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albertocairo

  1. Looking forward to reading @brainpicker How @greatdismal got into literature in general and science fiction newyorker.com/reporting/2012… about 1 hour ago via web in reply to brainpicker
  2. Working on interview with Stefanie Posavec (last one in book). She mentions @wattenberg's Shape of Song bewitched.com/song.html as inspiration about 1 hour ago via web
  3. On interview with @driven_by_data, Gregor Aisch mentions Christoper Warnow (@brainSteen) as someone to keep an eye on christopherwarnow.com about 5 hours ago via web
  4. Working on an interview with Gregor Aisch @driven_by_data, I visited his website again. Some new visualization projects driven-by-data.net about 7 hours ago via web
  5. Color coding is useless here (line chart would be better), but this graph is still impressive: 'How to feed a planet' economist.com/blogs/graphicd… about 7 hours ago via web
  6. @jeffshaw Hey, good job! You just need to make curves smoother. Play with the anchor and control points about 7 hours ago via web in reply to jeffshaw
  7. Huge news: a new edition of Colin Ware's crucial "Information Visualization" is announced for June this year: amazon.com/Information-Vi… about 8 hours ago via web
  8. Data journalism, visualization, and punk: 'Anyone can do it. Data journalism is the new punk' ow.ly/bbTOU @iLabLatAm @LNdata about 8 hours ago via web in reply to iLabLatAm
  9. Yes, you cannot have the noun ("art") without the adjective ("functional") @DataRemixed book title itself captures the point in three words about 8 hours ago via web in reply to DataRemixed
  10. Si es para rescatar, que rescaten a mis amigos en el paro. A estos, comisión de investigación: elmundo.es/blogs/elmundo/… y economia.elpais.com/economia/2012/… about 9 hours ago via web
  11. Thanks @DataRemixed Actually, what you've written is similar to one of the main points in thefunctionalart.com about 9 hours ago via web in reply to DataRemixed
  12. Why The Times-Picayune matters: "In a city where not much of anything works, the newspaper does" nytimes.com/2012/05/28/bus… by @carr2n about 9 hours ago via web
  13. Article of the week: 'Visualization: Clarity or Aesthetics?' dataremixed.com/2012/05/data-v… by @DataRemixed Do read it and start discussing about 10 hours ago via web
  14. Usar gráficos de burbujas cuando quieres comparar con precisión es incorrecto; peor si las distorsionas: paperpapers.net/2012/05/menos-… via @ampique about 10 hours ago via web
  15. Urgh @dsorbara @andybechtel A preview of what's to come at the Denver Post when you get rid of copyeds poynter.org/latest-news/me… about 22 hours ago via web in reply to dsorbara
  16. If you are tired of playing crappy Farmville in Facebook, here's your chance to become a Stark (or a Lannister): grrm.livejournal.com/280977.html about 22 hours ago via web
  17. "We are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead". Thomas Jefferson, University of Virginia, 1820. Good to remember him sometimes about 23 hours ago via Twitter for iPad
  18. Advice (coda): Newsrooms won't be healthy working spaces until all workers (writers, designers, developers, etc.) treat each other as equals about 23 hours ago via web
  19. So this is a real "social science" book, not a fake: theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/book… Published by the U. of California Press. The review is hilarious about 23 hours ago via web
  20. And more on the future of higher education and universities. Saving for later: blogmaverick.com/2012/05/13/the… 2:57 PM May 27th via web
  • Name Alberto Cairo
  • Location USA, Brazil, Spain
  • Web http://www.elarte...
  • Bio Information graphics educator (U. of Miami) & consultant. Interested in journalism, cognitive psychology, politics and science http://www.thefunctionalart.com
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