Understanding Through Visualization (1. Data Science Day)

Presentation for the 1. Data Science Day Berlin covering a brief history of visualization, the process of a data visualizer and some slight criticism on ‘big data’.

Transcript

3. From football to synthetic biology via Shakespeare, the Olympics and an industrial robot in a fantastical caravan. ≥ Blurry Laser Focus
4. www.nand.io
6. Understanding Through Visualization Studio NAND for Data Science Day
7. Embodiment – ‘Outsourcing’ Thinking
13. Time Table Paris – Lyon E.J. Marey, La Méthode Graphique, 1885
14. The London Cholera Map – Dr. John Snow (1854)
15. Napoleon’s Russian campaign of 1812, by Charles Minard, 1869
16. No Representation is ‘Neutral’
20. Visual Narratives
22. Carl Barks, Donald Duck
23. Micro-/Macro Readings
26. “It’s all about the small data!” #hattip @moritz_stefaner
30. 250 Mio Tweets 2 TB per day dozens of other data sources
31. “What music do people listen to/are talking about while sitting at Starbucks?”
33. How many romances happen over a coffee? How many break-ups happen over a coffee? / = ?
35. “Toiling in the data-mines” Tom ArmitageBERG Blog, October 23rd, 2009
36. The process of a data visualizer
37. The Gestalt of Digital Identity (2009)
41. Understanding Shakespeare 2010
47. Tracking the Golf Masters 2012
54. hello@nand.io @StudioNAND