2013 CAR lightning talks chosen

Lightning talks for CAR 2013 in Louisville were announced today on the NICAR Listserv. The following talks are slated for 4 p.m. Friday in Regency Center:

• 5 algorithms in 5 minutes – Chase Davis
• Showing big datasets on small screens – Katie Park
• Django Retrained: Five ways coding like a Web developer can make you a better investigative reporter – Ben Welsh
• F@#$ing designers! – Aron Pilhofer & Miranda Mulligan
• Be Your own Nate Silver – Jeff Larson
• Let’s make fun games for news – Sisi Wei
• Z-Scores: How you can compare apples with oranges – Rob Gebeloff
• Every State’s Elections Are Weird – Jacob Harris
• Casino Driven Design – Al Shaw
• The soldering iron is the next great CAR tool. – Matt Waite
• You need ILENE – Jennifer LaFleur, featuring Jeff Larson