About idea
This is the place where big, bold, fresh ideas germinate, grow and flourish. IDEA designs and shares innovative online tools that enhance scientific, artistic, and cultural literacy.
What's new
SpicyNodes is a fresh way to look at information — literally. We’ve developed a visual and interactive information display that gives people a quick glance at large volumes of information.
Explore WebExhibits
IDEA’s interactive online museum, WebExhibits, presents a wide variety of topics from a multidisciplinary perspective. Explore the origins of Daylight Saving Time, learn about Poetry through the Ages, or discover the relationship between modern art and the science of color vision.
Museums and the Web 2010
Learn more about IDEA’s presentation and demonstration of Concept Maps for Online Exhibits at the 2010 Museums and the Web Conference, April 13-17 in Denver.