Communicating Science Through Visualization in the Age of Alternative Facts [Short Course]

Presentation Language: English

Level: Beginner

Prerequisites: None.

Intended Audience: Artists interested in visualizing scientific data and researchers interested in visualizing computational simulation data.

Organizer: Kalina Borkiewicz, Visualization Programmer, Advanced Visualization Lab, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign AJ Christensen, Visualization Programmer, Advanced Visualization Lab, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Author(s)/Speaker(s):
Kalina Borkiewicz, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
AJ Christensen, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
John Stone, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Summary: Cinematic scientific visualization demystifies complex scientific concepts for general audiences, which helps them defend themselves against misinformation in popular media. Researchers from the University of Illinois will show techniques for representing data accurately while making it not only approachable, but beautiful and compelling to experts and non-experts alike.