The STEAM revolution : transdisciplinary approaches to science, technology, engineering, arts, humanities and mathematics

Front Matter ....Pages i-vi Introduction (Armida de la Garza, Charles Travis)....Pages 1-10 Front Matter ....Pages 11-11 Spatial Humanities GIS: The City As a Literary, Historical, and Cultural STEAM Lifeworld Laboratory (Charles Travis)....Pages 13-31 STEAM Approaches to Climate Change, Extreme Weather and Social-Political Conflict (Francis Ludlow, Charles Travis)....Pages 33-65 Film and the Medical Humanities: The ‘Romantic Science’ of Neurocinema (Germán Gil-Curiel, Armida de la Garza)....Pages 67-76 Heritage Science: A Report (Brendan Dooley, Armida de la Garza)....Pages 77-80 Front Matter ....Pages 81-81 In Between Science and The Arts: Dancing a PhD in Renewable Energy (Aoife Long, Armida de la Garza)....Pages 83-96 Collaborative Journeys in Art and Biology (Anna Dumitriu)....Pages 97-105 From STEM to STEAM at the Beautiful Midden Field School: An Artist/Educator Perspective (Anita McKeown)....Pages 107-124 Front Matter ....Pages 125-125 Retreating for Interdisciplinarity: The Case of the Health Research Futures Lab, Limerick (Annmarie Ryan, Niamh NicGhabhann, Muireann McMahon, Jazmin Chodi)....Pages 127-142 Internationalisation in Higher Education as a Catalyst to STEAM (Armida de la Garza)....Pages 143-154 What Can We Learn About STEAM from Bridges? (David Blockley)....Pages 155-167 Front Matter ....Pages 169-169 STEAM at Work: Physiological and Psychological Perceptions of Risk of Cyclists (Ronan Doorley, Vikram Pakrashi, Eoin Byrne, Samuel Comerford, John A. Groeger, Bidisha Ghosh)....Pages 171-186 PELARS: A Case Study of Collaborative Working in Transdisciplinary Teams (Donal Healion, Sam Russell, Nina Valkanova, Raffaella Rovida)....Pages 187-202 Geomorphology and Philosophy: A STEAM Survey of the Anthropocene (Valeria Dattilo, Francesco De Pascale)....Pages 203-219 Front Matter ....Pages 221-221 STEM to STEAM: Policy and Practice (Marie Clarke)....Pages 223-236 STEAM: Powering the Digital Revolution (Leonard Hobbs)....Pages 237-246 Front Matter ....Pages 247-247 Contra-STEAM: On the Value of the Autonomy of Art (Robert F. Arnold)....Pages 249-259 Back Matter ....Pages 261-266 This volume is dedicated to collaborative research across STEM disciplines, the arts and humanities. It includes six sections, framed from a global perspective and exhibits contributions from key experts in the field, emerging scholarly voices, and STEAM practitioners. The added value of STEAM projects in research is highlighted in the first section of this book. Ranging from the spatial, medical and environmental humanities to heritage science, this section discusses the course and paths STEAM projects may evolve to in the near future. The second section features reflective essays by scientists and artists on the development of their research, their professional growth and personal learning experiences that the art/science collaborations have afforded their work and careers. Sections III and IV provides practical guidance and advice on facilitating STEAM teams and describe successful collaborative projects. By presenting the objectives and outcomes of relevant research, the chapters in these sections discuss the various steps taken by different teams to achieve project fruition. Paying particular attention to barriers inhibiting STEAM collaboration, these sections also explore the ways in which research teams were able to work effectively. The fifth section presents a review of policy issues and the potential impacts of STEAM research for administrators, funders and policy makers. In its pursuit for balance and inclusion, the volume concludes with a critical reflection on STEAM that argues a different perspective and will prove food for thought to readers. This volume is dedicated to collaborative research across STEM disciplines, the arts and humanities. It includes four sections, framed from a global perspective and exhibits contributions from key experts in the field, emerging scholarly voices, and STEAM practitioners. The added value of STEAM projects in research is highlighted in the first section of this book. Ranging from the digital, medical and environmental humanities to heritage science, this section discusses the course and paths STEAM projects may evolve to in the near future. The second section provides practical guidance and advice on facilitating STEAM teams. By presenting the objectives and outcomes of relevant research, the chapters in this section discuss the various steps taken by different teams to achieve project fruition. Paying particular attention to barrier inhibiting STEAM collaboration, this section also explores the ways in which research teams were able to work effectively. The third section of this collection considers projects outside the academy, and examines the role of museums and galleries, engineering and software companies, think-tanks, and grass-roots organizations in showcasing the innovative nature of STEAM research. This section focuses on the important role that such organizations and collaborations play in focusing the impact of STEAM projects toward the public good. The volume concludes with a review of policy issues and the potential impacts of STEAM research for administrators, funders and policy makers.