#65 The Art of Data Storytelling: A Deep Dive with Angelica Lo Duca

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In this episode, we dive into the world of data storytelling with special guest Angelica Lo Duca, a professor, researcher, and author. Pull up a chair as we explore her journey from programming to teaching, and dive into the principles of turning raw data into compelling stories.
Key topics include:
Angelica’s background: From researcher to professor and published author
Why write a book?: The motivation, process, and why she chooses books over blogs
About the book: Data Storytelling with Altair and Generative AI
Overview of the book: Who it’s for and the key insights it offers
What is data storytelling and how it differs from traditional dashboards and reports
Why Altair? Exploring Altair and Vega-Lite for effective visualizations
Generative AI’s role: How tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E fit into the data storytelling process, and potential risks like bias in AI-generated images
DIKW Pyramid: Moving from raw data to actionable wisdom using the Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom framework
Where to buy her books:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Angelica-Lo-Duca/author/B0B5BHD5VF
https://www.amazon.com/Become-Great-Data-Storyteller-Change/dp/1394283318
https://www.amazon.com/Data-Storytelling-Altair-Angelica-Duca/dp/1633437922/
Snippet: https://livebook.manning.com/book/data-storytelling-with-altair-and-ai/chapter-10/16
Connect with Angelica on Medium for more articles and insights: https://medium.com/@alod83/about

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1. #65 The Art of Data Storytelling: A Deep Dive with Angelica Lo Duca (00:00:00)

2. Data Storytelling Expert Podcast Interview (00:00:02)

3. Writing and Publishing a Book (00:12:53)

4. Altair and AI for Data Storytelling (00:27:24)

5. Data Storytelling and AI Ethical Considerations (00:47:03)

6. Generating and Telling Data Stories (00:57:40)

7. Data Topics Podcast Interview (01:03:13)