“Touch this dot,” the text reads. So I touch the tiny dot with my finger not knowing why. “You just left behind 100,000 bacteria,” the book explains on the next page. “Or more knowing you.” Stefanie ...

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Data visualizations can significantly affect how people understand and interpret data. But data visualizations can be biased and exclusionary, perpetuating inequity and harmful stereotypes.

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about digital marketing, data and privacy concerns. Any great story means visualization and detail. It takes the small ...