When Nick Watkins was a child, he pasted articles about space exploration into scrapbooks and drew annotated diagrams of rockets. He knew this because, years later, he still had the scrapbooks, and ...

Data visualization is the graphical representation of information and data via visual elements like charts, graphs, and maps. It allows decision-makers to understand and communicate complex ideas to ...

The Trump administration’s moves to freeze federal funding to universities have targeted elite institutions, like Harvard and Columbia. But many other schools are concerned that the administration’s ...

Risks to global growth remain skewed to the downside as inflation remains elevated and interest rates are set to stay higher for longer. Chapter 1 assesses that risks to global growth are skewed to ...

Some years back, on a New Year’s morning in the mid-1980s, I poured myself a cup of coffee, sat down with my goal-setting notebook, and visualized living in a house in the hills above Santa Barbara.

Data can often feel overwhelming—rows upon rows of numbers, scattered information, and endless spreadsheets that seem to blur together. If you’ve ever stared at a dataset wondering how to make sense ...

Picture yourself printing out this post to read later. Imagine the place you will sit while reading it. What do you see on the walls? What background sounds are in the room? Feel the weight and ...

People with aphantasia still generate brain activity when attempting to visualize, but that image may be getting lost in translation, a new study suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Q. My supervisor wants me to include more data visualizations in my projects. Do you have any suggestions? A. Data visualization transforms raw data into graphical representations, making complex ...

Here’s how your brain visualizes scenarios that you’re not actually looking at with your eyes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Lynne Gauthier receives funding from US Army Soldier Center and has prior funding from PCORI, the American Heart Association, and the National MS Society. Jiabin Shen has received funding from ...

The other day, someone asked me to describe my perfect day. To inspire you to think about your perfect day, here is a little snapshot of mine. My Perfect Day I wake up naturally just before dawn. As I ...