# Professor Kristen Sosulski Discusses Her Book “Data Visualization Made Simple” in an Author Lecture Series Event

Professor [Kristen Sosulski](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/kristen-sosulski) (BS '99) joined an Author Lecture Series event to discuss her new book, [*Data Visualization Made Simple: Insights Into Becoming Visual*](https://www.amazon.com/Data-Visualization-Made-Simple-Insights/dp/1138503916). Helen Todd, co-founder and CEO of Sociality Squared, moderated a conversation about best practices for data graphics and the insights that come from effective data visualization.

Professor Sosulski kicked off the the discussion by sharing her aha moment with data visualization: when she combined data with film study in graduate school. She showed a scene from the movie *Psycho* along with the graphs she created to chart how the movie builds suspense.

Alumni Council Member Phil Nuzhdin (BS ’12) welcomed the speakers and kicked off the evening with introductory remarks. After the discussion and Q&A, guests attended a reception and book signing with Professor Sosulski.

Check out photos from the evening and social media highlights, and view the full discussion in the video below. Learn about upcoming events in the [NYU Stern Author Lecture Series](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/portal-partners/alumni/events/author-lecture-series).

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**Social Media Highlights**> [\#NYUStern](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYUStern?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Prof Kristen [@Sosulski](https://twitter.com/sosulski?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) discusses findings from her new [\#book](https://twitter.com/hashtag/book?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), “Data Visualization Made Simple,” with Helen Todd, co-founder &amp; CEO of Sociality Squared: <https://t.co/x86sklH8kn> [pic.twitter.com/FJt7C32GZE](https://t.co/FJt7C32GZE)
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> — NYU Stern (@NYUStern) [October 10, 2018](https://twitter.com/NYUStern/status/1050146945854070784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Director of Learning Science, [@sosulski](https://twitter.com/sosulski?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), discussing her new book, Data Visualization Made Simple: Insights into Becoming Visual w/ moderator Helen Todd, [@helenstravels](https://twitter.com/helenstravels?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) CEO of Sociality Squared [@Sociality2](https://twitter.com/Sociality2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@nyustern](https://twitter.com/NYUStern?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [\#datavisualization](https://twitter.com/hashtag/datavisualization?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [\#rstats](https://twitter.com/hashtag/rstats?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/KWOzFez84L](https://t.co/KWOzFez84L)
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> — Ideas Never Sleep (@nyuinnovation) [October 10, 2018](https://twitter.com/nyuinnovation/status/1050146528126472194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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> [A big congrats to Kristen @Sosulski on her book launch for “Data Visualization Made Simple: Insights into Becoming Visual”! Very honored to be part of the launch, especially after hearing the original book idea and then see it come to life! Will share @nyustern’s video of the talk when it’s live - stay tuned! #becomingvisual . . . . . . #nyustern #authortalks @nyustern @nyualumni #nyualumni #nyu #datavis #datavisualization #datavisualisation #datascience #datascientist #dataanalytics #designprinciples #edwardtufte #marshallmcluhan #themediumisthemessage #instaread #instabook #visualcommunication #sociality2 @sociality2 #socialitysquared](https://www.instagram.com/p/BoxnVP1lAQR/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=loading)
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> A post shared by [ Helen Todd](https://www.instagram.com/helenstravels/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=loading) (@helenstravels) on Oct 10, 2018 at 6:58pm PDT

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- [*Data Visualization Made Simple: Insights into Becoming Visual*](https://www.amazon.com/Data-Visualization-Made-Simple-Insights/dp/1138503916)