I don't get why people flip out over circular bar graphs βšͺπŸ“Š. #SciComm #DataVisualization 🧡 1/5 Vaccination coverage in Canada by age group, as of June 05,
If you believe the circular bar chart is good, why put the same data in a table, too?

Why not just have the "second dose" πŸ’‰πŸ’‰ data in the table?

Or make another circular bar chart βšͺπŸ“Š for the second dose data? 2/5 Vaccination coverage in Canada by age group, as of June 05,
The colour scheme seems completely arbitrary. Different colours represent anywhere from a 1% difference in "first dose" πŸ’‰ percentages (people in their 70s vs. people 80 and older) to a 16% difference (people 18-29 vs. younger teens). 3/5 Vaccination coverage in Canada by age group, as of June 05,
This circular bar graph βšͺπŸ“ŠΒ works as well as it does because the percentages have the SAME rank order as age group., both for "first dose" πŸ’‰ and "second dose" πŸ’‰πŸ’‰.

If that wasn't the case, I think this would be MUCH harder to interprets. 4/5
Is a standard bar graph πŸ“Š all that bad? 5/5
Of course, AFTER I tweet I realize 😳 that the "second dose" πŸ’‰πŸ’‰ data IS in the circle bar graph β­•πŸ“Š at the start of the bars at the 12 h position. πŸ•›.

Which speaks to the point of this graph being hard to interpret. 6/5

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13 Jun
I'm supposed to wind up my threads today!

I want to try to articulate ideas that have been running around in my head this week about

how often we treat good #SciComm as an individual problem

instead of a systemic problem. 🧡 1/15
I just released a book that mostly focuses on helping scientists - particularly early career researchers - be better communicators using the poster medium.

I think that's a pretty classic #SciComm concern. "Here's help with your skills!" 2/15
In retrospect, I'm glad I wrote a section for conference organizers.

Earlier this week, I live tweeted a webinar that reminded us how many design (and communication) decisions are made by a few people with power.

Like conference organizers. 3/15
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12 Jun
On my workout this morning, I heard my instructor talk about yawning πŸ₯± and saying it was because "brain 🧠 needs oxygen".

My understanding is that best current hypothesis is that yawning cools πŸ₯Ά the brain. E.g., frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… 1/4
Nuance alert! Yawning πŸ₯±Β could be multifunctional, and have physiological and social roles that influence its frequency. 2/4
This reminded me that Wiki has a list of common misconceptions (though yawning isn't on it): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_c… I think every time I go through it I learn at least one 1️⃣ new thing! 3/4
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11 Jun
Earlier, I shared my own little "blogger makes good" story about how the Better Posters blog became a book.

Pfft. πŸ₯± You want a REAL "blogger makes good" story?

@edyong209 won one of the @PulitzerPrizes today for #SciComm! πŸŽ‰
🧡 1/13
Ed Yong cut his #SciComm teeth with his acclaimed blog Not Exactly Rocket Science. πŸš«πŸš€πŸ§ͺ

He got real good REAL fast.

Scientists AND journalists quickly recognized that he was one of the best science writers working in the blog format. 2/13
Several of Ed's blog posts appeared in The Open Laboratory anthology of best science blogging.

I can't remember how many times his work was featured. It was many. 3/13 "The Best Science Writing Online 2012" book cover.
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11 Jun
Today's @NShortwave episode addresses a common problem in #SciComm:

Trying to match plain English with technical definitions. 🧡 1/
This episode points out that "vegetable" is, scientifically speaking, MEANINGLESS. npr.org/2021/06/10/100…

You may have gotten into arguments about whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable. 2/
What I did NOT know what that many things we call berries - strawberries πŸ“, raspberries - are NOT berries.

You learn something new every day. 3/10
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11 Jun
Here's a second poster from @AcheleKelpfish for review!

Part of this project: mass.gov/orgs/massachus…

🧡1/10 "Coastal development t...
One of the most powerful ways that we make sense of complex documents like this is by PLACEMENT of elements.

We treat things close together as RELATED.

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We think the first two circles are related because they are close left to right. 2/10
But now...

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We think the two left circles are related because they are close up and down. 3/10
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11 Jun
Graphic review time!

This is one of two information posters from @AcheleKelpfish about Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Partnership: mass.gov/orgs/massachus…

🧡 1/14 "Welcome to MassBays' ...
From the title and shape, I am guessing that this is meant to be one of those graphics that stand alongside trails as people walk around. πŸšΆβ€β™€οΈπŸšΆβ€β™‚οΈ

This means most people are there for the scenery and not the information, so it could be a TOUGH crowd to reach! 2/14 Image
With a big, wide, poster like this, people are probably going to just glance at it first.

What attracts their attention first? Is it a good entry point? 3/14 "Welcome to MassBays' ...
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