Chicago Ideas: Conversations That Shape Change

Donna Cox: Creative Computing

November 7, 2026·16 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

How can science impact art? Hear Donna Cox, director of the University of Illinois' Advanced Visualization Laboratory at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, share how she is visualizing data artistically to create cinematic virtual tours that have found their way into documentaries and IMAX films.Uploaded 07-03-13About Chicago Ideas Week Chicago Ideas Week is an annual seven-day celebration of ideas, innovation and community, aiming to become the platform for ideas, created for innovators, thinkers, doers. CIW's goal is to stimulate new initiatives and ventures, create new connections and collaborations, and establish a community of people who have the desire to achieve great things. Learn more: www.chicagoideas.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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