The beauty of data visualization - David McCandless
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David McCandless turns complex data sets, like worldwide military spending, media buzz, and Facebook status updates, into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut -- and it may just change the way we see the world.
McCandless believes that his visualization of the political spectrum helps people understand other points of view in a non-threatening way. Some might argue that it oversimplifies the views of the people it represents. Do you think there’s a greater danger of oversimplification when the information is presented in a format like this versus when it’s presented in some other way?
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