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Author Walt Hickey - You Are What You Watch
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Raise your hand if you are a data nerd just like me. If you are, then you will love this episode of Shelf Life. I had the privilege of chatting with Pulitzer Prize winning author and data expert Walt Hickey about his amazing book ‘You Are What You Watch’ which came out last October. Warning: you will be mesmerized by this book and it won't take you long to appreciate Walt's perfect mix of research, deep reporting and 100 - yes 100 - data visualizations created by the equally talented and amazing Heather Jones. Anyone who loves films and TV shows and appreciates the data behind them will be hooked. Did you know that Paramount spent more on Tom Cruise than every plane, carrier and base in Top Gun? Or that after Jurassic Park was released in 1993, university physical science departments were mobbed? Just two examples of the thousands of facts that you will learn and enjoy when you read 'You Are What You Watch.' I promise that you will never look at a movie or TV show the same way again!
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