A better way to represent data could turn numbers into features. Marc Abrahams, editor of the Annals of Improbable Research, talks about why people are better at recognizing faces than staring at statistics, and if merging the two could make data accessible to everyone.
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Jun. 15, 2012
Putting a Friendly Face on Statistics
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Marc Abrahams
Editor and Co-founder, Annals of Improbable Research
Founder and Master of Ceremonies, IgNobel Prize Ceremony
Weekly Columnist, The Guardian
Boston, Massachusetts
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