56 | Amanda Cox on Working With R, NYT Projects, Favorite Data

56 | Amanda Cox on Working With R, NYT Projects, Favorite Data

Author: Enrico Bertini and Moritz Stefaner June 25, 2015 Duration: 1:08:22
“I'd give two of my left fingers for this data” - Amanda Cox on the show :) We have the great Amanda Cox from the New York Times on the show this time! Amanda is a graphic editor at NYT and she is behind many of the amazing data graphics that the New York Times has produced in recent years. In the show we talk about her background in statistics and how she ended up at the Times. We discuss how she uses R software to collect, analyze, and visualize data, and her thoughts on other tools. We also talk about how data graphics are produced at NYT, with lots of funny stories. Don't miss the parts about the "what, where, when" of data and the "net joy" concept. Lots a data wisdom in this show! --- This episode is sponsored by Tableau Software, helping people connect to any kind of data, and visualize it on the fly - You can download a free trial at http://tableau.com/datastories – check the new Tableau 9! --- LINKS Hadley Wickham - http://had.co.nz/ R Studio - http://shiny.rstudio.com/ Jake Barton: Local Projects - http://localprojects.net/about/ NYT Project: The Best and Worst Places to Grow Up: How Your Area Compares NYT Project: You Draw It: How Family Income Predicts Children’s College Chances Amanda and Kevin’s NYU Data Journalism Course Quadrigram - http://www.quadrigram.com/ (tool for data-driven web sites) Jeff Heer and his IDL Lab at UW - http://idl.cs.washington.edu/ FiveThirtyEight - http://fivethirtyeight.com/ The Upshot - http://www.nytimes.com/upshot/?_r=0

Enrico Bertini and Moritz Stefaner have a conversation you’re invited to join. Their Data Stories podcast sits at a fascinating crossroads, where the technical craft of data analytics meets the intuitive design of visual representation. Each episode feels like pulling up a chair at a cafe with two experts who are genuinely curious, unpacking not just the "how" but the "why" behind the ways we see and understand information. You’ll hear them explore the latest tools and research, but also grapple with the deeper questions of narrative, aesthetics, and human perception that give data its true meaning and impact. The discussions are grounded in their professional experiences, making complex ideas in technology and design feel accessible and immediately relevant. It’s a space for anyone who creates, studies, or simply wonders about the charts, maps, and diagrams that shape our world. By weaving together perspectives from arts, education, and visual practice, this podcast reveals how data, when thoughtfully handled, can tell stories that are as compelling as they are informative. Tune in for a consistently thoughtful look at the evolving language of numbers and shapes.
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060  |  Upcoming DS Events and Some of Our Recent Projects [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Duration: 59:45
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57 | Visualizing Human Development w/ Max Roser [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:23
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055  |  Disinformation Visualization w/ Mushon Zer-Aviv [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:14
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053  |  Data Safaris w/ Benedikt Groß [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:36
Hi folks! We have Benedikt Groß with us on the show. Benedikt defines himself as a "speculative and computational designer who works antidisciplinarily." Benedikt graduated from the Design Interactions course at the Roya…
052  |  Science Communication at SciAm w/ Jen Christiansen [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:36
Hey yo, we have Jen Christiansen from Scientific American with us in DS#52. Jen is art director of information graphics at Scientific American magazine where she is been for about then years and she has a background in n…
51 | Smart Cities w/ Dietmar Offenhuber [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:16
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50 | Happy Birthday Data Stories! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:00
Ah! We made it to 50 episodes and three years of this lovely podcast of ours. We have loved every bit of it, every guest, every single discussion and all the support we received from everyone. For this episode we asked r…