About Ben Jones

Ben Jones is the founder and CEO of Data Literacy, LLC, a training and education company that's on a mission to help people learn the language of data. Ben also teaches data visualization at the University of Washington, he's the author of Avoiding Data Pitfalls (Wiley, 2019) and Communicating Data With Tableau (O'Reilly 2014) and he writes about data topics at his blog DataRemixed.com.

December 2024

Happy 6th Birthday, Data Literacy!

By |2024-12-06T10:50:56-07:00December 5th, 2024|Personal Stories|

Happy 6th Birthday, Data Literacy! (This post was written by Ben Jones, with zero assistance from LLMs.) A Data Story of Survival Today, December 5th, 2024, marks the sixth anniversary of the launch of Data Literacy as a company! That's no small feat, considering that, according to the U.S. Bureau [...]

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November 2024

NOW AVAILABLE: Advancing Responsible AI

By |2024-11-19T11:13:42-07:00November 19th, 2024|Announcements|

NOW AVAILABLE: Advancing Responsible AI We're proud to announce that our next course, Advancing Responsible AI, is now available for individual learners and corporate groups. This is the third course in our AI Literacy series, following AI Literacy Fundamentals and Harnessing Generative AI. This series complements our best-in-class Data Literacy series, providing [...]

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Data Literacy for U.S. Voters, Part 5: All Eyes on the Swing States

By |2024-11-04T21:34:41-07:00November 4th, 2024|Governments, Thought Leadership|

Data Literacy for U.S. Voters Part 3: All Eyes on the Swing States This is the fifth part of our blog post series, Data Literacy for U.S. Voters. In the first part, we touched on the timing of U.S. elections, from the White House all the way down to your local [...]

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October 2024

COMING SOON: Advancing Responsible AI

By |2024-10-22T08:56:08-07:00October 22nd, 2024|Announcements|

COMING SOON: Advancing Responsible AI Hi folks, Ben Jones here! We're currently in final production and beta testing of our next course, Advancing Responsible AI. This will be the third course in our AI Literacy series, following AI Literacy Fundamentals and Harnessing Generative AI. This series complements our best-in-class Data Literacy series, [...]

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September 2024

Data Literacy for U.S. Voters, Part 2: Determining Winners and the Electoral College

By |2024-09-13T07:46:16-07:00September 12th, 2024|Governments, Thought Leadership|

Data Literacy for U.S. Voters Part 2: Determining Winners & the Electoral College This is the second part of our blog post series, Data Literacy for U.S. Voters. In the first part, we touched on the timing of U.S. elections, from the White House all the way down to your local [...]

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Data Literacy for U.S. Voters, Part 1: Timing of U.S. Elections

By |2024-09-12T11:19:57-07:00September 7th, 2024|Governments, Thought Leadership|

Data Literacy for U.S. Voters Part 1: Timing of U.S. Elections Here at Data Literacy, we're big believers that we'll all be better off if every one of us grasps some basic yet critical concepts about the way data is used in our world. We often learn data skills on the [...]

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April 2024

AI Training Navigator: What to Ask When Choosing the Right AI Training
for Your Team

By |2024-04-09T09:27:55-07:00April 9th, 2024|Announcements|

Free eBook — AI Training Navigator: What to Ask When Choosing the Right AI Training
for Your Team Are you spearheading the search for the right AI training for your team? It’s tough to get up-to-speed on this tech yourself, and evaluate training resources. To make this task easier, we’ve compiled a list of questions [...]

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AI Literacy Fundamentals Hits the Shelves!

By |2024-04-01T15:36:58-07:00April 1st, 2024|Announcements|

AI Literacy Fundamentals Hits the Shelves! My latest book, AI Literacy Fundamentals, is now available to purchase in paperback or digital forms! You can buy the paperback on Amazon, a digital copy for your Kindle, or an interactive PDF right here on our own online store. This is the 11th book in the [...]

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March 2024

What is AI Literacy?

By |2024-03-30T12:27:29-07:00March 7th, 2024|Announcements, Thought Leadership|

What Is AI Literacy? Artificial intelligence, or AI, involves giving computers the ability to solve problems and perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. AI technologies are in use where we work, where we live, and where we interact and transact online. Discussion of AI has skyrocketed in recent months. [...]

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November 2023

Unveiling Our Revamped Data Literacy Fundamentals Course!

By |2023-11-29T23:58:07-07:00November 29th, 2023|Announcements|

Unveiling Our Revamped Data Literacy Fundamentals Course! Today we're announcing the launch of our newly revamped Data Literacy Fundamentals course – a comprehensive learning experience designed to help you lay a firm foundation of data knowledge and skills. With interactive content, engaging delivery, and an eye on practical application, this [...]

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