This series, sponsored by Dartmouth College Press, develops and promotes the study of visual culture from a variety of critical and methodological perspectives. Its impetus derives from the increasing importance of visual signs in everyday life, and from the rapid expansion of what are termed "new media." The broad cultural and social dynamics attendant to these developments present new challenges and opportunities across and within the disciplines. These have resulted in a trans-disciplinary

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... scination with all things visual, from "high" to "low," and from esoteric to popular. This series brings together approaches to visual culture-broadly conceived-that assess these dynamics critically and that break new ground in understanding their effects and implications. For a complete list of books that are available in the series, visit Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The educated eye : visual culture and pedagogy in the life sciences / Nancy Anderson and Michael R. Dietrich, editors. -1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-61168-043-0 (cloth : alk. paper)isbn 978-1-61168-044-7 (pbk. : alk. paper)isbn 978-1-61168-212-0 (e-book) 1. Life sciences-Study and teaching. 2. Life sciences-Technique. 3. Visual communication. 4. Communication and culture. I. Anderson, Nancy, 1958-II. Dietrich, Michael R. qh315.e326 2012 570.76-dc23 2011030415 Preface The Educated Eye: Visual Culture and Pedagogy in the Life Sciences arose from the 2006 Dartmouth College Humanities Institute on Visual Culture and Pedagogy in the Life Sciences. Many of the contributors to this volume were participants in the Institute. Some presented their work at public lectures and others met weekly over the course of a term to develop and discuss the intersecting themes and individual contributions present in this anthology. These essays engage in a relatively new conversation concerning the roles of visual pedagogy in science, the impact of different media, different audiences, and different historical circumstances. We hope that The Educated Eye will foster scholarship on the important roles that visual representation plays in scientifi c communication and education in a broad sense.