It's a funny thing, but displaying information using multiple channels of information for folks with particular accessibility needs also helps everyone else, because it gives them more signals that their brain can decode in the background, even if they're not paying perfect attention (because who, in this age of devices, is ever paying perfect attention??)
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Dr Kat Ross on Astrophysics, Bias in Science, and Including Diverse Scientists in Education
I might ask the same questions every time, but there's no knowing where the conversations will go! A fabulous episode with the incredible Dr Katherine Ross. Check it out! "So I think my favorite part about data is that it is completely unpredictable. And that may also be my least favorite part about it." "That’s… Continue reading Dr Kat Ross on Astrophysics, Bias in Science, and Including Diverse Scientists in Education
Sarah Beecroft on Bioinformatics and the joy of puzzles
Dr Sarah Beecroft from Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre "it's fun. Like you, you know, uncovering kind of the deeper insights, I think, which is quite interesting as well. You're getting closer to the bigger story or the deeper story if you want to look at it that way. " "you kind of need to like… Continue reading Sarah Beecroft on Bioinformatics and the joy of puzzles
Scaling scams
It's important, when you're making graphs, to think about the story you want to tell with the data, and what type of graph, and what features of the graph, will help you tell that story. Likewise, when you're looking at someone else's graph, we all need to apply that critical data literacy and look at the scale on the y axis, as well as checking the labels, finding out the origin of the data, and considering whether the graph is accurate, a valid way to display that data, and what story it might be trying to tell you.
It All Averages Out
The average might be useful, but it can never describe an individual.