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Edward Tufte's 1-day course in NY $140 March 4, 6, 7, students & faculty only

20 points by niels_olson 16y ago

zwadia 16y ago
awesome. just sucks not to be a student anymore. argh.
ejdyksen 16y ago
I find it a bit ironic that this link is hard to read/parse...
- niels_olson 16y ago
  Sorry, I had to jam a lot of info into a short title to make the basic point.
  - ejdyksen 16y ago
    Not your link, but Edward Tufte's site itself is hard to parse. :)
robk 16y ago
Tufte's in person presentations are pretty disappointing IMO. Better to spend your money on one of his books and read it aloud to yourself in the mirror, which is about the same level of engagement you'd get from sitting through his course in person.
- khafra 16y ago
  Are his presentations disappointing because he's the world's pre-eminent name in presenting visual data and you wouldn't be impressed by anything short of having information downloaded, Matrix-style, directly into your brain? Or are they actually disappointing compared to other presentations, providing strong evidence that his books and theories are highly overrated?
- tptacek 16y ago
  I agree. If the books make it worth it to you, then by all means, but apart from getting to gape at his very expensive antique books, I didn't get much more out of seeing him live than I got from his books.
- rudiger 16y ago
  From the link, it seems like you get four of Mr. Tufte's books for the price of $140; if you're planning on buying the books.
replicatorblog 16y ago
I went to one of these talks 10 years ago as a student and it was well worth the cost. If you read the link, you'll see you get all 4 of his books (hardcover) as part of the $140. So basically for less than the price you'd pay on Amazon, you get the entire collection and get to hear a lecture from one of the smartest guys on the planet. Also, if the program hasn't changed you'll get to see some copies of books that belonged to Newton and Gallileo. Best $140 a nerd can spend.
- szany 16y ago
  Did the talks cover anything not in the books? If it was in Chicago I would go in a heartbeat...

20 points by niels_olson 16y ago

zwadia 16y ago

awesome. just sucks not to be a student anymore. argh.

ejdyksen 16y ago

I find it a bit ironic that this link is hard to read/parse...

niels_olson 16y ago
Sorry, I had to jam a lot of info into a short title to make the basic point.
- ejdyksen 16y ago
  Not your link, but Edward Tufte's site itself is hard to parse. :)

robk 16y ago

Tufte's in person presentations are pretty disappointing IMO. Better to spend your money on one of his books and read it aloud to yourself in the mirror, which is about the same level of engagement you'd get from sitting through his course in person.

khafra 16y ago
Are his presentations disappointing because he's the world's pre-eminent name in presenting visual data and you wouldn't be impressed by anything short of having information downloaded, Matrix-style, directly into your brain? Or are they actually disappointing compared to other presentations, providing strong evidence that his books and theories are highly overrated?
tptacek 16y ago
I agree. If the books make it worth it to you, then by all means, but apart from getting to gape at his very expensive antique books, I didn't get much more out of seeing him live than I got from his books.
rudiger 16y ago
From the link, it seems like you get four of Mr. Tufte's books for the price of $140; if you're planning on buying the books.

replicatorblog 16y ago

I went to one of these talks 10 years ago as a student and it was well worth the cost. If you read the link, you'll see you get all 4 of his books (hardcover) as part of the $140. So basically for less than the price you'd pay on Amazon, you get the entire collection and get to hear a lecture from one of the smartest guys on the planet. Also, if the program hasn't changed you'll get to see some copies of books that belonged to Newton and Gallileo. Best $140 a nerd can spend.

szany 16y ago
Did the talks cover anything not in the books? If it was in Chicago I would go in a heartbeat...