David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:34 pm
This is probably the best TED video I've seen yet. Mostly, because I've been involved in visualization for most of the last 13 years and I've seen it's usefulness over and over. However, this video really drives home some other points. First, visualization still allows you to tell your, biased, story - just really well. But, as evidenced later in the video, it also shoves in your face the bigger picture and alternative viewpoints. I'd be willing to bet that an increase in intellectually honest visualization in media would produce significantly more rational decisions by leaders and also an upswell of tolerance by pundits and the populace alike.
http://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandle ... ation.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandle ... ation.html