@masto.ai/@socprof. Interests: sociology, journalism, science-fiction, but not exclusively.
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Acclaimed Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz presents a groundbreaking social history of the internet—revealing how online influence and the creators …
Teaching as therapy, with sooooo many feelings. Because the book is a series of previously-written contributions, it's repetitive. The whole ungrading movement has nothing new to offer.
Alberto Cairo started his journey of lead educator in data visualization with The Functional Art, about 10 years ago, followed by The Truthful Art, and now, The Art of Insight (frankly, I would have used The Insightful Art). TIA is different than the previous two as it consists of a series of interviews with various practitioners that Cairo admires, grouped into broad categories such as pragmatists, eccentrics, ambassadors, and narrators. Each chapter is an interview with one such practitioner with some illustrations from their work, and retraces their journey through the field of dataviz. It is not coincidental that none of them had linear trajectories, and most have a background not just in the usual fields (computer science, statistics) but also in philosophy humanities, journalism. That is how this book distinguishes itself from the previous two: it is much more individual-based, much more philosophical and reflective, and, it seems, more …
Alberto Cairo started his journey of lead educator in data visualization with The Functional Art, about 10 years ago, followed by The Truthful Art, and now, The Art of Insight (frankly, I would have used The Insightful Art). TIA is different than the previous two as it consists of a series of interviews with various practitioners that Cairo admires, grouped into broad categories such as pragmatists, eccentrics, ambassadors, and narrators. Each chapter is an interview with one such practitioner with some illustrations from their work, and retraces their journey through the field of dataviz. It is not coincidental that none of them had linear trajectories, and most have a background not just in the usual fields (computer science, statistics) but also in philosophy humanities, journalism. That is how this book distinguishes itself from the previous two: it is much more individual-based, much more philosophical and reflective, and, it seems, more deeply personal for Cairo. So, it is far less a book for social scientists like me (I still use the Truthful Art in my intro to data science class), but more for my humanities colleagues with whom I'll be sharing it.
In her most accomplished novel, Barbara Kingsolver takes us on an epic journey from the Mexico City of artists Diego …
@talkingmoose This was such a great read. David Grann sure knows how to tell a tale.
@emmadilemma@book.dansmonorage.blue Can't wait to start this one. I have really loved the Murderbot series.
