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    609 results for "story":

    • Colonial National Historic Park visit
      ...nal Historic Trail offshore 'New Town'. We called the buoy to access weather and hydrological data and listen to short history segments. Mini-Symposium : The mini-symposium was held in the first LEEDs ( Leadership in Energy and Environmental Desig...
    • Combating climate change in the floating city
      ...uo;s square  flooded, but currently, it floods more than 60 times a year. The  worst flood in Venice’s history occurred in 1966 , when the tide in St. Mark’s square reached chest height. During that flood, 97% of Venice was u...
    • Combining visuals with narrative for effective science communication
      ...ve. Both narrative structure and visual processing are hard wired into the human brain. Brain scans of people watching a story unfold on videos show their brains are highly activated and they display the same activation as a group, compared to peo...
    • Commemorating Bob Menzer at Marine Estuarine and Environmental Sciences
    • Communicating science effectively: one-day course with EPA Region 1
      ...a lot of material packed into the one-day course. We covered data visualization, conceptual diagrams, and narratives and storytelling. Using the course workbook, participants worked in groups to explore the main concepts for each: the importance o...
    • Communicating Science to Effect Social Change
      ...science communication can actually make you a better scientist for the following reasons: 1) By envisioning the complete story; you can pick up missing elements. An example is putting together a conceptual diagram relating to the causes of a harmf...
    • Conceptionary in action: Learning through play
      ...teaching using a blackboard, talking while drawing can be quite effective, so adding illustrations can greatly augment a story. Finally, the team building aspect of working together in groups can be important, particularly with groups of people wh...
    • Conceptual Diagramming with the Integration and Application Network
      ...ou don't understand well enough to draw: "If you can't draw it, you don't understand it". Diagrams can be used to tell a story, just as words can be used to tell a story. Symbols can be equated to words in a story and assembling these symbols into...
    • Conceptual Diagrams Can Get You Places
      ...out two dozen places in the US named in honor of a 19 th century Prussian aristocrat and darling of Parisian salons. The story of how Alexander von Humboldt came to be acclaimed in America revolves around his career as scientist and explorer and e...
    • Conceptual diagrams in a chapel
      ...d the ancient use of symbols that humans have used to depict the world around them. From cave drawings to Pacific Island storyboards to woodcuts used by Victorian Englishmen like Charles Darwin, people have been using symbols to represent objects...
    • Conceptual diagrams: Tips and Tricks for Thought
      ... a conceptual diagram. Colors and Fonts are Key Colors provide ques to the reader that help shape the conceptual diagram story. For instance, green vs. red text indicates good vs. bad. There can also be a strong juxtaposition among colors or a sof...
    • Conceptual Diagrams: Turning Science into Graphic Art
      ... concept best illustrated in a 2D cross-section? In a 3D landscape? Choose an ecosystem that will assist in telling your story by selecting appropriate landscapes, water bodies, geographic formations, etc. Look to the PDF “ Creating Conceptu...
    • Conference on New Ideas to Accelerate Chesapeake Bay Restoration
      ...ng). He also encouraged participants to keep investing in technology for innovative solutions. Ben mentioned that "the history of the land is written in the water" and used a great quote from Pogo: "We are confronted with insurmountable opportunit...
    • Consumer behavior and climate change: when is enough, enough?
      ...econd_revision_100115.pdf;sequence=1 Begum, T. (2019, December 12) Humans are causing life on Earth to vanish, Natural History Museum . Retrieved from https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2019/december/humans-are-causing-life-on-earth-to-vanish.htm...
    • Cooks River virtual workshop
      ...ue Burton conducted the virtual tour using images, video clips and maps, and the tour included elements of Cooks River history, geography, economy, society, ecology, and variability. Fortuitously, on a visit to Sydney a couple of weeks prior to th...
    • Cork conference on coastal sustainability
      ...ting a SNAP session. Image credit: Bill Dennison On Day 2, we focused on the outputs and outcomes of the meeting through storyboarding and beginning to populate our workshop newsletter. Armed with the priorities gained from the SNAP activity, we s...
    • Countdown to elevator pitch 3…2…1 “GO”
      ... way we communicated science in order to be successful. We had two options for our presentation: 1) Follow the narrative story telling method (practical; place based) or 2) the logical science communication method ( theoretical ; not place based)....
    • Creating a global symbol language
      ...ng "Conceptionary". Conceptual diagrams tap into three ancient and global aspects of human expression; art, symbols, and story telling. Cave paintings that are 30,000 years old have been found which represent a primitive art form. These paintings...
    • Creating the Texas Coast Ecosystem Health Report Card
      ...l areas like Baffin Bay , storm water runoff also can be high in nutrients and sediments from farm fields. Overlying the story of ecosystem condition on the Texas Coast is natural variation in temperature, precipitation, and storms. This high vari...
    • Darwin: Captain Wickham, Harriet the Tortoise, Alaskan similarities, and Darwinian art
      ...win Harbour as part of a survey of Australia's top end. Charles Darwin went on to become one of the most famous men in history, based on his theory of natural selection, the basis of evolutionary thought. However, when Port Darwin was named, Darwi...
    • Dashboard books on fire: Communicating fire management creatively
      ...oduction, and conservation, often illustrated with carefully chosen photographs. Andrew and I had read " Fire: A Brief History" by Stephen Pyne , a wonderful book about the relationship of humans with fire and the different cultural perspectives....
    • Data is the Centerfold: Illustrating statistical data to communicate your research
      ...isualization. Emily Nastase said it best; she described data visualization as a way to effectively reveal trends, tell a story, and represent things that are not easily observed from words and numbers alone. However, producing a visual representat...
    • Data Visualization 101: Simple changes can make a world of difference
      ...utious that 3D pie charts can emphasize some slices (the closer ones) over others (the furthest ones) that may skew your story. Flat pie charts are typically a better option. Slide taken from Jane Thomas’ presentation on Data Visualization....
    • Defining Report Card Indicator Thresholds to Achieve Healthy Outcomes
      ...threats and choose report card indicators . Values and threats identified in Step One are the villains and heroes of the story of a basin, while indicators selected during Step Two measure data that is most important for assessing and communicatin...
    • Defining Science Application
      ...cienceWatch blog). Fortunately, Stephen Colbert from the Comedy Channel, was listening to National Public Radio when the story ran, and Margaret was contacted to appear on the Colbert Report. She and Chris traveled to New York City for the filming...