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In the ‘Subtleties of Color’, Robert Simmons…

Poor Form Response

In the first chapter of Kieran Healy’s book “Data Visualization for Social Science” articulates the different  methods and means for  exploring, understanding, and explaining data. He structures the chapter into eight sections bringing the reader on a journey through the strengths and weaknesses of communicating data into a visually…

Nothing but a Number Series 2

I choose to continue pursuing my subject matter of the human brain however instead of selecting a number from my original poster series, I was more intrigued by the amount of neurons in the brain, 86 billion. Although, initially intimidating I was intrigued by the largely incomprehensible quantity, and how…

#7 Numbers

WednesdayA Podcast to Remember (How Memory Works) from Stuff You Should Know discussing how memory works and the capacity of the human brain to store the equivalent of 2.5 million gigabytes of digital memory. A closer look at the science behind memory, and how modern technology may be changing…

Histogram

The word histogram is said to come from the name 'Historical Diagram' deriving from 1891. A type of bar chart, the histogram, quickly lets you see the shape and distribution of a given set of continuous data. The values Histograms typically represent are integers. Unlike a standard bar chart, that…