Senior Project Advisor
Dan Pollard
Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Spring 2024
Keywords
Science, Biology, Molecular Biology, Comics, Visual Art
Abstract
Science Communication is the practice of science which aims to connect public audiences to scientific knowledge. There has been an ongoing dialogue concerning the inaccessibility of such knowledge due to barriers such as paywalls and a lack in contextual knowledge. In order to explore this discussion and present an input, this project aimed to create weekly comic strips that briefly discuss one scientific paper a week as well as display each comic to the general public. What, if anything, must be sacrificed in order to convey an accurate retelling of information? How much of the original paper can be changed to fit a wider audience, while still retaining its scientific integrity? These are questions that this project explored through the medium of comics, where it served as a link between paper and layman.
Department
Biology
Recommended Citation
Yi, Winter and Pollard, Dan, "Shmoomics!" (2024). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 837.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/837
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf