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Sounds of a Volatile Stock Market

With the craziness of the stock market lately (down, up, down, up — it’s a 1980s aerobics class up in here!), there have been some nice…

Mar 24, 2020

Sounds of a Volatile Stock Market

Mar 24, 2020

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Sonifying the Dynamics of School Discipline Disparities

I recently had the opportunity to work on a challenging yet highly rewarding sonification project. In this post, I share the sonification…

Apr 21, 2023

Sonifying the Dynamics of School Discipline Disparities

Apr 21, 2023

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The Day Oil Prices Went Negative — Experiments in Sonification

This is a story about the day oil prices went negative, on April 20, 2020. To be more specific, West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures…

May 18, 2020

The Day Oil Prices Went Negative — Experiments in Sonification

May 18, 2020

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What do I even call this interactive audio storytelling experiment?

I’m working on a project experimenting with interactive audio storytelling. You can read more about what I mean here, but basically…imagine…

Sep 12, 2016

What do I even call this interactive audio storytelling experiment?

Sep 12, 2016

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Reciprocal Podcasting: Scratching the Surface of Audio Storytelling and Interactivity

Listening to audio is captivating and intimate. But podcasting, as it is now, is a passive experience — whereas deep learning and…

Sep 12, 2016

Reciprocal Podcasting: Scratching the Surface of Audio Storytelling and Interactivity

Sep 12, 2016

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What we can do with data…and what holds us back

A while back, I led a data training with several of my colleagues — very smart journalists with radio, print and TV experience but very…

Aug 19, 2016

What we can do with data…and what holds us back

Aug 19, 2016

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It’s Pronounced “Kai-oh-TAY”

Wile E. Coyote (Famishius famishius) is a chronic failure. He’s the patron saint of lost causes and impossible aspirations. Journalists…

Jun 3, 2015

It’s Pronounced “Kai-oh-TAY”

Jun 3, 2015

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5 Data Storytelling Homework Assignments

Level Up Your Data Storytelling Game

Mar 16, 2015

5 Data Storytelling Homework Assignments

Mar 16, 2015

Jordan Wirfs-Brock

Whatever Happened To Peak Oil?

The idea of peak oil left us with a lasting legacy: The sense that things — from oil production to cultural obsessions — aren’t infinite.

Oct 7, 2014

Whatever Happened To Peak Oil?

Oct 7, 2014

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Grasshopper rain

I recently had the challenge — and opportunity — of spending a month in the middle of nowhere. Sparseness is as confining as it is liberating. It takes weeks, but desert schedules loosen their grip without changing their course.

Nov 12, 2013

Grasshopper rain

Nov 12, 2013

Jordan Wirfs-Brock

Jordan Wirfs-Brock

Human-computer interaction researcher, designer & educator using data as a creative material; CS professor @ Whitman College; recovering journalist; runner.

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