DataBeers Venezia 2k20

DataBeers Venezia 2k20 - 23.09.29 @ Jazz Club al Vapore, Mestre, Venezia

We've been working hard in the shadow to provide one of the first Databeers event live after a looooong lockdown!

In collaboration with Hacks and Hackers Venezia, Università Ca' Foscari and the brand new Databeers Bologna chapter, we will stream a video chat with:

Alberto Cairo, Knight Chair of Visual Journalism, University of Miami

in conversation with

Fabio Pittarello​, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

Alice Corona,​ datajournalist

Matteo Moretti​, co-founder Sheldon.studio

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Nowadays, charts, infographics and diagrams are ubiquitous-and easier to share than ever. Such ​visualisations ​can better inform us, yet they can also deceive by displaying incomplete or inaccurate data, suggesting misleading or misinform patterns-or misinform by being poorly designed.

How can we learn to interpret the ​visuals and numbers that politicians, journalists, advertisers and even our employers present each day?

Alberto Cairo,​ one of the leading experts in the field of data visualisation, explains it to us. In his latest book - just published in the Italian version by Raffaello Cortina Editore under the title “​Come i grafici mentono. Capire meglio le informazioni visive​” – Cairo analyzes how graphs negatively and positively influence our perception of truth by examining contemporary examples ranging from election-result infographics to global GDP maps and box-office record charts.

We will also discuss how researchers and scientists can improve their skills in data visualization, helping colleagues, journalists, communicators, and citizens to make sense of their valuable work and the knowledge they share.

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To avoid too much crowd spots are limited to 50! Please REGISTER as soon as possible.

See you there!

Cheers

Enrica, Fabio, Lorenzo, Marco, Nicola, Rocco