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Random associations are creatively powerful: It seems to me that sometimes sophisticated contemporary biomedicine share certain aesthetics of medieval witch chemistry. Just look at this ink black brew: This video is part of my investigation into the aesthetics of the biomedical laboratory. It was recorded at Jens Juul Holst‘s laboratory at the University of Copenhagen’s Department of […]

Af og til opdager man tankevækkende æstetiske fællestræk mellem ret forskellige universer. Det sorte, boblende bryg i denne video om den nyeste biomedicinske forskning leder for eksempel leder mine tanker hen på middelalderlig heksekemi: httpv://youtu.be/FFpI1FBO3JU Denne video er en del af mit projekt om at undersøge det biomedicinske laboratoriums æstetik. Optagelserne er fra Jens Juul Holsts laboratorium ved […]

In Raleigh, NC! And ScienceOnline2012 starts in just a few hours. Yeah. During my trip here from Copenhagen, yesterday I was in many ways confronted with one of the topics which will most definitely be mentioned in today’s talks – blogs. As if the airline knew that at least two people on their flight were […]

Before the year of 2011 came to an end, I did a few posts about science communication and the challenge of communicating science communication. This was inspired by various talks I had had with friends, colleagues and the planning of a masters course in Public Health Science Communication. And as one of the first things […]

I december måned besøgte jeg Jens Juul Holsts laboratorium ved Biomedicinsk Institut på Københavns Universitet, hvor Sofie Pilgaard Olesen og hendes kolleger arbejder med tarmhormoner og deres rolle i behandlingen af diabetes. Jeg havde mit kamera med, og optog laboranterne i gang med deres daglige rutiner. Projektet er en således fortsættelse af min videobaserede undersøgelse af hverdagens […]

In December I visited Jens Juul Holst‘s laboratory at the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Biomedical Sciences, where Sofie Pilgaard Olesen and her colleagues work with gut hormones and their role in treating diabetes. I brought my camera to film them in their daily work, and have spend the last couple of weeks cutting my material into 3 short […]

Is it possible to split oneself into several Is? Could I perhaps borrow Hermione’s time turner next week and thus be able to travel back in time? Both would be great solution to this small problem I have. Next week, I’m attending the ScienceOnline2012 conference (see more below) in North Carolina, and the programme is […]

Could Public Health research findings, public health messages or social aspects of health care be communicated through comics? Would it only be relevant if you want to target children? If you lived in Japan you would be very likely to answer no to that question. Manga, a Japanese form of comic, is an integrated part […]

Even though I have been blogging for almost half a year, I can still be amazed by the experience of other people reading my posts, reblogging them, commenting and retweeting them and contacting me directly to express their thoughts. I must admit that it gives me a kick every time. It is not a snow […]

How do you communicate the relevance of science communication to a fellow public health person? Can I make a convincing argument for why things such as Twitter can be a useful tool in the communication of research? In the days leading up to Christmas, I was challenged by these exact questions, when I after dinner […]

Last week the existence of a virtual university on Twitter came to my knowledge. Svenska Twitteruniversitetet or The Swedish Twitter University as it is also named. The idea of a Twitter university was born in the mind of Marcus Nilsson (@ozonist) sort of in a random moment (read more about it here). The concept is pretty simple. An […]

A login on Twitter is one of my morning routines – you never know if a tweet may influence the agenda of your day and today I thought I’d share a small Twitter moment with you. This morning I came across a tweet that triggered my Health Information System past and former WHO/Health Metrics Network employer status. […]