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Lying with Visualizations: Seeing Isn't Believing

Looking for a new direction in Information Design? “Lying with Visualizations: Seeing Isn't Believing” makes a persuasive case for giving the subject your attention. Bring a specific question and turn the reading into a purposeful exploration. Visualisation connects analysis with the way another person sees an argument. Choose a comparison that matters and ask which design decisions make that comparison easier to understand. Bring your strongest question to the material. Examine a claim, consider an alternative, and ask what evidence would settle the difference. There is real satisfaction in turning a broad interest into a sharper judgement. Pick a question. Open a book. See where it takes you.
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Wired Minds: Reverse Psychology and Manipulation in the Digital Age (Paperback)

If Media Studies keeps catching your attention, “Wired Minds: Reverse Psychology and Manipulation in the Digital Age (Paperback)” is a title to put on your radar. Its listed scope opens a worthwhile conversation about Technology & Society. The most rewarding way into an unfamiliar subject is often a concrete question. Choose an example that matters to you and give the reading a result you can explain or explore. Bring your strongest question to the material. Examine a claim, consider an alternative, and ask what evidence would settle the difference. There is real satisfaction in turning a broad interest into a sharper judgement. Save it for the next time you want to follow the idea further.
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Debugging the Undebuggable: Tools and Strategies for Diagnosis

There is a strong reading opportunity in the space between Software Development and Debugging. “Debugging the Undebuggable: Tools and Strategies for Diagnosis” brings those listed subjects onto the same shelf and gives your next question a place to start. Debugging turns an unexpected result into an investigation. Keep the observation separate from the explanation and choose the smallest experiment that could distinguish competing causes. Bring your strongest question to the material. Examine a claim, consider an alternative, and ask what evidence would settle the difference. There is real satisfaction in turning a broad interest into a sharper judgement. Worth exploring when you are ready for a fresh reading direction.
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KPIs Across the Academic Ecosystem

Looking for a new direction in Higher Education? “KPIs Across the Academic Ecosystem” makes a persuasive case for giving the subject your attention. Bring a specific question and turn the reading into a purposeful exploration. The most rewarding way into an unfamiliar subject is often a concrete question. Choose an example that matters to you and give the reading a result you can explain or explore. Bring your strongest question to the material. Examine a claim, consider an alternative, and ask what evidence would settle the difference. There is real satisfaction in turning a broad interest into a sharper judgement. Save it for the next time you want to follow the idea further.
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The Responsible XR Playbook

If Virtual Reality keeps catching your attention, “The Responsible XR Playbook” is a title to put on your radar. Its listed scope opens a worthwhile conversation about Augmented Reality. Responsibility becomes more interesting when it is connected to a real design decision. Consider consent, comfort, and who gets to participate, then ask how those concerns could shape an experience from the beginning. Bring your strongest question to the material. Examine a claim, consider an alternative, and ask what evidence would settle the difference. There is real satisfaction in turning a broad interest into a sharper judgement. Worth exploring when you are ready for a fresh reading direction.
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Visualizing Data: Psychology and Analytics - Exploring, Explaining and Storytelling (Paperback)

The appeal of “Visualizing Data: Psychology and Analytics - Exploring, Explaining and Storytelling (Paperback)” starts with its focus on Data Visualization. That is fertile territory for a reader ready to move beyond collecting ideas and start making connections. Visualisation connects analysis with the way another person sees an argument. Choose a comparison that matters and ask which design decisions make that comparison easier to understand. Bring your strongest question to the material. Examine a claim, consider an alternative, and ask what evidence would settle the difference. There is real satisfaction in turning a broad interest into a sharper judgement. Worth exploring when you are ready for a fresh reading direction.
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Lying with Visualizations: Seeing Isn't Believing — cover

Analytics

Lying with Visualizations: Seeing Isn't Believing

Kenwright

A provocative exploration of how visualizations can mislead, manipulate, and distort truth. This book equips readers with the critical thinking…

712 pages2025
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Higher Education

KPIs Across the Academic Ecosystem

Kenwright

You're probably measuring the wrong things. Your department definitely is. And that grant you lost? Yeah, someone else understood the metrics.…

460 pages2026
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Extended Reality

The Responsible XR Playbook

Kenwright

A practical guide to navigating and developing strong, safe, and trustworthy XR solutions that goes beyond just adding an ethics sticker.

268 pages2026
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