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Edward Tufte was a contemporary American statistician. Edward Rolf Tufte, sometimes known as "ET", is an American statistician and professor emeritus of political science, statistics, and computer science at Yale University. He is noted for his writings on information design and as a pioneer in the field of data visualization. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Art — Creativity, expression, and the role of art in society

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“The point of the essay is to change things.”
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