Seed map of science

March 28, 2007 5:12 AM

Seed map of science The journal Nature started its 2006 Gallery with collaborative work by Kevin Boyack, Dick Klavans and i|e founder W. Bradford Paley. And now, Seed magazine's current issue has a two-page spread of it, and it was a lead “story” for weeks at seedmagazine.com, as well as figuring prominently on Slashdot and Reddit, as well as dozens of other blogs/news sites. [Via]
posted by Tommy Gnosis (8 comments total)

Yes, it's pretty, but--alas--it doesn't really say anything, at least anything anyone can understand. I find this to be true of many dataviz attempts, especially depictions of networks. They don't simplify and explain. They just look, well, like a plate of spaghetti.
posted by MarshallPoe at 5:26 AM on March 28, 2007

How does this differ from this?
posted by mr_book at 5:29 AM on March 28, 2007

Well, mr_book, it differs only in the fact that that is a better post. Ugh. Administrators, please delete me.
posted by Tommy Gnosis at 5:32 AM on March 28, 2007

Would look better on a TShirt?
posted by hal9k at 5:37 AM on March 28, 2007

MarshallPoe hit it on the head.
Informational graphics that do not inform. At least not clearly.
And I missed the previous post, so I'm allowed to respond to this one. Nya.
posted by Thorzdad at 5:55 AM on March 28, 2007

Having read a few issues, I can unequivocally state that Seed:SciAm::SciAm:Discover. That said, this geewhiz diagram is being hyped too much. Then again, if it gets Seed some more readers, meh.
posted by DU at 6:02 AM on March 28, 2007

as well as figuring prominently on Slashdot and Reddit, as well as dozens of other blogs/news sites.

Including, um, metafilter.
posted by delmoi at 6:14 AM on March 28, 2007

Yeah, thanks delmoi. That's only, um, the third time that post has been linked to here.
posted by Tommy Gnosis at 6:18 AM on March 28, 2007