{"product_id":"living-in-data-a-citizens-guide-to-a-better-information-future-paperback","title":"Living in Data: A Citizen's Guide to a Better Information Future - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJer Thorp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJer Thorp's analysis of the word \"data\" in 10,325 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e stories written between 1984 and 2018 shows a distinct trend: among the words most closely associated with \"data,\" we find not only its classic companions \"information\" and \"digital,\" but also a variety of new neighbors--from \"scandal\" and \"misinformation\" to \"ethics,\" \"friends,\" and \"play.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo live in data in the twenty-first century is to be incessantly extracted from, classified and categorized, statistic-ified, sold, and surveilled. Data--our data--is mined and processed for profit, power, and political gain. In \u003ci\u003eLiving in Data\u003c\/i\u003e, Thorp asks a crucial question for our time: How do we stop passively inhabiting data, and instead become active citizens of it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThreading a data story through hippo attacks, glaciers, and school gymnasiums, around colossal rice piles, and over active minefields, Jer Thorp reminds us that the future of data is still wide open, that there are ways to transcend facts and figures to engage more viscerally with data, and that there are always new stories to be told about how data can be used. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePunctuated with Thorp's original and informative illustrations, \u003ci\u003eLiving in Data \u003c\/i\u003enot only redefines what data is, but also reimagines who gets to speak its language and how to use its power to create a more just and democratic future. Timely and inspiring, \u003ci\u003eLiving in Data\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a much-needed path forward.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJer Thorp\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist, a writer, and a teacher. He was the first data artist in residence at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, is a \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic \u003c\/i\u003eExplorer, and served as the innovator in residence at the Library of Congress in 2017 and 2018. He lives under the Manhattan Bridge with his family and his awesome dog, Trapper John, MD. \u003ci\u003eLiving in Data \u003c\/i\u003eis his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.25 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44434109661286,"sku":"9781250849151","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bnV2S2t5UlVHTkY3dnVXMHhDY3JEUT09.webp?v=1770425461","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/living-in-data-a-citizens-guide-to-a-better-information-future-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}