Mathew Brown a Scientific Data Visualization Specialist and founder of the Hakia Institute in British Columbia explains:

• What is data visualization and why this is a remarkable moment its history
• What is Github and how are organizations sharing data about COVID-19
• Why we need to be careful when creating visualizations and who's getting it right
• Data skepticism, what we know, what we can't know
• The policy tradeoffs of opening our economies up again too soon
• Why the race to develop a vaccine is exceptional
• Why we're in it for the long haul in the New Normal
• How to begin a career in data visualization
• Leaders in data visualization today
• His work with the Center for Global Health Research
• The value of organizations having in-house data visualization experts

Mathew Brown

• https://www.mathewbrown.ca/
• https://www.hakai.org/
• Matt's Twitter Recos: @AlbertoCairo, @DataVizSociety, @moritz_stefaner, @infowetrust

BACKGROUND READING

The story behind ‘flatten the curve,’ the defining chart of the coronavirus

• By Mark Wilson at Fast Company | March 13, 2020

The Financial Times: Coronavirus tracked: the latest figures as countries fight to contain the pandemic

• John Murdoch
• On Twitter

Washington Post: Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to “flatten the curve”

• By Harry Stevens at Washington Post | March 14, 2020

New York Times: New York Times on Coronavirus

• How Long Will a Vaccine Really Take?
  • By Stuart A. Thompson | April 30, 2020
  • On Twitter

Johns Hopkins University: Johns Hopkins Institute Coronavirus Resource Center 

• Interactive Global Dashboard

Github Home

Government of Canda Open Government Portal for COVID-19 Data

Data Visualization Society

Mike Bostock

• D3.js - Data Driven Documents Home
• Observable HQ

Center for Global Health Research