2013’s Best in Multimedia

The Scientist celebrates the most popular videos, slideshows, and infographics of the year.

Written byBob Grant

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Several posts on www.the-scientist.com took readers beyond the text, featuring videos, slideshows, and infographics that brought the stories of researchers and their work to life. Here are 2013’s most popular multimedia posts.

Revealing Metamorphosis

This May news story tells of research that was able to peer inside a mysterious chrysalis, where a caterpillar changes into a butterfly. This slideshow contains some of the amazing images captured by the scientists.

“Living Lectures”

Artist Danny Quirk blends art and anatomy by treating the bodies of human models like canvasses depicting the inner structures of the body. The popular story “Dissection via Paintbrush” tells the story of his unique art form.

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Bob Grant
From 2017 to 2022, Bob Grant was Editor in Chief of The Scientist, where he started in 2007 as a Staff Writer. Before joining the team, he worked as a reporter at Audubon and earned a master’s degree in science journalism from New York University. In his previous life, he pursued a career in science, getting a bachelor’s degree in wildlife biology from Montana State University and a master’s degree in marine biology from the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Bob edited Reading Frames and other sections of the magazine.
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