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 [...]
Do These 3 Classic Data Paradoxes Fool You? A Review of the Book "Innumeracy" by John Allen Paulos "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos was first published in 1988, but its argument and anecdotes have stood the test of time. First off, what is innumeracy? Simply speaking, [...]
An Illustrated Guide to Data Literacy: Data is Useless on its Own Welcome back to our comic series that explores a range of data literacy concepts. We follow Becky, who describes herself as a bit data-phobic, as she navigates tricky situations at her new job. She'll learn to create effective charts, grasp [...]
Asking Worthwhile Questions of Your Data Written by Ben Jones In order to become skilled at using data, there's one attribute we all need to develop, no matter what industry we're working in, and no matter what data tool we're working with: We need to learn how to ask worthwhile [...]
Announcing the Winners of the 2022 Data Literacy Awards! We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 2022 Data Literacy Awards, chosen by popular vote from among the shortlist candidates nominated by the general public. More people than ever voted this year, indicating that the interest in Data Literacy as a movement is [...]
The 2022 Data Literacy Awards Shortlist: Final Voting is Now OPEN! We're delighted to introduce the 2022 Data Literacy Awards shortlist candidates, chosen from among the nominations submitted by the general public over the past month. These exemplary candidates helped us speak the language of data even more fluently in 2022, and we'd [...]
An Illustrated Guide to Data Literacy: When Small Changes Make a Big Difference Welcome back to our comic series that explores a range of data literacy concepts. We follow Becky, who describes herself as a bit data-phobic, as she navigates tricky situations at her new job. She'll learn to create effective charts, [...]
NEW BOOK: "Read, Write, Think Data" is Now Available in Paperback & eBook! Our latest book, Read, Write, Think Data, is now available for purchase in both paperback and ebook formats! You can get your copy of the paperback by ordering it on Amazon, and you can get access to the ebook [...]
Nominations are Open for the 2022 Data Literacy Awards! We are not alone in our quest to close the data literacy gap and no single person or organization can do it alone. It will take a village and we find our village pretty dang inspiring, which is why we look forward to [...]
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 [...]