The Art of Data Visualization

May 24, 2013

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Visualization / Edward Tufte, Jer Thorp, PBS, video

PBS Off Book’s recent episode is on “the art of data visualization.” It feels like a TED talk — kind of fluffy and warm — with several names and visualization examples that you’ll recognize. No clue who the first guy is though.

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