David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization - TED Talks

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David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, 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.

Strange Random Information Quote:

“The two words ‘information’ and `communication’ are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through.” – Sydney J. Harris (American Journalist and Author, 1917-1986)

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