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Please Explain: Scientific Visualizations
On today's Please Explain, we look at how images can help us understand complicated scientific ideas. We talk about the relationship between art and science, and find out what goes into creating illuminating scientific visualizations. Felice Frankel, a judge for the annual Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge, and Graham Johnson, a former challenge winner, answer your questions. Call 212-433-9692.
Felice Frankel is a Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, in the Initiative in Innovative Computing. Graham Johnson is a Certified Medical Illustrator and NSF Predoctoral Fellow at The Scripps Research Institute.
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When those doing scientific visualualization use what are termed "false colors' -- or you termed "colorized" they are doing so because -- as Felice mentioned --the sensory modalities of scientific instruments overstrip the sensory modalities of humans senses, so they use the false colors to compensate for those human failings.
As to why someone would use the ilustration of a cell vs. a photomicrograph: take a look at photomicrograh of a cell vs. an artist's renditon: as Graham said: they make sense of all those things.
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