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      MSGID: 1:317/3 64a8e67b       PID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08       TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08       divide over climate change         Researchers have shown that combining climate data with visually       engrossing art can make data more meaningful to viewers and bridge political       divides related to climate science.                Date:        July 7, 2023        Source:        University of Wisconsin-Madison        Summary:        A new study shows that intentionally integrating art with data        visualizations can help non-expert audiences more meaningfully        engage with climate change while also bridging political divides        in ways that data alone cannot.                      Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email              ==========================================================================       FULL STORY       ==========================================================================       Communicating science to a general audience can be       challenging. Successfully conveying research on polarizing topics such       as climate change can be even more difficult.              But a new study from University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Nan Li       shows that intentionally integrating art with data visualizations can       help non-expert audiences more meaningfully engage with climate change       while also bridging political divides in ways that data alone cannot. In       fact, data graphs on their own can exacerbate political division on       climate change.              As an assistant professor in the Department of Life Sciences       Communication, Li studies how innovative visual representations of science       can shape people's understanding and opinions about various scientific       issues. Li teamed up with Isabel Villanueva, Thomas Jilk and Dominique       Brossard from UW-Madison and Brianna Rae Van Matre from EcoAgriculture       Partners to survey the responses of people across the political spectrum       to a painting by Diane Burko entitled "Summer Heat, 2020." The painting       depicts red, orange and blue motifs of wildfires and melting glaciers that       overlap with maps that appear to drip over a graph of global atmospheric       carbon dioxide levels. It's not just art and science side-by-side or       pretty colors added to a graph; the two are combined to tell a larger       story that makes people stop and think about climate change.              Li thinks this intentional integration of the data into the piece of       art is part of its success.              "In order for art to maximize its potential as a tool for public       engagement, you really need to use it as a catalyst for triggering       self-reflection," Li says. "People use this piece of art as a starting       point to think about what this all means to themselves." For the study,       published in Communications Earth & Environment, 671 survey participants       from across the U.S. were divided into groups and shown four different       presentations of the painting and data it contains: the original painting,       a detailed version of the graph it includes, a simplified version of that       same graph and an edited version of the painting with a detailed graph.              In the first iteration of the survey, participants were instructed       ahead of time to reflect on the meaning of and emotions evoked by the       visuals. Survey participants who saw the paintings reported stronger       positive emotions -- like happiness, awe, inspiration and hope -- than       participants who were shown just the graphs.              The researchers then used a digital editing tool to represent what it       would look like if "Summer Heat, 2020" and other visuals were posted to       an Instagram feed. The caption contained more details about the painting       and facts about climate change.              Participants felt the artwork post was as credible a source of information       as the data graphs post. Li says this finding supports the idea that       galleries aren't the only way these kinds of artwork can be successful,       but that bringing them to a larger audience through social media is       beneficial as well.              In general, when people see graphs about climate change, whether they       identify as liberal or conservative influences how they perceive the       relevance of the issue. But in the new study, Li's team saw that the gap       between political affiliations was reduced when survey participants saw       the painting in a social media format. In other words, when liberals       and conservatives both see artistic representations of climate data       rather than data alone, they are more likely to share the perception       that climate change is relevant to them.              Another iteration of the survey did not instruct participants       to reflect on the meaning and emotions the visuals inspired before       seeing them. Participants viewed the simulated Instagram posts and then       later reported their perceived relevance of climate change. This time,       participants' perceived relevance of climate change was equally polarized       along their political ideology despite the different visuals they were       shown. To Li, this suggests that priming people for introspection is       important for breaking down political barriers.              While the findings are exciting, Li also recognizes this case study is       very specific. The study is limited to the use of one painting in one       style from one artist.              Moving forward, she and her team hope to complete additional studies that       tease out what element of a piece makes communicating the scientific       information more successful. They want to expand the study to consider       reactions to other styles by artists from other backgrounds and survey       reactions of people in other countries. Li and her team also highlight       that it's important for scientists and artists to be aware of their       audience's interest level in art and recognize that not everyone will       react emotionally or cognitively to a piece in the same way.              Even though communicating these polarizing concepts can be challenging,       Li believes in the ability of art to bridge the gap between a lay audience       and scientific data.              "When you show art, I think it sort of makes people think, 'Hey, wait       a minute.              What is this all about?'" Li says. "It fills in people's imaginative       deficit of what data means without taking a lecturing approach. It       actually engages people to explore the meaning themselves."        * RELATED_TOPICS        o Mind_&_Brain        # Perception # Creativity # K-12_Education        o Earth_&_Climate        # Environmental_Awareness # Climate # Global_Warming        o Science_&_Society        # Environmental_Policies # Political_Science #        Ocean_Policy        * RELATED_TERMS        o Temperature_record_of_the_past_1000_years        o Global_climate_model o Scientific_method o        Consensus_of_scientists_regarding_global_warming        o Global_warming_controversy o Kyoto_Protocol o        Scientific_misconduct o Mnemonic              ==========================================================================               Print               Email               Share       ==========================================================================       ****** 1 ****** ***** 2 ***** **** 3 ****       *** 4 *** ** 5 ** Breaking this hour       ==========================================================================        * Cystic_Fibrosis:_Lasting_Improvement *        Artificial_Cells_Demonstrate_That_'Life_...               * Advice_to_Limit_High-Fat_Dairy_Foods_Challenged        * First_Snapshots_of_Fermion_Pairs *        Why_No_Kangaroos_in_Bali;_No_Tigers_in_Australia        * New_Route_for_Treating_Cancer:_Chromosomes *        Giant_Stone_Artefacts_Found:_Prehistoric_Tools        * Astonishing_Secrets_of_Tunicate_Origins *        Most_Distant_Active_Supermassive_Black_Hole *        Creative_People_Enjoy_Idle_Time_More_Than_Others              Trending Topics this week       ==========================================================================       PLANTS_&_ANIMALS Insects_(including_Butterflies) Bacteria       Endangered_Animals EARTH_&_CLIMATE Air_Pollution Environmental_Policy       Ice_Ages FOSSILS_&_RUINS Cultures Early_Climate Human_Evolution                     ==========================================================================              Strange & Offbeat       ==========================================================================       PLANTS_&_ANIMALS       Why_There_Are_No_Kangaroos_in_Bali_(and_No_Tigers_in_Australia)       Number_Cruncher_Calculates_Whether_Whales_Are_Acting_Weirdly       Fossils_Reveal_How_Ancient_Birds_Molted_Their_Feathers_--_Which_Could_Help       Explain_Why_Ancestors_of_Modern_Birds_Survived_When_All_the_Other_Dinosaurs       Died EARTH_&_CLIMATE       Turning_Old_Maps_Into_3D_Digital_Models_of_Lost_Neighborhoods       Squash_Bugs_Are_Attracted_to_and_Eat_Each_Other's_Poop_to_Stock_Their       Microbiome How_Urea_May_Have_Been_the_Gateway_to_Life FOSSILS_&_RUINS       Giant_Stone_Artefacts_Found_on_Rare_Ice_Age_Site_in_Kent,_UK       Apex_Predator_of_the_Cambrian_Likely_Sought_Soft_Over_Crunchy_Prey       Newly_Discovered_Jurassic_Fossils_in_Texas Story Source: Materials       provided by University_of_Wisconsin-Madison. Original written by Elise       Mahon. Note: Content may be edited for style and length.                     ==========================================================================       Journal Reference:        1. Nan Li, Isabel I. Villanueva, Thomas Jilk, Brianna Rae Van Matre,        Dominique Brossard. Artistic representations of data can help bridge        the US political divide over climate change. Communications Earth &        Environment, 2023; 4 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s43247-023-00856-9       ==========================================================================              Link to news story:       https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230707153828.htm              --- up 1 year, 18 weeks, 4 days, 10 hours, 50 minutes        * Origin: -=> Castle Rock BBS <=- Now Husky HPT Powered! 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