

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