A super interesting episode with Professor Darren Mansfield on sleep, data, and sleep tracking devices. "imagine if you go and run a one hour documentary on something that's inconclusive. Here's all the evidence for you is the evidence against and we can't really don't know. That's not great television." " the truth is not always… Continue reading Darren Mansfield on Sleep, Data, and Sleep Tracking Devices
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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.
What do we value?
When I'm trying to get a piece of work out the door, I can often be heard muttering to myself "Perfect is the enemy of done." Because the urge to fuss, and edit, and polish until not a blemish can be seen is absolutely fatal to the need to get something finished. I know that,… Continue reading What do we value?
From Hypnotised to Heretic: Immunising Society Against Misinformation.
What we can build this way is a world where policy is evidence based. Where we make data informed decisions, while understanding that the data isn’t perfect. Where kids are empowered to learn all of the skills they need to solve problems in their own communities. Where technological solutions are rationally evaluated, rather than uncritically worshipped.Â
The Place of Women in Computing
If we assume girls aren't capable of doing computing, we won't give them the opportunity to learn computing.