Monday, March 2, 1998
4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101
EECS Colloquium
Abstract
Human beings assimilate the world chiefly through their sense of sight. It is not surprising, therefore, that scientists continually seek new and better ways to see, in order to become better observers. Unfortunately, generating images is usually carried out with only minimal expertise with virtually no consideration for their aesthetic or communicative qualities.
This discussion encourages researchers to think of images as a means of communicating results to a range of audiences, and to stimulate thinking about the research.
Science often forgets that the phenomena whose characteristics it seeks to understand may be stunningly beautiful when skillfully visualized. Images that are both informative and beautiful offer a potentially new connection between science and the general public. Images that are, by themselves, arrestingly beautiful provide a connection between those who are scientists and those who are not. We desperately need common enthusiasms and vocabularies so that we can share with others our interest in natural phenomena.
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