Dual Aesthetic » Visualization

NYT – Significance of the Death of Osama Bin Laden

norris — Tue, 03 May 2011 21:52:11 +0000

The New York Times wows again with an impressive organic visualization of the national emotional response to the death of Bin Laden.

Ben Fry and GE Visualize…

norris — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:43:59 +0000

1. The cost of particularly ailments as you get older:

2. How different risk factors, demographics, and diseases correlate to each other:

3. The chances of that you will get a certain disease:

Visualized: Choose Your Own Adventure Books

norris — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:35:50 +0000

Definitely one of the most intriguing items to come out of the 80′s were the Choose Your Own Adventure books. As tacky as they were, it was a very interesting effort to make books more “interactive.”As a kid, they offered countless hours of entertainment. I would read them over and over again so that I could figure out every possible ending. Recently, Christian Swineheart put together a very elegant visualization and analysis of the beloved CYOA books.

Cell Size Visualization

norris — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:04:00 +0000

Even after graduating with a Sc. B in biology, sometimes even the most conceptually simple things go unnoticed – for example, the size of a single cell. Sure, we discuss distances and sizes in nanometers, but nothing is as convincing or clear as a great visualization.

For those of you who always wanted to learn some biology but were intimidated, Learn.Genetics from the University of Utah is full of great educational multimedia. Go get your hands dirty!