Beauty At Work
Beauty at Work expands our understanding of beauty: what it is, how it works, and why it matters. Sociologist Brandon Vaidyanathan interviews scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, and leaders across diverse fields to reveal new insights into how beauty shapes our brains, behaviors, organizations, and societies--for good and for ill. Learn how to harness the power of beauty in your life and work, while avoiding its pitfalls.
Beauty At Work
The Beauty Of Teaching Science with Dr. Dave Gammon
Dr. Dave Gammon is an integrative scientist who builds bridges beyond traditional scientific communities. Since 2006 he has taught mostly interdisciplinary science and general education courses at Elon University, where he is currently a Professor in Biology. His research projects in birdsong and in SoTL have become increasingly more interdisciplinary. He also performs a lot of science outreach, including running a science café, writing science articles for newspapers and magazines, and creating popular science podcasts.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Dave’s formative experiences that led him toward biology and teaching
- What drew him to study birdsong
- On finding the beauty in research
- On teaching a course on the Journey Through Time
- Dave’s passion to draw connections between science and other disciplines
- The power of collaboration and curiosity among academics
- The need for interdisciplinarity
- On introducing the beauty of science to the public through science cafés
To learn more about Dave’s work, you can find him at: https://facstaff.elon.edu/dgammon/
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