Why everyone should be data literate | Jordan Morrow | TEDxBoise 

What are YOU doing here?

you probably know that the 40+ have designed all of these products and created the basis for all of it? :-D

that's right! I would add the skill of knowing how and where to find reliable sources to that definition of data literacy he gave

But he did give examples in real life: buying home appliances (fridge & washing machine) and analyzing hoax data. As adults with critical thinking, we can interpret his theory with our own frame of thinking and find more examples that works in our everyday life.

Here's what I suggest: 1. Watch a crash course in statistics (to understand more about how data is collected, what the different graphs means, and why we need to talk about confidence intervals when we talk about the results of statistical analyses). 2. Watch a crash course in AI, more specifically Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) to understand how they work and why they are so limited compared to humans (yes, AI is an extremely fast tool, but it has zero creativity or drive). 3. Watch a crash course in data science to understand how data scientists try to use data and AI to analyze data, automate processes, and make predictions. Once you do that, try to apply what you learn to the things you read. You don't have to conduct your own analyses or create your own prediction algorithms, but you'll better understand what you read. Who knows what path that will take you on? Think of this as learning a new language. For example, if you don't know French right now, reading a French paper will do nothing for you. But if you start learning a little French every day, in a few months you'll be able to read things you couldn't have read otherwise. And, for some reason, we humans love that: doing interesting, mentally stimulating things, even if many of them have no practical value. But again, that's what makes us special. 😊

Exactly. Very empty.

Data literacy is still important, even when it's not important for everyone. And it should be important for everyone as there's much manipulation going around before elections for example (Okay, you could argue "that's information literacy, it has nothing to do with data", but still it's important)

@@kkevus It's interesting that Morrow seems to conflate data literacy with information and media literacy. But then we also have digital literacy...

to be VALIDATED like, ......maybe hmmmmmm??? Through the PUBLIC DOMAIN consciousness?

That's why you "analyze" and "argue". This allows you to pick up what's missing/what's misleading about the information

Literacy includes figuring out the intend of the authors, intended recipients and impotence.

Perhaps it’s more of the team in the pit stop that are better prepared so you can get back on track and win the race..

Will B yes

@@hillsidebliss im just going to believe you, even though i know way too well how wrong you are.

Will B I completely guessed. Lol

That's good. Thanks a lot.

Yup, another lamb to the slaughter