Newsletter
Data Curious 2020.08.17 Hey, This week's edition is jam-packed with goodies. Normally I try to keep it to 1-2 links per section, but there was just too much to fit in. So enjoy the extras! Stay safe, - Ben //////////////////////////////// Read A behind-the-scenes look
Newsletter
Data Curious 2020.08.03 Hey, There are two cool things I want to mention (I didn't know where to put them, so just leading with them here). 1. Glitch is one of my favorite tools for spinning up quick websites and apps for sharing. They just announced
Newsletter
Data Curious 2020.07.13 Hey, As someone who works with data at least 5+ days per week, this past week had me worried. On Wednesday, the Trump administration ordered hospitals to stop sending data to the CDC. Instead, they will send all coronavirus patient information to a database in
Newsletter
Data Curious 2020.07.13 Hello, Sometimes I use this front matter to preview the content below. Other times, I share what's on my mind. Today I'd like to follow up on last week's Black Lives Matter edition. It is a difficult time to
Newsletter
Data Curious 8 minutes and 46 seconds. 3x more likely to be killed by police. Median wealth gaps of a degree of 10x and more. Like Coronavirus, the Black Lives Matter movement is a story of numbers. More importantly, it's a story of the people behind the numbers.
Newsletter
Data Curious 2020.05.12 Hello! It's been a few weeks. I'm feeling the collective *oof* of being on lockdown for over 2 months now. And sometimes that means being far less productive than my former self. That's ok for now. On the upside,
Newsletter
Data Curious 2020.03.30 It's another week, similar to the last week. Time has a funny way of blending together these days. I missed last week's newsletter, but I'm back this week with some interesting pieces to explore. That's all for
Newsletter
Data Curious 2020.03.30 Everything feels uncertain. Things are changing fast. So maybe, just maybe, it's ok if you don't use all your spare time to start your next project. This is a line I have start reciting to myself. With more time at home
Newsletter
Data Curious 2020.03.23 We are entering, for many of us, uncharted territory. We are staying at home (hopefully). We are having more video calls. We are trying to cope with the relentless onslaught of COVID-19 news, updates, infection rates, etc. This is, what some might call, a
Newsletter
Data Curious 2020.03.16 As people who practice data visualization, public health emergencies such as this one bring up a weighty reminder: we have a responsibility to visualize, communicate, and translate data accurately. Because people are scared. Because people are spending more time online searching for answers than ever
Newsletter
Data Curious 2020.03.09 Hello, COVID-19 continues to spread across the world. In terms of communication and awareness, data visualization is once again taking center-stage in the public conversation. Just like during election season, we've seen the spread of misleading maps and charts that spread
Newsletter
Data Curious 2020.03.02 Hey, Working on some deadlines this week so I'll keep it short. Last week I was thinking about breaking the rules in data visualization (mostly credited to the fabulous Economist blog linked in this edition). Data visualization is a field with a lot