Fabio Crameri, Grace Shephard, and Philip Heron in Nature discuss the drawbacks of…
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Misuse of the rainbow color scheme to visualize scientific data
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Looking for falsified images in Alzheimer’s study
Charles Piller, for Science, highlights the work of Matthew Schrag, who uses image…
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Scientists with bad data
Tim Harford warns against bad data in science:
Some frauds seem comical. In… -
Questionable science diagrams
Sometimes illustrating scientific findings is a challenge. Sometimes the illustrations are published anyways,…
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Why scientists need to be better at visualization
For Knowable Magazine, Betsy Mason looks at the state of (not so good)…
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Evolution of the periodic table of elements
As more elements were discovered, the table grew and changed layout. For Science…
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Visualizing science
Jen Christiansen spoke about her extensive experience as a graphics editor for Scientific…
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Randomness of scientific impact
A group of researchers wondered if there was a trend or predictability for…
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Conflicting views: Public versus scientists
Pew Research Center released a report that compares the public and scientists’ views…
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Rising R usage in the sciences
R continues its growth, and usage in the sciences is no exception. Nature…
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Graphs, from paper to pixels
Brian Hayes for American Scientist discusses science publications’ roots in print and the…
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High-resolution maps of science
While we’re on the topic of academic papers and how they’re linked, Johan…
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Science as metaphor
In this article from Science from July 1998, award-winning journalist John Banville on…
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Art, science, and cartography
Similar discussions going on in the cartography branch among UW Madison geography folks.…
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Map of scientific collaboration between researchers
In the spirit of the well-circulated Facebook friendship map by Paul Butler, research…
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Review: Atlas of Science, Visualizing What We Know
Katy Börner, professor of information science, catalogs visualization and science in Atlas of…