My daughter recently completed her PhD in nephrology and I couldn’t for the life of me tell you what she does--I’ll see if she’ll take the bait on your proposition (I’m taking it as a proposition that more people doing complex things should tell a story about them).
"Disinformation is everywhere. So in embracing storytelling as a vehicle, I don’t want to add to the general mistrust of science by slapping on a narrative that only tugs at the heart strings, but makes no sense to include...I think authentic storytelling can help science. "
I feel this quote, and really, this whole post. I finally got around to starting a video-making blog to prove that making videos is easier that you think. But is worth it with so much video disinformation out there? Would I accidentally be teaching someone how to make more disinformation? You’re right - using video (or any type of communication) for honest and/or personal storytelling is the only non-soul-crushing way through it.
Wonderful. As someone that spent a summer communicating science through film, this is wildly eye opening and inspiring
My daughter recently completed her PhD in nephrology and I couldn’t for the life of me tell you what she does--I’ll see if she’ll take the bait on your proposition (I’m taking it as a proposition that more people doing complex things should tell a story about them).
You might enjoy this current piece in the New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/07/25/why-storytelling-is-part-of-being-a-good-doctor-all-that-moves-us-jay-wellons
Nice work, Bryn.
"Disinformation is everywhere. So in embracing storytelling as a vehicle, I don’t want to add to the general mistrust of science by slapping on a narrative that only tugs at the heart strings, but makes no sense to include...I think authentic storytelling can help science. "
I feel this quote, and really, this whole post. I finally got around to starting a video-making blog to prove that making videos is easier that you think. But is worth it with so much video disinformation out there? Would I accidentally be teaching someone how to make more disinformation? You’re right - using video (or any type of communication) for honest and/or personal storytelling is the only non-soul-crushing way through it.
There is so much in this piece that pairs well with what I wrote about how to integrate more science in the English classroom: https://litthinkpodcast.substack.com/p/turn-my-english-classroom-into-a