Name: How we can find ourselves in data
Uploaded: 2017-04-07T15:07:40Z
Duration: 11 min 3 s
Description: Giorgia Lupi uses data to tell human stories, adding nuance to numbers. In this charming talk, she shares how we can bring personality to data, visualizing even the mundane details of our daily lives and transforming the abstract and uncountable into something that can be seen, felt and directly reconnected to our lives.

Giorgia Lupi uses data to tell human stories, adding nuance to numbers. In this charming talk, she shares how we can bring personality to data, visualizing even the mundane details of our daily lives and transforming the abstract and uncountable into something that can be seen, felt and directly reconnected to our lives.

How we can find ourselves in data

Numbers can tell us only so much without the stories behind them. When election data or daily statistics become disconnected from human experiences, we lose vital context. A simple chart of sensations during grief can reveal far more than step counts or sleep cycles. By connecting personal narratives to numbers, data transforms from abstract measurement into something deeply meaningful.

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Giorgia Lupi: How we can find ourselves in data