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Why Data Storytelling is Your New Superpower
Why Data Storytelling is Your New Superpower
Blending numbers with knowledge for effective storytelling
John Loewen, PhD
Mar 19
Why The Work of W.E.B. Du Bois is a Data Story Worth Retelling
Why The Work of W.E.B. Du Bois is a Data Story Worth Retelling
A lesson in Black history, data visualization, and data storytelling
John Loewen, PhD
Mar 22
The Elements of Data Visualization: Which Chart Works Best To Tell Your Data Story?
The Elements of Data Visualization: Which Chart Works Best To Tell ...
Understanding which charts are most useful for your message
John Loewen, PhD
Jan 17
How Algorithms Have Become Embedded in Our Every Day Life
How Algorithms Have Become Embedded in Our Every Day Life
A story of algorithms — defined, simplified, applied, and critiqued
John Loewen, PhD
Mar 25
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A Simple Python Streamlit How-To Data Story On The Death Penalty
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Data storytelling global death penalty stats with a custom Streamlit apppication
John Loewen, PhD
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Better Data Encoding: The Killer Path to Powerful Data Visuals
Better Data Encoding: The Killer Path to Powerful Data Visuals
Optimizing your toolbox for terrific data visualizations
John Loewen, PhD
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The statistically average traveller
The statistically average traveller
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Wei Ann Heng
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Visualizing the Unseen: The Hidden Toll of the Opioid Crisis
Visualizing the Unseen: The Hidden Toll of the Opioid Crisis
Data visualizations that tell the story of an American crisis
Aayush Sethi
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Superb Human Rights Data Storytelling With Python Streamlit
Superb Human Rights Data Storytelling With Python Streamlit
Multi-page app to visualize HRI data at global and country levels
John Loewen, PhD
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Write Python Functions Like This!
Write Python Functions Like This!
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Desmond Lartey
Jul 21
Is AI Generated Information Reliable or Not?
Is AI Generated Information Reliable or Not?
AI: The Pathway to the Future Being Slowly Built
Ritvik Nayak
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Bundesliga 2023–24: 1. FSV Mainz 05’s Battle Against Relegation
Bundesliga 2023–24: 1. FSV Mainz 05’s Battle Against Relegation
Visualizing the Die Nullfünfer’s journey across the season
Jack Follis
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Better Data Storytelling: Creating Visuals Through Exploratory Research
Better Data Storytelling: Creating Visuals Through Exploratory Rese...
Exploratory analysis techniques with the UNHCR refugee data set
John Loewen, PhD
Jun 18
Is The New Version of Nathan Yau’s ‘Visualize This’ Worth Buying?
Is The New Version of Nathan Yau’s ‘Visualize This’ Worth Buying?
A modern facelift to a seminal book on data visualization design
John Loewen, PhD
Jun 5
Superior Python Streamlit: The Best Way to Showcase UN Refugee Data
Superior Python Streamlit: The Best Way to Showcase UN Refugee Data
Step-by-step interactive Python code for interactive visuals
John Loewen, PhD
May 12
Have We Quickly Lost Our Way With Modern Algorithms?
Have We Quickly Lost Our Way With Modern Algorithms?
How we may be eroding our learning and problem-solving skills
John Loewen, PhD
May 7
Simple Interactive Python Streamlit GIS Maps That Will Make You Sing
Simple Interactive Python Streamlit GIS Maps That Will Make You Sing
Using NASA GIS data to tell a story about forest fires in Canada
John Loewen, PhD
May 6
W.E.B. Du Bois: Five Beautiful Visuals That Paved The Way For Modern Data Science
W.E.B. Du Bois: Five Beautiful Visuals That Paved The Way For Moder...
His pioneering work in data visualization and racial equality
John Loewen, PhD
Apr 28
The Art of Data Science: Crafting Better Data Visuals
The Art of Data Science: Crafting Better Data Visuals
Affordances, accessibility, and aesthetics in data visual design
John Loewen, PhD
Apr 22
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