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Visualizing 175 Years of Words in Scientific American

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Special Report

Special Report

A graphical tour of popular words paired with key moments in the history of the magazine

The Language of Science

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How the words we use have evolved over the past 175 years

  • September 1, 2020 — Moritz Stefaner, Lorraine Daston and Jen Christiansen
Explore 175 Years of Words in Scientific American

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Search a 4,000-word database to see how language in the magazine evolved over time 

  • August 18, 2020 — Moritz Stefaner
How to Turn 175 Years of Words in Scientific American into an Image

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A data designer explains the art and science of analyzing and charting text from 5,107 issues of this magazine

  • September 1, 2020 — Moritz Stefaner

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September 1, 2020 — THE EDITORS



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