The Educated Eye: Visual Culture and Pedagogy in the Life Sciences

The creation and processing of visual representations in the life sciences is a critical but often overlooked aspect of scientific pedagogy. The Educated Eye explores 19th and 20th century cases of visual models, including demonstration halls and simulations of surgery in virtual reality. From essays on Doc Edgerton's stroboscopic techniques, to the Eames's visualization of scale in Powers of Ten, among others, contributors ask how we are taught to see the unseen.