Different measurement techniques are focusing in on different endpoints, so is uncertainty really getting reduced? Jen Christiansen #CJ2021

Jen Christiansen shows examples of Scientific American pieces that directly address how data is complicated and messy, so her team gets practice at expressing uncertainty and their readers become more informed about how it manifests and is depicted #CJ2021 Catherine D'Ignazio @kanarinka.bsky.social Luis Alberto Quiroga Cairo

"We don't know everything. But we don't know nothing. Even amid the uncertainty, we can pick out clear threads." Kate Marvel, via Jen Christiansen #CJ2021

We encounter false binaries in visualizations, where we are contrasting reason and emotion. Catherine D'Ignazio @kanarinka.bsky.social #CJ2021

There's a rhetorical element intrinsic to every visualization of data. Catherine D'Ignazio @kanarinka.bsky.social #CJ2021

Data visualizations have an aura of objectivity, though the constraints of truth leave a very wide margin for interpretation. Catherine D'Ignazio @kanarinka.bsky.social #CJ2021

Data visualization creates "the god trick of seeing everything from nowhere." This might be data visualization's most salient feature, but it's also the most ethically complicated. Catherine D'Ignazio @kanarinka.bsky.social #CJ2021

How do we make data visceral, something that unfolds over time and connects with emotion? How might this help us with our perception of uncertainty? Catherine D'Ignazio @kanarinka.bsky.social #CJ2021

Uncertainty is intrinsically destabilizing. How much are we trying to make people feel comfortable with uncertainty? Catherine D'Ignazio @kanarinka.bsky.social #CJ2021

This session "Conveying a Clear Message and Uncertainty with Graphics" was fantastic. If it's recorded somewhere, I definitely recommend watching it. Jessica Hullman Jen Christiansen Catherine D'Ignazio @kanarinka.bsky.social are doing really important work! #CJ2021

Getting people to act out means or distributions can help people understand them, Jessica Hullman mentions. Catherine D'Ignazio @kanarinka.bsky.social talks about a school where the dance and math teacher are collaborating on math-based choreography. Love it! #CJ2021 (cc Jonathan Pillow)

Remember browser badges? New startup idea: NFT badges for zoom. Maybe they're in the background, or perhaps augmentedly affixed to your clothing? Virtual sash?

At dinner, my toddler turned to me as if he had something important to say. "Daft Punk is playing at my house," he said with a serious expression. It's so much fun to hear what he picks up on.

This looks amazing!

I'm excited to share a sneak peek of what my team and I have been building at Tableau, today at 12pm ET! We will be streaming at youtube.com/watch?v=Htjx2O… as part of Devs on Stage at #data21. tableau.com/events/confere… #explaindata #ai #augmentedanalytics

Think social media is broken? Want to dream and build some prototypes with a team? This fellowship is a really fantastic program, happy to chat more.

Dump truck in Cambridge, headed west on Route 2, filled with bread. Why? Where? Who?

The fitbit flower! I'd forgotten all about how it grew when you were more active. I loved that. #10yearsago

How AI is being used to accelerate clinical trials. My latest for nature Nature Index. Link in next Tweet.

Is livetweeting conferences still a thing? I'm at "Enhancing Adoption of Innovative Clinical Trial Approaches" put on by Duke-Margolis and U.S. FDA, and miss the realtime virtual conversation. healthpolicy.duke.edu/events/enhanci…