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SciArt scribbles: Playing science out

Prabahan (in front) in one of his plays ‘Triangles and Squares’, a musical on habitat loss and man-animal conflicts.

Many scientists embrace the artistic medium to infuse new ideas into their scientific works. With science-art collaborations, both artists and scientists challenge their ways of thinking as well as the process of artistic and scientific inquiry. Can art hold a mirror to science? Can it help frame and answer uncomfortable questions about science: its practice and its impact on society. Do artistic practices inform science? In short, does art aid evidence?  Read more