Using data smarter to counter the scourge of metabolic syndrome – the rise and rise of hepatoSIGHT(TM)
2020s man (not to mention 2020s woman) has a problem. Our bodies – and our genes – are not fit for our current, sedentary, inactive, calorie-dense lifestyles. We’re built to hunt and gather, forage and collect, in conditions that can be feast but are also very often famine. How very unlike the high-fat, high-sugar, ultra-processed […]
The biggest moments in data, humanity, and kindness from Season 7 of the Data Malarkey podcast
The Season 7 finale of The Data Malarkey Podcast, titled “Greatest Hits: AI, Kindness & the Power of Storytelling,” offers a thoughtful reflection on the intersection of technology, empathy, and communication. Hosted by Master Data Storyteller, Sam Knowles, the episode revisits key insights from a diverse group of guests, including ethicists, psychologists, technologists, and storytellers. AI […]
A fish out of water, having a lovely swim, thanks for asking
Earlier this week, it was my very great pleasure to attend a day-long conference titled “Data Insights 2025”. Very much the domain of a Master Data Storyteller like me, you might think. And you’d be right. Except … except … except … You see, this particular conference – in its second year and really finding […]
Moving from data to insight and from insight to action
There are different types of organisations in this world and those different types of organisations – be they businesses, charities, third-sector bodies, or Government departments – spawn fundamentally different cultures that endure. In my space – where we work to empower organisations to make smarter use of data, to drive evidence-based decision-making – there’s a […]
ANSWERS TO “2023 QUIZ”
“2023: The Year In Numbers” , the annual data storyteller’s New Year quiz So, if you’ve got here, you’re after the answers to the 2023 quiz, The Year In Numbers. But if you’re still working on those answers using your memory and brainpower, click here to go back to the question page now! . . […]
“2023: The Year In Numbers”
The annual data storyteller’s New Year quiz Every Christmas Eve, my family and two others gather together for a seasonal celebration. Like other families across the country, right across the world. We’re brought together by long and deep ties. Ties made of ham, egg, and chips. Of champagne, panettone, and all sorts of ice cream. […]
Why insight and analytics professionals aren’t doomed by AI
For years, many knowledge economy workers have felt a sense of unease about the prospect of artificial intelligence taking their jobs. But the threat was vague and non-specific, the realm of dystopian science fiction and not any kind of real and present danger. Then, in November last year, OpenAI made its AI chatbot, ChatGPT widely […]
From Greg Rusedski’s practice partner to Van Gogh Alive
This blog first appeared here on the website of the Brighton Chamber. Insight Agents‘ Chief Data Storyteller, Sam Knowles, goes on a journey of artistic discovery with Greg Talbot of Van Gogh Alive, who was a guest speaker at our latest Chamber Breakfast. “If you’d have told me three years ago that I’d be standing up […]
Podnosticators are go!
Good things often come about from happy accidents. The Small Data Forum is one of those things. Thrown together for a chance, corporate, fire-side chat in May 2016, my fellow podcasters Neville Hobson, Thomas Stoeckle and I had such a good time chatting at a data industry event that – at Neville’s suggestion – we […]
The Home Secretary’s repeated data storytelling fails
There are many things one could say about Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, and her carefully-chosen words, designed to capture headlines in the more hysterical sections of the right-wing media. Many – including Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker – have drawn parallels between Braverman’s inflammatory language and that used by historical political regimes looking […]
