Monique Verdin, "Headwaters : Tamaracks + Time : Lake Itasca" (2019), digital assemblage. Photograph taken in 2019; United States War Department map of the route passed over by an expedition into the Indian country in 1832 to the source of the Mississippi River.

Real Numbers

Sometimes the best way to tell a story is through numbers. This collection of Real Numbers columns uses data visualization to illuminate an extensive range of topics, including the effects of extreme weather and natural disasters, the international evolution of high-tech industries, the increasing number of underrepresented groups in scientific leadership positions, and much more.