Dario Rodighiero is an Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the University of Groningen, where he serves the multidisciplinary Campus Fryslân faculty.
There, Dario coordinates the Data Wise minor for introducing students to applied data science in real-world problems, while also teaching data and visual literacy within the Bachelor’s program in Data Science and Society.
There, Dario coordinates the Data Wise minor for introducing students to applied data science in real-world problems, while also teaching data and visual literacy within the Bachelor’s program in Data Science and Society.
Maintaining affiliations with Harvard University, he is a principal at metaLAB, and holds a position as a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society.
Dario relies on design, data, and humanities to map digital archives to understand the nature of cultural and scientific dynamics. His approach bridges gaps between diverse fields, acting as a mediator for interdisciplinary initiatives.
With Metis Press, he authored “Mapping Affinities: Democratizing Data Visualization,” offering a fresh take on the way we visualize and interpret organizational charts.
EPFL awarded him a Ph.D. in Science. Over the years, he has held positions at MIT, Sciences Po, and the European Commission, has lectured at CERN and Ars Electronica, and has exhibited at MAXXI and Harvard Art Museums.
EPFL awarded him a Ph.D. in Science. Over the years, he has held positions at MIT, Sciences Po, and the European Commission, has lectured at CERN and Ars Electronica, and has exhibited at MAXXI and Harvard Art Museums.
Zoomland
2023
Weather Map: A Diachronic Visual Model for Controversy Mapping
Rodighiero, Dario, and Jean Daniélou
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111317779-017
2023
Weather Map: A Diachronic Visual Model for Controversy Mapping
Rodighiero, Dario, and Jean Daniélouhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9783111317779-017
The Weather Map is a visual model to investigate public debates onmedia. Relying on the Media Cloud archives, the visual model transforms a simplequery into a sophisticated visualization by employing the visual grammar of synop-tic weather charts. Peaks of pressure and clashes between airmasses are used to de-scribe the conflicts in media through the temporal dimension, diving into thehuman and non-human dynamics that make the controversy alive. The WeatherMap was conceived as a digital tool to help students and scholars analyze publicdebates, according to the controversy mapping field founded by Bruno Latour. Inparticular, the visual model pushes the boundaries of network visualization, explor-ing advanced techniques of graphic design. The outcome is a web-based applicationdeveloped in JavaScript and Python at the disposal of education and research.
“Alongside Daniele [Guido] and Donato [Ricci], Dario is part of the ‘Little Italy’ that has set up shop in the AIME offices. Apart from sharing his enthusiasm and insatiable curiosity, Dario has brought along ten years experience in designing digital interfaces. With the others on the team, he has given life and form to the daring insights of both himself and his compatriots.”
— Bruno Latour, Paris 2013