Welcome to Science by the Slice! We're excited to host this hybrid event. We'll meet either online or in in-person at 700 Park Offices Drive, (behind the Boxyard) to hear this month's speaker while we enjoy pizza, but space is limited. Online viewers will join live remotely via Sigma Xi's Facebook page. A zoom link will also be sent out to registered attendees.
Visualizing Science with the Audience in Mind
About the talk
A basic operation in science is the production and refinement of an image of the thing we are studying. This presentation places visualization center stage, at the heart of communication research - where visualization is fundamental to how we experience and understand the world, supporting all forms of empirical investigation. Through example case studies, we will explore ho
w researches not only rely on visual material as data, but often draw on visual ideas to refine and represent their methods and the theoretical frameworks applied therein. Visual frameworks of this sort include the literal and figurative images by which scholars define, describe and portray objects of inquiry and the relationships among them. In such a view, this presentation reveals the ways that all objects of inquiry have important material and visible dimensions.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Deborah Littlejohn is an Associate Professor of Graphic & Experience Design in the College of Design at NC State University. She has taught master's and undergraduate design courses in the areas of history, theory, and methods, and studios that focus on design as a cultural-cognitive artifact. Her research in the field of visual communication at the intersection of science communication focuses on developing frameworks and custom visualization tools adopted from visual communication strategies in design, for scientists and science educators to support the communication of science to diverse audiences and stakeholders.
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Virtual attendees:
Use the following URL to join Science by the Slice live on Facebook: www.facebook.com/SigmaXi/
We will also provide a zoom link to view the event to registered attendees. Please RSVP only once. RSVP to either join in person or virtually.
Science by the Slice is free and open to any interested members of the public, as well as science journalists and science communicators of all stripes. Feel free to extend this invitation to anyone who might want to attend.
Did you miss past Science by the Slice events? Check out our videos and podcasts of previous speakers: http://www.americanscientist.org/science/
Talks are co-organized with Science Communicators of North Carolina (SCONC). The RTP chapter of Sigma Xi is a co-organizer and co-sponsor, and encourages any interested scientists to get involved with the chapter and its upcoming events.
