Storytelling with Big Data: Thoughts on VISUALIZED
November 14th, 2012 |
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As an attendee at the inaugural VISUALIZED conference last week in New York City, I was ready to experience, as the website described, “an inspiring two-day gathering with the brightest minds and social innovators from around the world who are changing how we understand and interact with data; and gain insight into designing data-driven narratives [...]
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January 8th, 2012 |
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This is a quote from a 2009 TED talk by Tyler Cowen, a George Mason economist and a New York Times columnist. I found it via a recent Why We Reason blog. Maybe you’ve all seen it. But even if you have, it bears repeating. I want to print it and frame it. (Read the [...]
Keep reading »Marie Curie, Theater, and Science Communication: An Interview with Alan Alda
December 1st, 2011 |
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I grew up watching M*A*S*H reruns with my dad, so even early in life, Alan Alda, who played Dr. Hawkeye Pierce throughout the show’s eleven seasons, was a familiar name and face. You might also recognize him from TV shows like The West Wing or movies like Murder at 1600. What you might not know [...]
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