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Florence Nightingale, Huge Nerd (1855) w/ Tim Harford

Published: March 4, 2021, 1:50 p.m.

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It\\u2019s March 4th. This day in 1855, a British sanitary commission arrived in Istanbul to inspect a field hospital where soldiers were dying at alarming rates. Among the nurses treating the soldiers was Florence Nightingale, who would go on to make one of the most famous data analysis of the conditions at the hospital.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by writer Tim Harford to discuss Nightingales findings and how they influenced the world of data visualization \\u2014 plus the perils of compelling graphics.

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Tim\\u2019s podcast \\u201cCautionary Tales\\u201d has a new season out now, which features the story of Nightingale. His newest book is \\u201cThe Data Detective.\\u201d

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Find a transcript of this episode at:\\xa0https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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