Homework

Podcast (due during class 03/31/2026)

Disclaimer

If everyone is able to listen prior to class time on Tuesday, March 31, your discussion will take place in class on Tuesday, March 31.

Introduction

Please do not use AI for this assignment.

Listen to the following podcast episode from Data Viz Today by Alli Torban with Morgan Depenbusch titled “Leaders don’t need more data, they need interpretation”. The discussion, emphasizing the importance of interpretation, nicely parallels our efforts reading and writing alternative text descriptions of graphs.

As you listen, make notes on the following themes

• what surprised you, positively or negatively (e.g., with respect to your own goals or interests),
• something technical that you should remember,
• something non-technical that you should remember,
• something that you are more curious about, and
• your main take-away message.

In small groups, discuss your own answers to as many of these as possible and respond to comments shared by others, giving as many people as possible a chance to talk. Depending on the pace of class, your groups may be asked to share out loud or in writing.