If you were around in the ‘70s, you probably remember the hard-edged, bald-headed TV police detective named Kojak. He had a signature phrase—“Who loves you, baby?”—and a signature behavior—sucking a lollipop. The juxtaposition of a tough police detective engaged in the childish act of sucking a lollipop was entertaining. The same could be said of […]

Since I founded Perceptual Edge in 2003, data visualization has transitioned from an obscure area of interest to a popular field of endeavor. As with many fields that experience rapid growth, the meaning and practice of data visualization have become muddled. Everyone has their own idea of its purpose and how it should be done. […]

Only a small portion of the knowledge that humans have acquired resides in your head. Even the brightest of us is mostly ignorant. Despite this fact, we all suffer from the illusion that we know more than we actually do. We suffer from the “knowledge illusion,” in part, because we fail to draw accurate boundaries […]

In addition to the growing hype about AI (artificial intelligence) and NLP (natural language processing) as enhancers of data visualization, VR (virtual reality) is now making the same erroneous claim. How does VR enhance data visualization? Here’s an answer that was recently given by Sony Green, the head of business development for a startup named […]