Podcasts that mention 📚 The Visual Display of Quantitative Information PAPERBACK by Edward R. Tufte

Stephen was perhaps thinking of 'chart junk', a term that Tufte coined in his 1983 book, 'The Visual Display of Quantitative Information'. Tufte writes, 'The interior decoration of graphics generates a lot of ink that does not tell the viewer anything new.'

In this segment, the book 'The Visual Display of Quantitative Information' is mentioned as the source of the term 'chart junk', which refers to unnecessary graphic elements that do not add informative value. This reference comes from the fact-checking discussion, where the fact checker clarifies the earlier points made by Stephen.

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