Tufte, who owns a handful of nearly 400-year-oldįirst editions by Galileo considers the early scientist a master of analytical design." Galileo put right our understanding of the solar system by positioning the sun at its center. Vinci of data." A more fitting title might be the "Galileo of graphics." Where da Vinci is remembered as an inventor of new technologies, About 10 years ago, The New York Times crowned Tufte the "da Write or present information clearly, from business executives to students. Tufte's work is relevant to anyone who needs to Next to aīad example of a graph, he positions a sublimely clear treatment, often using the same data. In 4 books and popular auditorium gigs, he teaches by visual example. Fans spend the day looking at art and information through Tufte's eyes,Īs he walks them through images and analysis of his books. "In university halls and conference centers, Tufte's appeal crackles. "Best single-day class ever." TaoSecurity "The da Vinci of data." THE NEW YORK TIMES
Sample pages from new one-day course booklet
Problem statements Truthful reports Explaining cause and effect is highest form of knowledge Nonfiction reports and presentations: fundamentals Show information that is relevant, credible, honest No cherry-picking, no lemon-dropping, no confirmation bias Context and comparisons essential Presenters and their audience Efficiency in communication Credibility and truth in presentations: the necessity of skepticism High quality measurement and research design are a necessity for truth and presenter credibility Effectiveness of approximate measurements and models Real-time 2D/3D images and data analysis heart surgery exemplary interface for data visualization, machine learning, imaging Case study: authentic representation of data and uncertainties in real science Data and measurements: audits and detective work essential Survival bias Signal and noise Color scales as signal and noise Pitching and hyping corrupts signal Poshlust = pretentious banality 20 case studies Apple decision meetings Amazon and AWS meetings begin with 30 minute silent reading of a 6-page document (ET invention): the key goal is to seek the truth, ideas not presenters matter most News story: Why is the Potomac so dangerous? Doctor patient communication Important decisions in senior faculty meetings Teaching is not reading slides aloud to students Remodeling teaching Engineering by PowerPoint: Columbia shuttle accident, close readings reveal problems with evidence and conclusions
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