Orit Halpern, “Beautiful Data: A History of Vision and Reason since 1945” (Duke UP, 2014)

New Books in Science

EpisodeMar 9, 20151h 15m

Orit Halpern, “Beautiful Data: A History of Vision and Reason since 1945” (Duke UP, 2014)

New Books in Science

EpisodeMar 9, 20151h 15m

The second half of the twentieth century saw a radical transformation in approaches to recording and displaying information. Orit Halpern‘s new book traces the emergence of the “communicative objectivity” that resulted from this shift and produced new forms of observation, rationality, and economy. Beautiful Data: A History of Vision and... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science

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