# Insightful human portraits made from data

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2016
- Speaker: R. Luke DuBois
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/r_luke_dubois_insightful_human_portraits_made_from_data)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Artist R. Luke DuBois makes unique portraits of presidents, cities, himself and even Britney Spears using data and personality. In this talk, he shares nine projects -- from maps of the country built using information taken from millions of dating profiles to a gun that fires a blank every time a shooting is reported in New Orleans. His point: the way we use technology reflects on us and our culture, and we reduce others to data points at our own peril.

## Lectures

1. [Insightful human portraits made from data](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/r_luke_dubois_insightful_human_portraits_made_from_data/dda253fcbdbd), 13 min (TED's player)