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Decolonizing Data VizWhat is Data Visualization? A visual representation ofquantitative or qualitative data. so says Stephanie Evergreen. The strength of this definition is that it is so broad, lots of things fit under its umbrella. But perhaps that is also its weakness because it leaves what counts as data open to interpretation and this is where the […]
1How conspiracy theories emerge—and how their storylines fall apartA new study by UCLA professors offers a new way to understand how unfounded conspiracy theories emerge online. The research, which combines sophisticated artificial intelligence and a deep knowledge of how folklore is structured, explains how unrelated facts and false information can connect into a narrative framework that would quickly fall apart if some of those elements are taken out of the mix.
3Science tools are not made for their users5 min read I often get to talk about Gephi, an open source tool to visualize and analyze networks that I co-created a decade ago. The project is in a semi-dormant state since a few years, but despite some issues it still works. As frustrating as it can be, Gephi has its fans – kudos … Continue reading Science tools are not made for their users
1Home | Archaeology of ReadingThe Archaeology of Reading in Early Modern Europe (AOR) uses digital technologies to enable the systematic exploration of the historical reading practices of Renaissance scholars nearly 450 years ago. This is possible through AOR’s corpus of thirty-six fully digitized and searchable versions of early printed books filled with tens of thousands of handwritten notes, left by […]
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