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October 2023

From Egypt to the U.S.: What I Learned During my Data Internship Abroad

By |2023-10-12T13:05:43-07:00October 12th, 2023|Community Spotlight, International, Personal Stories|

From Egypt to the U.S.: What I Learned During My Data Internship Abroad Hello! I'm Dina Teilab from Egypt, where I was born and raised. With a strong background in data, I've been a business analyst for six years. This past summer, I had the opportunity to visit the U.S. as part [...]

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February 2023

Spatial Data is Messy – How to Make Peace with It

By |2023-02-25T14:41:13-07:00February 27th, 2023|Best Practices|

Spatial Data is Messy - How to Make Peace with It Written by Sarah Battersby Spatial data is just like all of your other data - it’s messy.  But decoding the problems can be a bit trickier since spatial data isn’t often a normal string or number that you can inspect [...]

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What You Need to Know About Body Mass Index

By |2023-02-15T15:30:27-07:00February 15th, 2023|Helpful Explainers|

What You Need to Know About Body Mass Index Written by Michael Hunter, MD, and originally published on 27 September, 2021 in BeingWell. THERE IS NO “PERFECT WEIGHT” that applies to all of us. Body Mass Index (BMI) measures how healthy your weight is, based on your height. BMI has become a standard [...]

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Patient and Persuasive: How Florence Nightingale conveyed data insights to all

By |2023-02-07T11:17:17-07:00February 7th, 2023|Best Practices|

Patient and PersuasiveHow Florence Nightingale conveyed data insights to allWritten by RJ Andrews of Info We TrustNote: Register now to join a free webinar conversation between RJ and Data Literacy CEO Ben Jones on 23 Feb, 2023 at 10:00am PST. When it comes to data storytelling, Florence Nightingale is known for her [...]

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October 2022

Data Memos

By |2022-10-25T10:34:05-07:00October 4th, 2022|Helpful Explainers|

Data Memos 12 reflections on data (and its representation) that we don’t want to forget in the “next-normal” Written by Giorgia Lupi and Paolo Ciuccarelli Originally published on Giorgia's Medium Account and Center for Design's Medium Account, and covered by Ben Jones in the "Resource Reviews" video series on the Data Literacy [...]

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