http://www.metafilter.com/137145/Science-is-beautiful/ Comments on MetaFilter post Science is beautiful... Mon, 03 Mar 2014 17:30:39 -0800 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 17:30:39 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/137145/Science-is-beautiful <blockquote>In a new exhibition titled <a href="http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/beautiful-science/index.html">Beautiful Science: Picturing Data, Inspiring Insight</a>, the British Library <a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/3026917/16-of-sciences-best-infographics-from-ancient-greece-to-today">pays homage</a> to the important role data visualization plays in the scientific process. The exhibition can be visited from 20 February until 26 May 2014, and contains works ranging from John Snow's plotting of the 1854 London <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Snow_%28physician%29#Cholera">cholera infections on a map</a> to colourful depictions of the Tree of Life. <a href="http://infosthetics.com/archives/2014/03/the_role_data_visualization_plays_in_the_scientific_process.html">In a Nature Video</a>, curator Johanna Kieniewicz explores some of the beautiful examples of visualizations that are exhibited. </blockquote> <br /><br />Note: The video is embedded right below the text so you may have to scroll down. post:www.metafilter.com,2014:site.137145 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 14:00:03 -0800 infini information visualization science data beauty aesthetics charts graphs scientificprocess http://www.metafilter.com/137145/Science-is-beautiful#5445556 The Nature video is very engaging, and also special kudos for their treatment of Florence Nightingale. comment:www.metafilter.com,2014:site.137145-5445556 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 17:30:39 -0800 GhostRider