{"product_id":"from-chaos-to-clarity-isbn-9781394292981","title":"From Chaos to Clarity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA radical wake up call for world overloaded with data and how data visualisation could be the answer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFrom Chaos to Clarity: How Data Visualisation Can Save the World,\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside the book:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to unlock the human side of data visualisation by using empathy and storytelling\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstanding our brain's deep connection to pictures and stories, and why this matters in this digital age\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWays data visualisation can restore our human understanding of this world and tackle misinformation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a must-read urgent message on how data visualisation is needed to confront data overload and misuse. \u003ci\u003eFrom Chaos to Clarity\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Data Visualisation Is Written in Our DNA 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dawn of Maps and Abstract Thought 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Roots of Visual Communication 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Minds Are Pattern-Seeking Machines 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam Playfair and the Birth of Modern Charts 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNavigating the Era of Information Overload 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Visual Literacy Is the New Survival Skill 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Technology Makes Us Fragile 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystems, Networks and Hidden Fragility 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Global Scale of Exploitation 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFloods of Data, Deficits of Wisdom 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimulations, Pandemics and the Cost of Inaction 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Transformative Power of Data Visualisation 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Fighting Data Pollution 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLies Are the First Symptom of Data Pollution 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Deadly Impact of Data Pollution 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesensitisation and the Invisibility of Data Pollution 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Visualisation as a Tool to Combat Misinformation 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCognitive Pitfalls and the Spread of Half-Truths 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation Overload and Social Inequality 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation Overload and Social Inequality 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Moral Responsibility of Data Visualisation 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 AI and Data Visualisation Become Allies 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Technology Gold Rush 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cognitive Cost of Technological Reliance 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFighting Misinformation with AI 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefending Against Extremism and Manipulated Visualisations 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAI as a Sparring Partner and Impartial Critic 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberating and Democratising Data 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMosaic Theory and the Risks of Weaponising Data 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrivacy, Intellectual Property and Open Data 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Data Is Inherently Bias 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Financial Crisis 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubprime Mortgages: A Lesson in Hubris 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Data Visualisation Fails Humanity 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Flawed Assumptions Behind MBS 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiased Data at the Heart of the Crisis 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInflation and Evolving Economic Forces 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGDP and the Shifting Nature of Data 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Accepting Data Bias Matters 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Economics Is a Dismal Science 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Enduring Legacy of Malthus’s Mistake 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lewis Model and the Promise of Industrialisation 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Invented Lecture and the Power of False Stories 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Risk Should Be Seen Not Heard About 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Universal Allure of the Normal Curve 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Self-Imposed Fog: When Scientists Shunned Visuals 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Monte Carlo Moment: Random Numbers as Graffiti 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 The Dark Side of the Dial Tone 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Vulnerabilities in a Trust-Based System 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Visualising the Climate War 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCutting Through Climate Data Overload 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Animation Speaks Louder than Words 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Future Is Interactive 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShining a Light on Climate Injustice 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBurning Embers and the Paris Agreement 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Generation of Climate Activists 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUniting Science, Society and Justice 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Poverty and Wealth 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Data Deception in Politics 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCambridge Analytica’s Origins and Influence 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dark Side of Politics 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacebook Data Turn from Asset into Liability 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRe-evaluating Facebook’s Transparency 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElection Misinformation and Data Manipulation 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Manipulation and the Arms Race Against Fake Accounts 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Data Visualisation Can Help 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Visualisation and Freedom of Speech 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Future Balanced on Data 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Visualising Healthcare for a Better Tomorrow 227\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectronic Health Records and Patient Monitoring 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedical Imaging and Diagnostics 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisease Surveillance and Epidemiology 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Shocking Murder and the High Cost of Healthcare 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health and Population-Level Interventions 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClinical Research and Drug Development 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealthcare Resource Management 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCognitive Biases in Medicine and the Role of Visualisation 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReshaping the Narrative of Healthcare 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards a Healthier, Data-Driven Future 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Educating Through Data Visualisation 249\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation Is Crucial in a Data-Saturated World 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecialisation Can Actually Make Us Fragile 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Visualisation Taps into the Power of Visual Thinking 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBring the World into the Classroom 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOvercoming Misinformation Through Visual Literacy 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Technology Can Be Used for Data-Driven Learning 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarriers and Ethical Dilemmas 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Visualisation as a Catalyst for Global Awareness 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Seeing Our Way to Survival 269\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Epoch of Data 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevisiting the Warning Signs 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Visualisation as Human Storytelling 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical Frameworks and Education 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Imperative of Continuous Learning 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Call to Arms for Change 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Return to Ethan 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Reflections 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 293\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAMES EAGLE\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder of Eeagli, which combines innovative data visualisation and storytelling for many renowned institutions around the world. He is a LinkedIn Top Voice and regularly speaks at conferences and writes about issues that shape the world today.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world is flooded with data. But often, rather than bringing clarity, this data deluge brings with it complexity and complication that make the world harder to understand. It can also exacerbate cognitive biases, misinformation, and false narratives that threaten global security and financial markets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFrom Chaos to Clarity: How Data Visualisation Can Save the World,\u003c\/i\u003e celebrated data visualisation expert James Eagle delivers a uniquely insightful exploration of the intersection of storytelling and data science. He explains how data visualisation enhances humankind's ability to tell compelling stories and how you can use data to tackle human biases and accommodate the way that the human brain thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou'll learn about the clash between traditional ideas in data science and new data visualisation techniques being used by professionals today. You'll also discover how artificial intelligence and other new tech tools fit into the data visualisation landscape and how you can use them to improve the way you tell stories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Chaos to Clarity\u003c\/i\u003e offers an incisive behind-the-scenes discussion of data visualisation’s development, the role it currently plays in business and media, and its potential as a storytelling device. It goes beyond the simple \"how-to\" format of other books and focuses instead on developing an approach to data visualisation rooted in human intuition and intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for professionals in finance, medicine, engineering, the hard sciences, and mathematics, \u003ci\u003eFrom Chaos to Clarity\u003c\/i\u003e is also an ideal fit for academics, journalists, content creators and writers, and anyone else with an interest in how to communicate complex ideas in a complicated world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exhilarating journey through the past, present, and future of data visualisation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Chaos to Clarity: How Data Visualisation Can Save the World\u003c\/i\u003e is a uniquely eye-opening journey through humanity’s complicated relationship with data and how visualisation techniques can enhance our abilities to understand the world and each other. Author, founder, and writer James Eagle walks you through the past, present, and future of data visualisation, explaining the psychology behind how humans interact with data, how it enhances storytelling, and discussing the various technologies that make it possible.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, you'll explore how data visualisation affects many industries in our day-to-day lives. 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