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Josh Katz

    Josh Katz is a passionate data visualizer renowned for his work on dialect statistics and maps for The New York Times. His expertise in statistics and data visualization led him to create the widely popular interactive quiz that maps regional speech patterns. Through innovative graphic methods, he makes complex linguistic patterns accessible to a broad audience. His approach highlights a fascinating intersection of language and statistics.

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    Speaking American
    • Speaking American

      • 203 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
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      Did you know that your answers to just a handful of questions can predict the zip code of where you grew up? In 2013 Josh Katz accumulated and visually mapped over 350,000 unique survey responses to questions about word choice and pronunciation throughout America. His dialect quiz quickly became the most viewed webpage in the history of the New York Times. In Speaking American Katz offers a visual atlas of the American vernacular--who says what, and where they say it--revealing the history of our nation, our regions, and our language.

      Speaking American
    • Berber&Q: On Vegetables

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
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      A cookbook that celebrates the versatility of vegetables from an Ottolenghi- trained chef and the restaurateur behind London's much-loved Berber&Q.;

      Berber&Q: On Vegetables
    • On the Roof: New York in Quarantine

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      The narrative captures a pivotal moment in history through the lens of a photographer's perspective from a Brooklyn rooftop. It emphasizes themes of human hope and resilience, exploring the lessons learned about community living during challenging times.

      On the Roof: New York in Quarantine