Thread by @ireland

I've always thought that having collaborations between art & science is really important, and have worked with designers, filmmakers, playwrights, musicians, and now a choreographer to create new artworks informed by science.

But I think it's really important that science/art pieces are true collaborations! #STEAM has always felt a little appropriative to me though, since arts is only one letter it's like #STEM is using art as a tool. But it's its own thing! With its own aims!

There are some places that do great science/art collaborative work, like @ScienceGallery. But it takes a long time to build those partnerships! (I used to work above @SciGalleryDub and found it super inspiring to walk to work through.)

Am now having a robust discussion with my choreographer friend over lunch, and she points out that a great thing about #STEAM is that it emphasizes the role creativity and inquiry play in both #STEM and the arts! And I agree!