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When graphs are a matter of life and death

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21 June 2021, 09:20 AM
wtg
When graphs are a matter of life and death
New Yorker asks you to sign up for an account, but even if you don't, you can still see article if you keep scrolling. A little awkward but works....

quote:
When Graphs Are a Matter of Life and Death

Pie charts and scatter plots seem like ordinary tools, but they revolutionized the way we solve problems.


https://www.newyorker.com/maga...er-of-life-and-death


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22 June 2021, 02:13 PM
big al
It's often interesting that something that seems so simple in retrospect took a long time for someone to imagine it and put it to use. I think the concept of zero in a number system would be another example.

Big Al


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