From Chaos to Clarity
eBook - PDF

From Chaos to Clarity

How Data Visualization can Save the World

  1. 318 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

From Chaos to Clarity

How Data Visualization can Save the World

About this book

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.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2025
Print ISBN
9781394292981
eBook ISBN
9781394292998

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1 Data Visualisation Is Written in Our DNA
  8. Chapter 2 Technology Makes Us Fragile
  9. Chapter 3 Fighting Data Pollution
  10. Chapter 4 AI and Data Visualisation Become Allies
  11. Chapter 5 Data Is Inherently Bias
  12. Chapter 6 Economics Is aĀ Dismal Science
  13. Chapter 7 Risk Should BeĀ Seen Not Heard About
  14. Chapter 8 The Dark Side ofĀ the Dial Tone
  15. Chapter 9 Visualising theĀ Climate War
  16. Chapter 10 Poverty and Wealth
  17. Chapter 11 Data Deception inĀ Politics
  18. Chapter 12 Visualising Healthcare forĀ a Better Tomorrow
  19. Chapter 13 Educating Through Data Visualisation
  20. Chapter 14 Seeing Our Way toĀ Survival
  21. References
  22. About theĀ Author
  23. Index
  24. EULA