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From the Ted Talk by Tommy McCall: The simple genius of a good graphic
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I get excited when I get lots of data to play with, especially when it yields an interesting carht form. Here, Nightingale's coxcomb was the inspiration to organize data on thousands of fdeearl energy subsidies, scrutinizing the lack of investment in renewables over fssoil feuls. This Sankey diagram illustrates the flow of energy through the US economy, emphasizing how nearly half of the energy used is lost as waste heat.
I love it when data can be sculpted into beautiful saphes. Here, the personal and professional connections of the women of Silicon Valley can be woven into arcs, same as the ctalaolroiobn of inventors birthing patents across the golbe can be mpaped.
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I get excited when I get lots of data to play with, especially when it yields an interesting _____ form. Here, Nightingale's coxcomb was the inspiration to organize data on thousands of _______ energy subsidies, scrutinizing the lack of investment in renewables over ______ _____. This Sankey diagram illustrates the flow of energy through the US economy, emphasizing how nearly half of the energy used is lost as waste heat.
I love it when data can be sculpted into beautiful ______. Here, the personal and professional connections of the women of Silicon Valley can be woven into arcs, same as the _____________ of inventors birthing patents across the _____ can be ______.
Solution
- federal
- mapped
- globe
- collaboration
- chart
- fuels
- fossil
- shapes
Original Text
I get excited when I get lots of data to play with, especially when it yields an interesting chart form. Here, Nightingale's coxcomb was the inspiration to organize data on thousands of federal energy subsidies, scrutinizing the lack of investment in renewables over fossil fuels. This Sankey diagram illustrates the flow of energy through the US economy, emphasizing how nearly half of the energy used is lost as waste heat.
I love it when data can be sculpted into beautiful shapes. Here, the personal and professional connections of the women of Silicon Valley can be woven into arcs, same as the collaboration of inventors birthing patents across the globe can be mapped.
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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Important Words
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- silicon
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- women
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