The (data) stories we tell ourselves.
Can geometric shapes be a**holes? What can Heider and Simmel's moving shapes tell us about interpreting visualizations?
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The ostrich effect: why we bury our heads away from data
Have you ever avoided information that could help you make better decisions? Understanding why we sometimes choose not to know can help us design data visualizations that encourage people to engage with important insights.
Sketching Sketchy Bar Charts
People systematically misinterpret bar charts of averages. In a pair of clever drawing experiments, Wellesley researchers highlight three surprisingly common bar-driven fallacies.
Washing away environmental apathy
Tired of feeling like your environmental pleas fall on deaf ears? Imagine using art as a catalyst to jolt people into caring about sustainability. Sounds far-fetched? Read on.
Read the room
What can dinner parties teach us about dataviz? Thanks to ensemble perception, your brain is weirdly good at parallel processing faces, grass, and zillions of lines on charts.
Repeat after me.
Did you know the earth is flat? No, you don't think so? What happens if you read "the earth is flat" four more times?
When is eleven scarier than twelve?
About 23 years ago, a team of psychology researchers played an elaborate trick on their students, convincing them that an 11% risk of a disease was more likely than a 12% risk. How did this happen?
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