How We Can Find Ourselves in Data [TED Video]

Giorgia Lupi

In her TEDNYC Design Lab talk in March 2017, information designer Giorgia Lupi discussed how we make sense of the data in our everyday life.

And that sometimes to make sense of data, we have to forget about it. And see through it. Continue reading How We Can Find Ourselves in Data [TED Video]

On Websites, Hacking, and Two-Factor Authentication

Woman using a smartphone while drinking coffee

Imagine it’s Saturday, and you’re looking forward to spending the weekend with your spouse and two children.

An unexpected message from your father alerts you to a problem with your website.

And that’s when the next three days turn into a nightmare of phone calls, messages, frustration, anxiety, and a scary financial interaction of thousands of dollars. Continue reading On Websites, Hacking, and Two-Factor Authentication

Do Your Homework Before Sharing Your Personal Info on a Website

Handwriting in a journal

Last week, several of my Twitter friends kept sharing the same tweet about a new website.

They were excited and suggested their Twitter followers take a look at it, and potentially get involved.

After the fifth time I saw the same tweet, I finally checked the website myself.

The mission sounded interesting: sharing personal stories from people around the country. Continue reading Do Your Homework Before Sharing Your Personal Info on a Website