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glimpse of what my quirkiest most personal and most meandering book to date contains these early blurbs might provide a few clues more are on their way data visualization books don t typically transport you to new worlds alberto cairo s latest book delves into the lives of numerous designers learning more about what shaped the designer and their respective works each chapter showcases stunning examples but also life stories and the motivations that informed choices i laughed i cried i cheered but perhaps most importantly i caught glimpses of myself and my own story bridget cogley co author of functional aesthetics for data visualization and chief visualization officer at versalytix visualization stretches beyond reports and sterile charts to uses more tightly coupled with real life which is full of beauty complexity and stories with the art of insight alberto cairo places the full field on display learn the design and analysis processes of those in less traditional visualization roles alongside alberto s unique perspective and your own data work will benefit wherever that may be nathan yau statistician flowingdata another amazing book by alberto cairo it presents a broad overview of contemporary visualization practices through a plurality of voices that are diverse and culturally rich conversations with key visualizers from around the globe are interwoven with insights and acuity from cairo s deep and vast knowledge of the field the book is a must for practitioners and students alike as we are introduced to a variety of approaches to representing data including first hand experiences guided by the author s generous views what a joy isabel meirelles professor ocad university and author of design for information the art of insigh t is an inspiring collection of tales of forms and shapes not the forms and shapes that make up beautiful art and visualization but the journeys that formed and shaped the visualization artists behind them in cairo s book visualization artists reflect on their diverse backgrounds inspirational sources and haphazard career paths they share insights into their thought processes their sources of inspiration and both the little and big things in life that influence them the book provides wonderful insights into the conscious and sometimes unconscious steps that preceded the artists creations by providing a lens into how these artists were formed the reader is left feeling encouraged to embrace their own journey into the world of graphical visualization claus thorn ekstrøm professor of biostatistics at the department of public health university of copenhagen i ve been a fan of alberto cairo s work for years and his new book the art of insight is a delightful addition to his body of work i enjoyed his conversations with designers from around the world about their histories their evolution as artists and artisans and their insights about their work in visualization examples ranged from the humorous to the tragic i m grateful to alberto for sharing his conversations with these brilliant visualization designers and for the inspiration for all of us who share the goal of creating visualizations that carry meaning to an audience a john bailer professor emeritus of statistics miami university past president of the international statistical institute stats stories podcast host author statistics behind the headlines posted by alberto cairo at 6 19 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels the art of insight saturday march 25 2023 crc s visualization videocast tamara munzner and i are the co editors of crc press s ak petersons visualization series we ve got plenty of great books published recently so we decided to record some casual conversations with their authors three episodes are available already featuring neil richards questions in dataviz nigel holmes joyful infographics and jen christiansen building science graphics more videos and books will be coming soon crc has also created a free e book with sample chapters from several of those books get it here i very much enjoy working with other authors so if you have an idea for a book about information design data visualization data journalism or related topics let me or tamara know we re here to help posted by alberto cairo at 6 24 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels book editing visualization research tuesday march 14 2023 playing with chatgpt while writing the art of insight today i m working on the chapter of the art of insight devoted to deniz cem önduygu deniz is the author of an impressive mnemonic interactive diagram of influential philosophers he designed it for himself to summarize books he s read for reasons that will become clear when you read the chapter the book should be out by late november i m mentioning philosopher martha nussbaum particularly her the therapy of desire which discusses the hellenistic philosophers epicureans stoics and skeptics in one of my breaks it occurred to me that i could ask chatgpt to generate an essay summarizing nussbaum s book the results aren t bad maybe i should prompt the tool to write the art of insight for me and go on vacation in the meantime martha nussbaum is a prominent contemporary philosopher who has made significant contributions to the study of hellenistic philosophy her views on hellenistic philosophy are grounded in her belief that these ancient thinkers offer valuable insights into questions of ethical and political life that remain relevant today in this essay i will explore nussbaum s views on hellenistic philosophers focusing on their theories of ethics and their relevance to contemporary discussions about human flourishing nussbaum s approach to hellenistic philosophy is influenced by her training in the study of classics and her interest in the practical applications of philosophical ideas she argues that the hellenistic philosophers particularly the stoics epicureans and skeptics were concerned with questions of how to live a good life and how to achieve a state of flourishing or eudaimonia these thinkers believed that the pursuit of eudaimonia required the cultivation of certain virtues such as wisdom courage and justice as well as a sense of inner calm and contentment one of the key insights of hellenistic philosophy according to nussbaum is the idea that ethical and political questions cannot be separated from questions of human psychology and emotion the hellenistic philosophers recognized that human beings are emotional creatures and that our emotions can either help or hinder our pursuit of a good life for example the stoics believed that the key to achieving inner calm and contentment was to cultivate a sense of detachment from external goods and to focus on developing virtues such as wisdom and courage the epicureans on the other hand emphasized the importance of pleasure and argued that the pursuit of pleasure was the ultimate goal of life as long as it was pursued in moderation and without harming others nussbaum argues that the hellenistic philosophers emphasis on the importance of emotions and psychology has important implications for contemporary discussions about human flourishing she believes that their ideas can help us to better understand the nature of happiness and to develop more nuanced and effective approaches to promoting human well being for example nussbaum argues that the stoic concept of detachment can help us to cope with the challenges of modern life such as stress and anxiety by encouraging us to focus on what is within our control and to let go of our attachment to external goods similarly the epicurean emphasis on the importance of pleasure can help us to recognize the value of enjoyment and to avoid the trap of excessive consumption and materialism overall nussbaum s views on hellenistic philosophy offer a valuable perspective on the nature of human flourishing and the role of emotions and psychology in ethical and political life by emphasizing the importance of cultivating virtues and developing a sense of inner calm and contentment the hellenistic philosophers offer a compelling vision of a good life that is both achievable and meaningful nussbaum s work demonstrates the continued relevance of these ancient ideas and their potential to enrich our understanding of human well being and flourishing posted by alberto cairo at 12 12 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels the art of insight monday february 27 2023 what the art of insight is about yesterday i announced in social media that i ve written half of the art of insight already it should be out by late november this year some people asked how it s different to my previous books it s very different much more personal and idiosyncratic it s both an attempt to reignite my love for the craft and also my tribute to its practitioners in case you re interested here s the first draft of the opening two pages this hasn t been edited so ignore typos and ungrammatical sentences preamble on magic to live well is to cope with the ways in which life is hard while finding enough in one s life worth wanting kieran setiya one early morning in november of 2021 alex my youngest son questioned me about the apparent meaninglessness of life why are we humans here for anyway alex has been a precocious old soul since he learned to talk the week when i was working on this preamble he wrote an autobiographical poem that contained a haunting alliteration to define who he is i m a lover of darkness dragons and dreams at the time of our conversation we were both coming to terms with that darkness healing mustering our dragons for battle and rebuilding our dreams the pandemic years had been tough i remember myself thinking in silence for a moment we were in our morning commute alex sitting in the back of the car was looking out at parents and kids passing by on their way to school he was in a somber mood and i guess he wasn t expecting a quick answer from dad who s usually so aloof and introverted but my answer poured out like a torrent life i said is indeed meaningless in itself meaning isn t a predetermined thing that exists beyond ourselves and our connections to others or that we receive from imaginary higher powers meaning is something that we build by living through the myriad of little but immensely relevant events that cross our paths it emerges from paying deep attention to the joys and beauty offered by the objects creatures and people whom we love and by sharing back with them that s all there is to a good life brimming with magic alex s reply was a soft murmur i parked at school and noticed that my son was staring at a fence next to us there was movement on it alex suddenly yelled his voice a mixture of excitement and wonderment dad look songbirds indeed there they were two merry critters standing on the wire chirping at each other while ignoring the multitude below i smiled see that s what i meant that s the magic this is a book about such magic to write it i spoke with many magicians visualization designers who build meaning as a tribute to themselves or as an aid to others they make things they enjoy the process and by sharing its results they brighten the world some of these designers are old friends others are people whose work i ve found fascinating more recently they are data scientists engineers analysts humanists artists journalists and educators each with their own views about the practice my sample for this book isn t representative of anything outside of my head the designers you re about to meet are the first who came to my mind when i felt the need to rekindle my love for the design of information the craft to which i ve devoted my professional life a half joking alternative title i entertained was on the consolation of visualization as a nod to boethius s famous on the consolation of philosophy the list of people whose work i find interesting inspiring or intriguing is much longer though should i d had more pages and time i d have reached out to many more of them to seek solace this is also a book about insight not in the sense of data driven analytical insight there are plenty of books in the market about that including some i ve written myself this book is different i use the term insight in the sense of exploring who the designers i spoke with are and how they see themselves i m interested in how they shape their craft how the craft shapes them in return and how such interaction creates an ethos finally i envision this book as one link in the broader chain of historical conversations about information design and visualization it s the result of the interaction between what my interlocutors told me past readings that were brought back to memory during our chats and my reflections about both i ve ended up writing an essay in the literal sense of the term a way to essay ideas to contemplate them in a nonjudgmental manner with no expectation of reaching conclusions of inferring overarching lessons or the gods forbid the hubris of developing a coherent system of thought the philosopher joan carles mèlich calls this approach to thinking and writing the wisdom of the uncertain this the art of insight is then a wandering and not a solitary one posted by alberto cairo at 4 40 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday february 24 2023 how we lie to ourselves with charts about lgbtq issues in the past few years i ve become increasingly alarmed about how journalists cover the transgender community particularly transgender youth being interested in graphics i decided to record the following short and informal talk about a specific set of charts that i often see misused and even weaponized against one of the most vulnerable minorities in this country jon schwabish has also written about one of them note i recorded this in 15 minutes this morning after a friend was contacted by a large news organization asking about several things this chart among them instead of writing a long answer i quickly recorded a video for her so she could share it that explains the just ok quality you can download the slides here posted by alberto cairo at 8 28 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels how charts lie wednesday february 22 2023 visualization thought leaders don t know much i m working on the chapter of the art of insight about propublica s lena groeger here s the first rough draft of the opening paragraphs in the fall of 2014 lena groeger the graphics director at propublica emailed me to ask about a project she was working on it was a visualization of the compensation that u s workers receive for damaged body parts the amount depends on the state where the worker is lena wanted my opinion about using a little person that represents each state and size each body part according to difference from the national average my reaction was quic...