073 | Kim Albrecht on Untangling Tennis and the Cosmic Web

Published: May 4, 2016, 6:15 p.m.

b"Kim is a visualization researcher and information designer. He currently works at the Center for Complex Network Research, the lab led by famous network physicist L\\xe1szl\\xf3 Barab\\xe1si.\\n\\nKim works in a team of scientists to create effective and beautiful visualizations that explain complex scientific phenomena.\\n\\nIn the show we focus on Untangling Tennis, a data visualization project aimed at explaining the relationship between popularity and athletic performance. We also talk about his more recent project, the Cosmic Web, which visualizes 24,000 galaxies and their network of gravitational relationships.\\n\\nEnjoy the show!\\n\\nThis episode of Data Stories is sponsored by Qlik, which allows you to explore the hidden relationships within your data that lead to meaningful insights. Make sure to check out the blog post listing Visualization Advocate Patrik Lundblad\\u2019s favorite data visualization pioneers. You can try out Qlik Sense for free at qlik.de/datastories.\\n\\nLINKS\\n\\nKim Albrecht: http://kimalbrecht.com/ \\nUntangling Tennis: http://untangling-tennis.net/ \\nThe Cosmic Web: http://cosmicweb.barabasilab.com/ \\nD3.js: https://d3js.org/ \\nthree.js, a javascript library for 3D vis: http://threejs.org/ \\nBen Shneiderman\\u2019s The New ABC of Research: http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/newabcs/\\nPeter Galison's Image and Logic: http://www.amazon.com/Image-Logic-Material-Culture-Microphysics/dp/0226279170 \\nPeter Galison\\u2019s \\u201cImages Scatter Into Data, Data Gathers Into Images\\u201d: http://www.ann-sophielehmann.nl/content/docs/grgalison.pdf"