#soSEA 2: Dances with Data
ScienceOnlineSeattle is a monthly discussion series exploring how the internet is changing how we do and share our science. Our May 14, 2012 gathering was focused on "Dances with Data: tools for turning information into stories."
The Lead Up
ScienceOnlineSeattle exists because of the phenomenal annual conference and ScienceOnlineNOW.org community. To ensure you hear about future events, sign up at ScienceOnlineSeattle.org. Liz Neeley, Jen Davison, and Brian Glanz are the co-conspirators responsible for organizing this monthly spin-off in Seattle. Many thanks to our organizations - COMPASS, UW College of the Environment, and Open Science Federation, respectively - for making it possible.
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Dancing with Data at ScienceOnlineSeattleOn the grand list of things to worry about, the internet is rarely far from our minds. We brood about privacy, security, and access, and ...
If I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance (with data!) My @COMPASSonline blog post on ScienceOnlineSeattle compassblogs.org/blog/2012/05/1… #soSEA
@LizNeeley Hat tip for increasing the number of Billy Idol references in regard to Science, lol! Will try to follow tonight's #soSEA stream!The Event
The topic for discussion: Dances with Data: Tools for Turning Information into Visual Stories
Overview: With the accelerating accessibility of data, from satellite imagery, genomics and all ‘omics, digitized historical records, and more, answering research questions is now as much about working — and playing — with existing data as about gathering new data. What are the most effective ways to explore your data and extract meaning from it? How can others — scientists, managers, the public – explore or even contribute to the data behind your graphics? At this month’s #sosea we will highlight some of the slickest tools and methods for creating insights from data, and discuss what is — and isn’t — changing about data visualization in an age of informatics and open science.
Speakers:Eugene Kolker, Chief Data Officer at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Co-Founder and President of Data-Enabled Life Sciences Alliance International.
Dustin Smith, Senior Product Consultant at Tableau.
Hunter Hadaway, Creative Director at UW Center for Environmental Visualization.
Rob Fatland, Microsoft Research Connections research program manager.
The LiveStream
ScienceOnlineSeattle #2 on the New Livestream. Live. Redefined.This event (ScienceOnlineSeattle #2) ended on Monday, May 14, 2012. Below you will find all the text updates, photos, and videos that wer...Introductions & Remarks
- HUNTER HADAWAY
First up was Hunter Hadaway, Creative Director for the UW Center for Environmental Visualization. Hunter explained that much of their work is focused on ocean science, and they use a wide variety of tools - Photoshop, 3-D animation, web development - to create their products. 
Hunter HadawayCreative Director The custodian of creative cleanup, Hunter manages the design, development and deployment of all aspects of CEV's graphi...- Here is an example of scientific illustration that Hunter shared (be sure to zoom in and scroll)
Curious about the Center for Environmental Visualization? Check out their AWESOME graphics! bit.ly/JryxSG #sosea
Very cool data visualizations from Collaborative Ocean Visualization Environment bit.ly/JC59FK #soSEA- You can download COVE here for either Windows or Mac. Here are a few screenshots of what it looks like on your machine (gorgeous).
