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co.labore—A Genuine Collaboration between Arts and Science, Reflecting Viewpoints and Merging Skills
Author(s) -
Rakers Lena,
Tebben Ludger,
Glorius Frank
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201700297
Subject(s) - viewpoints , the arts , point (geometry) , order (exchange) , engineering ethics , work (physics) , sociology , computer science , epistemology , engineering , visual arts , art , business , philosophy , mathematics , mechanical engineering , geometry , finance
Often chemists regard their scientific work as creative, when designing and synthesizing new molecules and larger assemblies. In this, we have to go through recurring stages of planning projects, doubting results, discarding ideas, and restarting them with a different approach in order to be successful in chemical research. From this point of view, can we fairly assume that these processes are analogous to the stages artists go through when creating art? In our efforts to strengthen reflective perspectives on what chemists are doing, the SFB 858 initiated a collaboration with the Academy of Fine Arts Münster. Additionally, we were aiming to enter into a dialogue about our research with a broader public.