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Assembling Tomorrow
Assembling Tomorrow explores the forces that prevent us from anticipating just how fantastically technology can get out of control, and what might be in store for us if we don't start using new tools and tactics.
From the effects of social media to the uncertainty of AI and the consequences of climate change, the unpredictable outcomes of our creations ripple across our lives. Time and again, our seemingly ceaseless capacity to create rubs up against our limited capacity to understand our impact.
Interspersed with speculative fiction and hand-drawn illustrations by Armando Veve, Assembling Tomorrow is a beautiful guide for anyone who cares about the world we live in.
Penguin Random House 2024
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The Secret Language of Maps
Maps, data and infographics help us make sense of the world...but this is not your average book about data visualization. In this book, you'll unravel a murder mystery to pull back the curtain on the features inherent in all maps and infographics, and use them to solve the crime.
I had a blast writing this book. It merges fiction with non-fiction in a way I've wanted to experiment with for years. The two alternate across the book. The non-fiction elements unpack a framework for map and data visualization that I've used in my teaching for years. The fiction story is a murder mystery that can only be solved using the techniques taught in the non-fiction.
Penguin Random House 2022
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