Jen Christiansen

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graphics editor at Scientific American • previously at National Geographic • author of Building Science Graphics • https://www.buildingsciencegraphics.com/ #InfoDesign #SciComm #DataViz
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Show threadJen ChristiansenJul 16, 2024
And the lessons within go far beyond math. I love this excerpt in particular:
Jen ChristiansenJan 22, 2024
📚 Book recommendations for visual science communicators (part 1) 📚 Here are 6 books related to the theme of chapter 2 of my book Building Science Graphics. I'll be back with more book and resource lists related to the themes of other chapters. But if you can't wait until then, check out this More to Explore list: https://www.buildingsciencegraphics.com/more-to-explore
more to explore — Building Science Graphics

Building Science Graphics
Jen ChristiansenNov 15, 2023
It was an honor to work on this Scientific American special report about the new nuclear age ➡️ https://www.scientificamerican.com/report/the-new-nuclear-age/ ⬅️, featuring sobering fallout maps by Sébastien Philippe, Svitlana Lavrenchuk and Ivan Stepanov. See more context and maps at https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/who-would-take-the-brunt-of-an-attack-on-u-s-nuclear-missile-silos/
The New Nuclear Age

<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The U.S. is beginning an ambitious, controversial reinvention of its nuclear arsenal. The project comes with incalculable costs and unfathomable risks

Scientific American
Jen ChristiansenOct 21, 2023
A close look at the finite resource of hours in a day 🕚 Graphic by @Sonja_Kuijpers 🕦 Text by Clara Moskowitz 🕚 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-how-humans-around-the-world-spend-the-24-hours-in-a-day/
See How Humans around the World Spend the 24 Hours in a Day

A new study calculated the average “global human day,” revealing which activities take up most of our time

Scientific American
Jen ChristiansenSep 24, 2023
Began the day watching pieces of an asteroid delivered to Earth by parachute. Then headed to an Afrofuturism exhibit (part of https://6thdimension.net/ ) and spent some time with this gorgeous piece by Alisa Sikelianos-Carter https://www.alisasikelianoscarter.com/blackmoon#9
6th Dimension Fest - New Haven County

6th Dimension is a city-wide Afrofuturist arts festival in New Haven/Hamden from August 26 through October 21, 2023. Through a series of exhibitions and programs in association with community partners across New Haven, this festival explores Afrofuturism in all its intersections of visual art, performance, technology, literature and innovation.

6th Dimension
Jen ChristiansenSep 23, 2023
Seven years ago, the spacecraft OSIRIS-REx launched. Tomorrow it’s expected to drop its cargo—samples from the asteroid Bennu—for a parachute-assisted landing on Earth. 💫 See the full graphic here: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pebbles-from-an-asteroid-are-about-to-be-delivered-to-earth-and-its-totally-awesome/
Pebbles from an Asteroid Are about to Be Delivered to Earth, and It’s Totally Awesome

The OSIRIS-REx mission will return samples from the asteroid Bennu that could rewrite our solar system’s history

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Show threadJen ChristiansenJul 21, 2023
A colleague shared a clearer view, from the companion flip book. Appears to be the Sept 1976 issue, obscured a bit by the Aug 27, 1976 issue of Science (featuring an image from Viking I).
Jen ChristiansenJul 21, 2023
This week I learned that one of the objects in the opening scene of the classic 1977 Powers of Ten short film is an issue of Scientific American 😍.
Jen ChristiansenMay 8, 2023
Following the Westminster Dog Show this week? Supplement with this neat bit of canine genome research in Scientific American, with graphics by Dr. Emily Dutrow and Heather Jones --> Dog Genetics Reveal Surprising Relationships between Breeds https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dog-genetics-reveal-surprising-relationships-among-breeds/
Dog Genetics Reveal Surprising Relationships among Breeds

<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> When it comes to dog traits, genetics-based lineages are more telling than human-made categories

Scientific American
Jen ChristiansenApr 10, 2023
“Kaktovik numerals,” are uniquely suited for quick, visual arithmetic using the traditional Inuit oral counting system.
Read more about the number system—and how to use it— here: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-number-system-invented-by-inuit-schoolchildren-will-make-its-silicon-valley-debut/
A Number System Invented by Inuit Schoolchildren Will Make Its Silicon Valley Debut

Math is called the “universal language,” but a unique dialect is being reborn

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