Visualizing Data: Through the Eyes of the Reader
Date
Thursday, December 18, 2025 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker
Laura Koesten (University of Vienna)
Location
Moonstone - Seminar Room C
Series
Seminar/Talk
Host
Sustainability Office
Contact
Visualizations are powerful tools in science and everyday media, yet audiences often interpret them differently than intended. Drawing on research from the WWTF Digital Humanism project Talking Charts, this seminar examines how chart design shapes understanding, why transparency across the data lifecycle matters, and how subjective data experiences influence sensemaking. The speaker will share findings from studies of climate-related visualizations and discuss emerging tools to help creators better assess how people interpret charts.