http://www.sciencevisualization.com Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:12:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2012/04/lyuba-baby-mammoth-of-the-ice-age-exhibition/ http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2012/04/lyuba-baby-mammoth-of-the-ice-age-exhibition/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:00:57 +0000 SciViz http://www.sciencevisualization.com/?p=2271 I Love “Lyuba: Baby Mammoth of the Ice Age” In 2007, baby mammoth Lyuba (Mammuthus primigenius) was found in the Yamal Peninsula of Siberia. Yuri Khudi, a Nenet reindeer hunter, found her frozen intact carcass lying on a riverbank. He … Continue reading →]]> http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2012/04/lyuba-baby-mammoth-of-the-ice-age-exhibition/feed/ 0 http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2012/02/a-mysterious-heart/ http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2012/02/a-mysterious-heart/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:31:55 +0000 SciViz http://www.sciencevisualization.com/?p=2178 “The workings of the human heart are the profoundest mystery of the universe.” So says Charles W. Chesnutt, the American author. And he continues to be right about that. Even today, the human heart is still yielding surprises that scientists … Continue reading →]]> http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2012/02/a-mysterious-heart/feed/ 0 http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2012/02/science-and-art-at-university-of-florida/ http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2012/02/science-and-art-at-university-of-florida/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:11:27 +0000 SciViz http://www.sciencevisualization.com/?p=2175 The University of Florida invited Science Visualization’s Chris Sloan to speak on February 9, 2012 concerning Analogous Thinking in Art and Science. This was part of an innovative Spring Speaker Series organized by the College of Fine Arts. Sloan and … Continue reading →]]> http://www.sciencevisualization.com/2012/02/science-and-art-at-university-of-florida/feed/ 0 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