Can statistics build empathy, or do we need individual stories?
Axis: numbers are enough to move people ... only individual stories build empathy
John
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| 2013-05-21 | new | John says that in a world supersaturated with tragic statistics, where even photographs and videos lose their punch, Ai's naming of the dead children and the rebar give form to love, anger and grief. | Poetry Makes Nothing Happen: Thoughts on Ai Weiwei from the Indianapolis Museum of Art 00:03:12 |
Hank
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| 2013-05-10 | new | Hank says people are not good at understanding data and statistics; we know the numbers but couldn't see the change, and seeing it may help. | Some Mind-Bending Earth GIFs 00:02:11 |