Euroscience Workgroup on Science Communication

Communicating science often is also communicating data. What makes a good visualization od data – and what makes a bad one?

Feast Your Eyes on 15 Stunning DataViz Payman Taei's round-up of 15 data visualizations that will not only blow your mind, they will give you a clearer understanding of what makes a great visualization. Feast your eyes on these beauties!

Science Communicator: "During a solar eclipse, please do never ever look directly at the sun, but always use special glasses!"

Donald Trump:

President Trump Shows How Not to Watch an Eclipse Doctors warned eclipse viewers not to look at the sun without wearing a pair of special glasses, but the president briefly ignored that advice.

Great visualization of a penumbral (left) and total solar eclipse. The DLR hints that no cookies were harmed during this test (otherwise than afterwards, we guess).

Mit Blick auf die bevorstehende Sonnenfinsternis in Nordamerika (21.8.) haben wir hier mal in einer extrem aufwendigen Visualisierung den Unterschied zwischen einer partiellen (links) und einer totalen (rechts) Sonnenfinsternis veranschaulicht. ⠀
PS: Für diesen Versuch mussten keine Kekse leiden [stimmt nicht ganz].