Visual Thinking Lab Unites Journalists, Engineers and Data Scientists to Solve Real-World Problems
April 26, 2017
April 26, 2017
EVANSTON, Ill., April 26 -- Northwestern University issued the following news:
Think back to high school chemistry. Your teacher shows you a molecule and starts explaining its many parts. To the teacher, the molecule is simple and understandable. But to you, a sophomore seeing this molecule for the first time, it's overwhelming.
Helping the 15-year-old you grasp that molecule more quickly is the work of psychology professor Steven Franconeri and his Visual Thinking . . .
Think back to high school chemistry. Your teacher shows you a molecule and starts explaining its many parts. To the teacher, the molecule is simple and understandable. But to you, a sophomore seeing this molecule for the first time, it's overwhelming.
Helping the 15-year-old you grasp that molecule more quickly is the work of psychology professor Steven Franconeri and his Visual Thinking . . .