Unveiling the Hidden Layers of Deep Learning
Interactive neural network “playground” visualization offers insights on how machines learn
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Gene Regulation, Illustrated
What are epigenetic modifications, and how might they play out across generations?
Everyone's a Little Bit "Shapist"
On happy little squares, thought experiments and visualizing social systems
Jellyfish in Motion
Animation shows how a moon jelly propels itself using spinning wheels of water
Dude, How Did Scientific American End Up in This Jerry Garcia–Howard Wales Album Art?
Do you think it was the issue with the article on “Marihuana”? Mysteries from the inside cover of Hooteroll?
The Beautiful Complexity of the Cosmic Web
3D interactive visualization lets users explore the vast, hidden structure of the universe
How to Read the Latest Zika Vector Genome Chart
Efforts to learn more about the mosquito that transmits Zika have resulted in a new visualization, but what does it show?
Visualizing a Really Big Bird
Infographic depicts extinct avian giant that once dominated South Carolina skies
Visualizing Cholera in the mid-1800's
An Article on Graphics in the Time of Cholera Prompts a Review of the Scientific American Archive
The Gravity of Pi
Martin Krzywinski’s latest “Pi Day” graphic re-imagines numerical digits as physical masses
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