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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

Scientific infographic: How cool are they?

Fabricio Pamplona Infographic, Inspiration August 26, 2018

When the subject is information, combining figures and texts is no trend. Calling it infographic isn’t much new either. So why do we keep talking about infographics as the ultimate idea of the decade? Simply because the usage of infographics…Read more

Infographics formula by Alberto Cairo

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration August 25, 2018

Reference in data visualization, Alberto Cairo is one of the biggest names when the subject is infographics. Alberto was born in Spain, where he led the creation of the Interactive Infographics Department at El Mundo and won several awards with…Read more

Are you too old for science?

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration August 23, 2018

Isaac Newton Age 45 – Published the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), which contained Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. Charles Darwin Age 27 – Began to develop a revolutionary theory about the origin of living…Read more

Life scientist struggle

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration August 21, 2018

Being a scientist is no easy task. The autonomy of having your own work comes with a great pressure of showing results. We must be organized, updated and resilient. Otherwise, getting a non-significant result can knock down even the most…Read more

Science art as simple as it can be

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration August 19, 2018

When it comes to science art, most of us immediatly think about super realistic and complex illustrations. But what if it doesn’t have to be like that? That’s what Charley Harper thought. At a time when science art was all…Read more

New discoveries on multiple sclerosis wins an award!

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration August 18, 2018

Post doctor in Biological Sciences, Gabriela Trevisan is especialized in pain and inflammatory processes. Her research aimes to change the way we look at multiple sclerosis symptoms and pain killers. However, the reason she studies this field goes a little…Read more