WEBVTT ♪FELICE: WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND,YOUR WHOLE WORLD IS ALL ABOUTSCIENTIFIC PHENOMENON.ANTHONY: FELICE FRANKEL CAPTURESTHEM IN PHOTOGRAPHS, OFTENMICROSCOPIC AND ALWAYSBEAUTIFUL.ICE CRYSTALS ON A WINDOW, ABUTTERFLY WING, THE BOTTOM OF ACOPPER PAN.OTHER LESS FAMILIAR OBJECTS.FLUID, POLYMERS, YEAST COLONIES.FELICE FRANKEL I WANT PEOPLE TOLOVE SIGNS THE WAY THAT I LOVESCIENCE.FELICE: IN MY OPINION, THE WAYTO GET IT TO HAPPEN IS TO ENGAGETHEM IN THE VISUAL OF THE BEAUTYOF SCIENCE.ANTHONY: SHE IS A RESEARCHSCIENTIST AT M.I.T., ANDSCIENTIFIC PHOTOGRAPHER WHOSEAWARD-WINNING WORK HAS MADE THECOVERS OF JOURNALS INCLUDING"NATURE" AND "SCIENCE."PICTURES THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CANASK QUESTIONS, IT IS NOT ABOUTSHOWING FORMULAS, IT IS A MEANSOF GETTING THEM TO SEE THEY DONOT NEED TO BE AFRAID OF ASKINGQUESTIONS.THESE ARE LITERALLY PHOTOGRAPHSOF HOLES.ANTHONY: SOMEONE SAY THAT THISPHOTOGRAPHER'S WORK SHOULD BE INAN ART MUSEUM, BUT SHE SEES ITDIFFERENTLY.FELICE: I AM NOT AN ARTIST, I AMMAKING A DOCUMENTATION.IN A WAY I CALL MYSELF APHOTOJOURNALIST.MY INTENTION IS NOT TO DESCRIBEME, MY INTENTION IS FOR YOU TOWANT TO SEE THE SCIENCE.ANTHONY: HERE AT M.I.T.,BUILDING 66 HOUSES THEDEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALENGINEERING.THIS IS LIKE A SERIES OFREACTORS.ANTHONY: SHE SPENDS A LOT OFTIME LISTENING TO SCIENTISTSBEFORE COMING UP WITH AN IDEAFOR AN IMAGE.SHE EMPHASIZES THAT HERPHOTOGRAPHS, WHICH SHOW UP INPUBLICATIONS AND WEBSITES, ARENOT ALWAYS VISUALLY ACCURATE.FELICE: YOU CAN PLAY A LITTLEBIT WITH SCALE, FOR EXAMPLE.BUT, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, YOUALWAYS INDICATE THAT THE SCALEIS OFF IN THIS DEPICTION.FOR THE MOST PART, WHENSOMETHING IS NOT REPRESENTABLEIN TERMS OF CAPTURING IT, YOUHAVE TO COME UP WITH A METAPHOR.MOST OF THE CONVERSATIONS AREABOUT WHAT METAPHOR CAN WE USETO SOMEHOW ENGAGE THE VIEWERINTO UNDERSTANDING IT?>> HER IMAGES ARE GORGEOUS, SOOFTEN I FEEL LIKE A BEAUTIFULIMAGE IS A PORTAL INTO THESCIENCE.>> WHEN PEOPLE SEE IMAGERY LIKETHIS -- ANTHONY: CHRISTINE IS THECREATIVE DIRECTOR AT THE NEWSOFFICE AT M.I.T. AND SHE WORKSCLOSELY WITH FELICE FRANKEL.>> SO MUCH HAPPENS HERE ABOUTSOLVING THE WORLD'S BIGGESTPROBLEMS.AND IT IS OFTEN FEELING SOTECHNICAL, SO IN THE WEEDS, THATI THINK IF YOU HAVE A POWERFULIMAGE THAT OPENS THAT WORK UP TOA BROADER AUDIENCE.ANTHONY: TAKE THIS MICROSCOPICPHOTO OF SCOTCH TAPE THATACCOMPANIED A STUDY ABOUTADHESION.TO GET THESE IMAGES, SHE USES AMIXTURE OF CAMERAS ANDMICROSCOPES, EVEN ELECTRONMICROSCOPES THAT MAGNIFY OBJECTSUP TO 500,000 TIMES THEIR SIZE.ONE OF HER RULES, DO NOTOVERLOAD VIEWERS WITHINFORMATION.FELICE: THE BIGGEST PROBLEM ISTHE SCIENTIST WANTS TO SAY TOOMUCH IN ONE PICTURE.WHEN YOU DO THAT, THE VIEWER HASNO IDEA WHERE TO EVEN LOOK.SO WHAT I AM TRYING TO DO ISENCOURAGE, ESPECIALLY THEYOUNGER RESEARCHERS, TO TRY TOFIGURE OUT A HIERARCHY OFINFORMATION.WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGYOU WANT ME TO SEE?THEY SHOULD KNOW HOW TO HELP USTAKE A LOOK AT THEIR WORK.IT HELPS THEM CLARIFY THESCIENCE IN THEIR OWN MINDS.ANTHONY: 20 YEARS INTO HER WORKAT M.I.T., SHE COULD NOT BEHAPPIER.FELICE: THE BEST PART FOR ME,BESIDES LOVING THE PHOTOGRAPHY,AND I STILL DO, I AM CONSTANTLYLEARNING.ANTHONY: A LOT OF PEOPLE, LIKEENGLISH MAJORS, ARE INTIMIDATEDOR MAYBE INTIMIDATED BY THE FINESCIENCE, BUT SHE HOPES BY HAVINGTHIS PHOTOGRAPHY SHE WILL DRAWIN PEOPLE, SPECIFICALLYCHILDREN.SHAYNA: IT IS GREAT.A LOT OF PHENOMENAL