Taking the mystery out of technology
One of the most potent tools for making science interesting and accessible to non-scientists is pointing it out in people’s every day lives. Most people never encounter MRIs, and those who do are probably so upset about the possibility of a torn ligament in their knee that they could care less what an MRI actually does. So maybe lesson #1 is don’t try to get people psyched about science when they’re injured. Ok, fair enough.
But check this out. At first glance this may look like a silly exercise, but it’s really quite genius. By scanning every day objects that we know inside and out in an MRI (in the case of the image above, snap peas), the author of these animations is able to show us exactly what an MRI does, without any technobabble or snooze-tastic lectures. It’s quick, it’s intuitive, and because it’s novel and quirky, it’s attention-grabbing. Score!
Source: aneyeforscience
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