#micro-macro

[artandspirituality]

[zzkt]

The superpower of interactive datavis? A micro-macro view!

What I mean by micro-macro is trying to get a better understanding of the world by accessing it on two levels: for one, there’s the micro-level of anecdotes where we get the good feeling of looking at actual, concrete aspects of the world instead of abstract mathematical descriptions. But we combine this with the macro-level to understand how these relatable anecdotes fit into the whole. This dual approach enables us to estimate if a given example represents normalcy (a stand-in for how things “usually” are) or is an outlier and does not allow conclusions for all cases.

via https://medium.com/@dominikus/the-superpower-of-interactive-datavis-a-micro-macro-view-4d027e3bdc71

[kokolores1000]

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[alizey]

Alizey Khan

Orbital 2

24"x36" acrylic on canvas

[millionsmillions]

A stop motion re-make of the still delightful Charles and Ray Eames project Powers of Ten, Micro-Macro uses food to illustrate the complexities and scale of our expanding universe. Or is it expanding multiverse?

This recent Alan Lightman piece for Harpers, about the increasingly wobbly faith of astrophysics might help you make a little sense of those dancing noodles.