Visualizing the Data

March 17, 2016 / Melody Smith / Comments Off on Visualizing the Data

We know that data visualization is a powerful tool that can help both scientists and the public easily and quickly understand the scope and context of complex information. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting an exhibition showing how data visualization helps us confront some of the world’s most significant challenges. The Places & Spaces: Mapping Science exhibition will run from January 25 to June 17, 2016 at the David J. Sencer CDC Museum in Atlanta, GA.

Maps, graphs, and infographics can greatly help the public understand health threats and lead to quicker public health responses. The Places & Spaces exhibition has collected science maps and visualization tools from leading international experts in the natural, physical, and social sciences, as well as from industry and government. By helping audiences grasp the abstract concepts, relationships, and dynamism of complex systems, the exhibition promotes a more informed and effective decision making on the part of individuals, industry practitioners, public policy makers, and others.

Melody K. Smith

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Melody Smith

Melody K. Smith has provided organizational, social media and digital communication services to a large non-profit for the past twenty years. Prior to that she championed employee engagement and communications in the healthcare field. She holds a Bachelors degree in Marketing. When not wrangling and writing TaxoDiary content for your reading pleasure, Melody writes fiction, rescues dogs and throws legendary dinner parties.