http://www.sciencevisualization.com Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:03:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2012/01/is-pharand%e2%80%99s-image-of-11th-hour-too-cool/ http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2012/01/is-pharand%e2%80%99s-image-of-11th-hour-too-cool/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:03:09 +0000 SciViz http://www.sciencevisualization.com/?p=2161 Last year, the global population hit 7 billion people. It is challenging to make an effective visualization of that. Canadian anthropologist Felix Pharand took on that challenge and, through his organization, Globaia, created visuals that illustrate the impact of a … Continue reading →]]> http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2012/01/is-pharand%e2%80%99s-image-of-11th-hour-too-cool/feed/ 0 http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/10/dinosaur-revolution-or-failed-coup/ http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/10/dinosaur-revolution-or-failed-coup/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:16:51 +0000 SciViz http://www.sciencevisualization.com/?p=2091 After years of serving dinosaurs to their viewers and getting good ratings, channels such as Discovery and National Geographic are struggling to find a way to continue to produce high-rating dinosaur shows. Last month, Discovery Channel premiered Dinosaur Revolution, a … Continue reading →]]> http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/10/dinosaur-revolution-or-failed-coup/feed/ 0 http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/09/big-bang-is-a-beast/ http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/09/big-bang-is-a-beast/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:58:38 +0000 SciViz http://www.sciencevisualization.com/?p=2069 There are several difficulties in creating a science visual based on an abstract concept. In this case, we’re talking about the Big Bang. It is a beast of a problem for science visualizers. The search for the Higgs-Boson particle has … Continue reading →]]> http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/09/big-bang-is-a-beast/feed/ 0 http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/09/hot-cold/ http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/09/hot-cold/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:47:38 +0000 SciViz http://www.sciencevisualization.com/?p=2060 Researchers discovered a new species of ancient fish, Laccognathus embryi, in the Canadian Arctic where the climate was subtropical 400 million years ago in the Devonian period. The remains of Laccognathus consist of only the creature’s fossilized skull, which was … Continue reading →]]> http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/09/hot-cold/feed/ 0 http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/09/maximum-detail/ http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/09/maximum-detail/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:26:00 +0000 SciViz http://www.sciencevisualization.com/?p=2045 A series of reports published this monthin Science regarding a new member of the human lineage, Australopithecus sediba reveals new evidence about the evolution of the human brain. Researchers produced these results using a high-resolution, powerful xray called a synchrotron … Continue reading →]]> http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/09/maximum-detail/feed/ 0 http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/08/move-over-archaeopteryx/ http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/08/move-over-archaeopteryx/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:37:45 +0000 SciViz http://www.sciencevisualization.com/?p=1985 For 150 years, since Darwin’s time, Archaeopteryx has been known as the world’s most basal bird. That means that all organisms we call “birds,” living or extinct, are more advanced, evolutionarily speaking, than Archaeopteryx. Since birds evolved from dinosaurs, this … Continue reading →]]> http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/08/move-over-archaeopteryx/feed/ 0 http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/08/losing-perspective/ http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/08/losing-perspective/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:37:01 +0000 SciViz http://www.sciencevisualization.com/?p=1975 Sometimes graphic devices can get in the way of communicating an idea. This visualization, credited to Gabrielle DeMarco of the Social Cognitive Networks Academic Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (SCNARC), is a good example of that. In this case, … Continue reading →]]> http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/08/losing-perspective/feed/ 0 http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/07/elisabeth-daynes/ http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/07/elisabeth-daynes/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:51:24 +0000 SciViz http://www.sciencevisualization.com/?p=1826 The exotic seems to have bound itself to Elisabeth Daynes from the very beginning when she was born in the South of France in 1960. Her artistic talents were stimulated at a very early age, where she began drawing and … Continue reading →]]> http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/07/elisabeth-daynes/feed/ 0 http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/05/gary-staab/ http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/05/gary-staab/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 00:12:52 +0000 SciViz http://www.sciencevisualization.com/?p=1837 Chances are that if you have been to a natural history museum recently, you have encountered a sculpture created by Gary Staab. Shortly after earning art and biology degrees from Hastings College, Gary began his career building sculptures for exhibition … Continue reading →]]> http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/05/gary-staab/feed/ 1 http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/05/mauricio-anton/ http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/05/mauricio-anton/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 22:56:00 +0000 SciViz http://www.sciencevisualization.com/?p=1810 Mauricio Antón has been a full-time paleoartist since 1987. His career was launched when he painted a series of murals depicting life in the Tertiary for the Sabadell Museum in Spain. Since then, he has created artwork for museum exhibits … Continue reading →]]> http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2011/05/mauricio-anton/feed/ 0