Public Misunderstanding of Science was made with the participation of members of the public during the LABORATORY LIFE Open Laboratory, 22-28 February 2011 at Lighthouse, Brighton. Participants were invited to draw/doodle/notate while listening to a monologue by a synthetic biologist. Conceived and made by Bruce Gilchrist in collaboration with Simona Casonata, Kate Genevieve, David Louwrier, Daksha Patel. With thanks to Dr. Tom Ellis and Dr. John Paul. Presented at Microwave New Media Arts Festival, Hong Kong, 2011. Selected as part of BIO·FICTION Science Art Film Festival, Vienna touring to Niemegan & Tokyo, 2014.