Every fortnight I curate some of the observations and insights that were shared on social media. I call these Friday’s Finds.
“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” —Stephen Biko, Speech in Cape Town, 1971, via @marick
“We talk and we share and we point out what is true. The answer to bad speech is more speech” — @Snowden on TechCrunch
Visualization for understanding is a powerful way to communicate complex or new ideas. Used effectively and openly, visualization can help us progress in our collective understanding.
Here are some examples of visualizations for understanding that I have recently found through my professional social networks.
Estimating Minority Populations
Cost of Data seen as Revenue Generated (Canada is expensive)
Political Polarization
The Internet in 1973
When a picture is worth 1,000 words
“The automobile city is the anti-city which annihilates the city wherever it collides with it.” —Lewis Mumford
Climate Change is Not Natural
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Visualizing Data: 10 Significant Visualization Developments via @ChrisCorrigan
