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- A radical wake up call for world overloaded with data and how data visualisation could be the answer In From Chaos to Clarity: How Data Visualisation Can Save the World, celebrated data visualisation creator James Eagle reveals how our data-saturated age harbours hidden dangers that places humanity in peril.
- About the Author: JAMES EAGLE is the founder of Eeagli, which combines innovative data visualisation and storytelling for many renowned institutions around the world.
- 320 Pages
- Computers + Internet, Data Visualization
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Book Synopsis
A radical wake up call for world overloaded with data and how data visualisation could be the answer
In From Chaos to Clarity: How Data Visualisation Can Save the World, celebrated data visualisation creator James Eagle reveals how our data-saturated age harbours hidden dangers that places humanity in peril. He looks at how masterful visual storytelling might be our salvation. Through vivid examples and profound insights, James Eagle exposes the data pollution clouding modern life, whilst demonstrating how thoughtful, human-centred data visuals can cut through the noise, sharpen our collective understanding and light the path toward a more discerning future.
Inside the book:
- How to unlock the human side of data visualisation by using empathy and storytelling
- Understanding our brain's deep connection to pictures and stories, and why this matters in this digital age
- Ways data visualisation can restore our human understanding of this world and tackle misinformation
This is a must-read urgent message on how data visualisation is needed to confront data overload and misuse. From Chaos to Clarity is perfect for professionals in finance, engineering, science, mathematics and health, as well as journalists, writers, data scientists, and anyone interested in visual storytelling, reclaiming truth and sharpening our collective thinking to tackling some of the biggest challenges we face in this world.
From the Back Cover
An exhilarating journey through the past, present, and future of data visualisation
From Chaos to Clarity: How Data Visualisation Can Save the World is a uniquely eye-opening journey through humanity's complicated relationship with data and how visualisation techniques can enhance our abilities to understand the world and each other. Author, founder, and writer James Eagle walks you through the past, present, and future of data visualisation, explaining the psychology behind how humans interact with data, how it enhances storytelling, and discussing the various technologies that make it possible.
In this book, you'll explore how data visualisation affects many industries in our day-to-day lives. You'll also discover how new technological advancements and artificial intelligence are contributing to making data more accessible and interpretable for everyone.
An essential read for academics, journalists, and professionals in finance, medicine, science, engineering, and math, From Chaos to Clarity will also earn a place in the libraries of content creators and writers looking for better ways to communicate with their audiences and make sense of complicated subjects.
About the Author
JAMES EAGLE is the founder of Eeagli, which combines innovative data visualisation and storytelling for many renowned institutions around the world. He is a LinkedIn Top Voice and regularly speaks at conferences and writes about issues that shape the world today.