Cogent argument against Edward Tufte's diatribes against Powerpoint. Ultimately makes me think, both of them are right, and both are missing the points the other one is making.
One way to try to get a handle on what's happening in a scientific field is to study citations in research papers. n a visualization of a complex network with many links, however, it can be very difficult to recognize significant patterns amid the clutter
What makes something “Information Visualization?” Is it just visual titillation? Or is it a tool that interprets, analyzes, and facilitates deeper understanding of data?