What Matters to Me and Why: Elena Naumova on Telling the Truth with Data

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Science and narrative represent two distinct ways of constructing reality and there are traps when science and storytelling mean different things when they speak of truth. Making sense out of scientific data is Elena Naumova’s passion and her way of thinking, yet she also recognizes the complexity of conveying the truth with data. She uses various forms of data visualization from simple bar charts to dynamic maps to create data-driven storytelling. She is bringing wicked questions to the discussions of climate change, vaccinations, humanitarian conflicts, global pandemics, and environmental pollution with the opportunities offered by data science. Come learn about data-inspired storytelling and the value of science communication!