acg[at]santafe[dot]edu
Anna CLEMENCIA Guerrero
Postdoctoral Fellow | Santa Fe Institute
Academic Associate | Arizona State University
I use my expertise in history and philosophy of science, biology, and scientific illustration to study the relationship between scientific images and knowledge. The images scientists make (illustrations, diagrams, computer simulations, photographs, photomicrographs) represent a set of choices shaped by prior knowledge, cultural conventions, and the specific problems scientists are trying to solve. All scientific images are designed. I can tell you why scientists made the design choices they did, and how those choices constrain (not necessarily in a bad way!) future science.
By showing today’s scientists how their choices are constrained by past designs, and helping scientists make different and better decisions, I aim to hasten scientific progress.