Making science more accessible and inspiring a broad audience by transforming open science practices into creative learning through a weekly comics newsletter.

The operation of the project involves a series of steps:

Story Selection: We define selection criteria to choose notable open science stories across various scientific disciplines and types of practices. We identify story sources, such as researchers, institutions, and agencies, to ensure the quality and relevance of the chosen stories.

Creative Approach: We will use AI (Artificial Intelligence) algorithms to assist in creating creative content from scientific data. This creative approach includes generating comics that captivatingly illustrate the scientific concepts covered in the stories. AI plays a fundamental role in transforming data into visually attractive and educational narratives, as well as filtering and handling errors and determining whether they should actually be published.

Communication and Engagement: We will establish communication channels, such as a dedicated website or social media platform, to share the stories with the public. Additionally, we encourage audience engagement through interactions, discussions, and feedback. This interactivity helps create a community around open science.

Benefits:

Accessibility: The project makes open science more accessible to a broad audience, including students of all ages, by providing an engaging way to learn about scientific concepts through comics.

Inspiration: We inspire interest in science and technology through engaging storytelling, including comics that visually simplify complex concepts.

Awareness: We will promote awareness of the importance of open science within the scientific community and the general public, highlighting how transparency and collaboration in research drive meaningful discoveries.

Engagement: Engaging the scientific community and the public in sharing stories and experiences is critical to building a shared understanding of open science and encouraging active participation in the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Technology plays a crucial role in this process, allowing people to interact and learn effectively.

There are galaxies of data about open science, and you might feel lost in a black hole. We understand that it can be challenging to comprehend everything, especially if you're not an academic in the scientific field, and NASA's data can be very complex. Our mission is to make this data more accessible and understandable, offering an inspiring journey to explore the dimensions and galaxies of the open science field, where you can find the meaning of even the most complicated terms.

2023 NASA Space Apps Challenge

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