How to Be the Ultimate Brainstorming Partner Without a Single Good Idea Discover how to become a sought-after brainstorming partner, without needing to generate a single good idea yourself! Alli Torban, author of Chart Spark, shares three tips for setting up the ideal brainstorming environment: Remember: Avoid Execution Talk: Keep [...]
Explained: Wide and Long Format Data Ever found yourself puzzled because your chart didn't turn out as expected? The issue could be the format of your data. Data comes in two main formats: wide and long. In this video, I'll explain the differences between these formats, why they're important, and show you [...]
An Illustrated Guide to Data Literacy: What in the World is an Interval Scale? 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 [...]
Bing Chat's Powerful but Flawed Chart Reading Capabilities Due to the ubiquity of data visualizations in our world, the ability to read and interpret charts and graphs has become a critical skill for everyone. It's so important, we created our Level 1 training course around it, along with my book Learning to [...]
An Illustrated Guide to Data Literacy: Make a Goal Tree 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 statistical concepts, [...]
Resource Review: Nightingale Magazine In our latest video in the Resource Reviews series on our Data Literacy video channel on YouTube, our CEO Ben Jones gives you a sneak peek at the latest issue of the Nightingale Magazine that's published biannually by the Data Visualization Society, and he talks about why he's such [...]
An Illustrated Guide to Data Literacy: Use Your Intuition 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 statistical concepts, and [...]
Trying out Code Interpreter for ChatGPT Today I had the chance to experiment with an early alpha release of the Code Interpreter plugin for ChatGPT by OpenAI. Code Interpreter is "an experimental model that can use Python, and that handles uploads and downloads. You can find information about this plugin here, and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
