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Brazilian biodiversity in stunning infographics

Fabiola Soares Inspiration June 6, 2019

One of Brazil’s most valuable assets is its dense covering of rainforests. Of course, the Amazon Rainforest is the most significant of these. The forest covers a vast portion of the country. Besides that, the Amazon rainforest provides the ideal habitat…Read more

Zika virus: The awarded study that brings new light to the long-term consequences

Fabiola Soares Inspiration June 3, 2019

It is always amazing to show the scientific work of our users. So, today I will present you the brazilian scientist Isis de Souza and her work with zika virus. Isis and her colleagues study the impact of early-life Zika virus infection…Read more

Flat Earth and geocentrism: How to show that the Earth orbits the Sun

Fabiola Soares Inspiration May 15, 2019

Science must to be about curiosity and questions, not dogmas and canned responses. So, teachers need more than teach against the flat Earth theory. We need to teach the scientific method of raising hypothesis, make experimentations to explore observations and answer questions. A…Read more

Visual abstract created by user to explain the research paper “Optimized Small‐Molecule Pull‐Downs Define MLBP1 as an Acyl‐Lipid‐Binding Protein” by Yelena Sterlin

Fabiola Soares Data Visualization, Inspiration April 23, 2019

A visual abstract is not easy to create, but’s here to stay. So we always love to show off our users’ amazing work as an inspiring example of visual abstract. We want to empower scientists to enable a more more…Read more

Aves diversity: An eye catching infographic

Fabiola Soares Infographic, Inspiration April 1, 2019

Birds, also known as Aves, are a group of endothermic vertebrates. They are characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds are a…Read more

Science communication: improving the Patient information leaflet

Fabiola Soares Inspiration, Portfolio March 10, 2019

Improve science communication is important to reach more people and fight against misinformation. Illustrations are a powerful tool to do that. As humans, we are a visual specie and images are helpful to understand something at a first glance because since a large…Read more

Infographics to explain the 2018 Nobel Prize

Fabiola Soares Inspiration October 31, 2018

The 2018 Nobel Prize was announced this month and brought exciting science news. We select infographics to help you understand the research of the winners of Medicine, Chemistry and Physics. The infographics were made by Compound Interest, a platform to improve…Read more

Cannabis: Using infographics to explain controversial subjects

Fabiola Soares Data Visualization, Inspiration October 20, 2018

Illustrations and infographics are great tools to show data and talk about controversial topics as medicial marijuana, steam cells, history of cannabis or politics. In these days, the usage of infographics became a tool more than a consequence. As a…Read more

The past of science communication

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration September 13, 2018

Science communication not always meant to get published in journals. From the beginning of science, personalities such as Aristotle, Galileo and Newton spread their theories among small groups of people. These groups started contesting and inquiring what was presented to…Read more

The art of communication

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration September 5, 2018

Everyday we are overloaded with information in all formats. It has never been easier to keep ourselves updated. However, it has never been more difficult to stand out from the crowd too. With the amount of information we are exposed…Read more

Would you broadcast your research?

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration August 30, 2018

What if you could broadcast your research to millions of people and make your work widely known? At first, most of us would think this is a dream come true to our scientist career. However, how would you actually feel?…Read more