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A new post for the Visual Nature column at Visual Loop. Read it online and below.
The Sequential Art in Science
Notoriously late, considering that it was published in 2009, I just finished reading Logicomix, the NYT bestseller graphic novel about the foundations of mathematic delivered through the life of Bertrand Russel. (more…)
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![Visual Nature: Indulging in the Swarmageddon]()
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A new post for the Visual Nature column at Visual Loop. Read it online and below.
Indulging in the Swarmageddon
If you’re in this part of the world, it’s hard not to know that they’re coming – judging by what some of the media are announcing, we’re about to get waist-deep in a big horde of large and fierce flying red-eyed insects, aka cicadas. (more…)
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A new post for the Visual Nature column at Visual Loop. Read it online or below.
Drawing the Flowered Amazon
Margaret Mee was an artist I would like to have met.
Beyond her extraordinary botanical illustration work, she was surely the wittiest and most resolute English lady to hang around the Brazilian Amazon after 1956, for more than 30 years. She was the only English lady to do that then, actually, which per se says a great deal about her. (more…)
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My doctoral research is presenting great opportunities of being in new places and meeting inspiring and talented colleagues. It was a pleasure to participate in two of the major reference conferences related to museums, technology and their professionals – Museums and the Web and American Alliance of Museums.
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Visual Loop, a reference platform for data viz and infographics invited me to write a regular column on the subject of scientific illustration. This is how Visual Nature came to be, a bi-monthly collaboration. Read the first post online or below.
Looking at a Lion for the First Time
Today seems to be a good day to begin this column. Sunny days in Washington DC always put me in a good mood, as do the cherry trees blossoming at this time of year. (more…)
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The scientific communication project from the University of Porto Ciência 2.0 promoted a Science and Art competition in different categories – illustration, photography, animation, documentary, multimedia art and fine art. I was invited to be part of the jury. All selected pieces were on display at the National Museum Soares dos Reis, in Porto.
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I gladly accepted to participate in the conference ‘Careers in Science: diversity against adversity’ organized by three associations (PAPS, PARSUK and FIIP) dedicated to support and develop the presence of Portuguese students and researchers abroad. I was part of a roundtable discussing the professional challenges and benefits of studying and working in the United States. Check out the video (in Portuguese) at 9:08.
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My good friend Susana Pereira interviewed me – here and here – for her column Visualizing Science on the Visual Loop platform dedicated to data viz and infographics.
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The First International Conference of Illustration and Animation took place in the beautiful costal town of Ofir. It was the first international gathering about illustration and animation in Portugal that I attended to be up to date with colleagues’ projects and developments, and to network.
