In the 1930s, a new form of Folk Music became popular. Lead by musicians such as Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, Folk Music helped to change our culture and society. It was used to promote unions, fight racial inequality and protest against wars. Folk Music changed the world. For the better.
It is with a nod to the Folk Music tradition that I would like to introduce the term “Folk Data.” I hope we can use it to help people learn about data. How to look at it, how to use it, how to not be manipulated by it. Maybe how to have some fun with it!
Did I just invent a new thing?
Google doesn’t have much to say about it.
Data to the people!
Corporate types will probably call it Data Literacy.
It’s been obvious from people’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic that a lot of people don’t know how to grapple with numbers and data.
Let’s change that.
Will you join in our crusade?
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