Amanda Makulec MPH

It's from last year, but for those not at #data23, Jon did a great talk on similar themes at @OutlierConf 2022.

Better Data Visualizations (@jschwabish) and Avoiding Data Pitfalls (@DataRemixed) are both excellent intro books. We use Jon's as one of the primary texts in the MICA Foundations class.

Better Data Visualizations (@jschwabish) and Avoiding Data Pitfalls (@DataRemixed) are both excellent intro books. We use Jon's as one of the primary texts in the MICA Foundations class.

If you're curious about the research paper @jburnmurdoch cited about people believing something more when presented in charts v. text, the @washingtonpost has a great article summarizing the study. (Gift link, no paywall)

There's a lot of open conversation and debate around AI governance that's necessary. The pointed response from AI ethics experts in response to the letter signed by much of big tech to pause AI development is worth a read.

Washington Post in the style of McSweeney's. An absolute delight from start to finish. 100/10 would recommend this article. 0/10 would recommend a story hour that starts with a sermon on the merits of America as a theocracy.