From Pacific Standard (a brief excerpt from a long, worthwhile article about the work of Jeremy Bailenson): A few years ago, a research psychologist at Stanford University named Jeremy Bailenson effectively proved the ...
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So many worlds, so little time! Delete the scoop?
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Nicki Viall creates images of the sun reminiscent of Van Gogh, with broad strokes of bright color splashed on a yellow background. The color of each pixel contains information about the history of heating on the sun. Delete the scoop?
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Everyone, meet Mycoplasma genitalium, the subject of many scientific papers, even more vists to the clinic and now the first organism to be entirely... Delete the scoop?
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Population Viz - a new one every week -- if I understood correctly. Delete the scoop?
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Singularity HubLearn Science While Playing Video Games? Video Game Maker Valve Makes ...Singularity HubValve is bridging the gap between video games and science education with its 'Teach With Portals' program. Delete the scoop?
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Based on the development of a project in the informal science education area to freshwater lakes and for watershed science, together with UC Davis' W.M. Keck Center for Active Visualization in the Earth Sciences ... Delete the scoop?
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2011年の日本の地震 発生地点・規模・時刻分布図 2011年1月1日 00:00 ～ 2012年1月1日 00:00 Japan earthquakes 2011 Visualization map 2011-01-01 00:00 / 2012-01-01 00:00 (JST) * 2011年の世界の地震 ... Delete the scoop?
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"...visualization of mid and lower Manhattan on MayDay, 2012, plotting the when and where of tweets containing the keywords, MayDay and Occupy (representing a healthy mix of supporters, detractors, and everybody in-between)... providing excellent insight into the anatomy of an event as it trends in space and time." Delete the scoop?
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It's the sandbox of the future. In one of the coolest applications of augmented reality, some of the folks at the UC Davis W.M. Delete the scoop?
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"...augmented reality (AR) sandbox allows users to create topography models by shaping real sand, which is then augmented in real time by an elevation color map, topographic contour lines, and simulated water. The system teaches geographic, geologic, and hydrologic concepts..." Delete the scoop?
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A web application that allows for interaction and visualization of geologic concepts.
Visible Geology is an interactive online educational tool for visualizing 3D geologic block models. You can create your own topography and show the outcrop pattern of geologic beds, folds, dykes, or faults in seconds! Delete the scoop?
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How to Teach the TeachersHarvard CrimsonBy Lukas B. Gemar, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Physics professor Eric Mazur has been recognized internationally for his research program in optical physics as well as his work in science education.
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Co.DesignInfographic: Visualizing Prime Numbers, For People Who Suck At MathCo.DesignJason Davies, a data visualization specialist and computer scientist, created a graphic for the rest of us to picture the unique relationships between prime numbers.
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When I meet with people and talk about our work, I get asked a lot what technology we use to create interactive and dynamic data visualizations. Delete the scoop?
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M.genitalium Whole-Cell Model & Knowledge Base... Delete the scoop?
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Bathsheba Grossman's super-sized Rygo was printed by Enrico Dini’s massive D-Shape printer in Italy, and is the largest 3D print in America. Delete the scoop?
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Example Visualizations using the PLoS Search and ALM APIsPLoS Blogs (blog)Below are a few example visualizations, the source code to all of them can be found in the plosOpenR Github repository. Delete the scoop?
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Aviation International NewsGore VR HUD Lets Client Walk Around DesignAviation International Newsby Liz Moscrop AIN writer Liz Moscrop testing out Gore Design's new head-up display to help customers visualize their new aircraft interiors. Delete the scoop?
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“Understanding how external symbol systems function in human cognition is crucial to using them effectively in education,” Newcombe says. “You have to get students learning to read the diagrams. One of the things teachers think is that: diagrams are pictures, you don’t need to teach how to read a diagram. Well, you do.” Delete the scoop?
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Visualizing a Full Day of Airplane Paths in the USAThe Atlantic CitiesAnd thanks to his wizardry with FAA data, we can see how these aircraft drift from city to city in this mesmerizing computer visualization. Delete the scoop?
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Looks cool, but FAQ says it only runs on Firefox browser in 32 bit on Mac. Delete the scoop?
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Co.DesignKepler Spacraft's data visualized: an interactive exploration of earth-like ...The VergeBy Evan Rodgers on May 9, 2012 02:10 pm 2Comments Data visualization artist Jer Thorp has teamed up with Oblong Industries to create an interactive,... Delete the scoop?
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Most data we study is presented in 2-D. And as clear as a pie or line graph can be, it’s still a once-removed experience, just something else you see on paper or a computer screen. You can’t grasp it or reshape it. Delete the scoop?
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Conducting focused and efficient research is one of the biggest hurdles for students. It is a complicated processe or at least this is how they look at it while in fact there are some techniques that it an enjoyable experience. As teachers, the onus of responsibility is on our shoulders to show to our students the right ways to conduct researhces. The folks at the Kentucky Virtual Library know this very well and that is why they have provided a handy interactive map of the research process for students. Via Dennis T OConnor Delete the scoop?
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"The coming explosion of immersive digital technology, combined with recent progress in unlocking how the mind works, will soon revolutionize our lives in ways only science fiction has imagined. In Infinite Reality, Jeremy Bailenson (Stanford University) and Jim Blascovich (University of California, Santa Barbara)—two of virtual reality’s pioneering authorities whose pathbreaking research has mapped how our brain behaves in digital worlds—take us on a mind-bending journey through the virtual universe."