Understanding numbers in the news or social media can empower you to figure out risks and make good choices. Here's what to look out for to make sure you aren't misled by COVID-19 coverage.

During the pandemic, clear and reliable health communication can literally be a life-and-death issue. Researchers who focus on the science of science communication highlight strategies that work.

#Scicomm is a hashtag, and there are many programs that claim to teach scientists how to be better communicators. But it's hard to show exactly what they're accomplishing.

Whenever you hear about a new bit of science news, these suggestions will help you assess whether it's more fact or fiction.

Social media users share charts and graphs — often with the same underlying data — to advocate opposing approaches to the pandemic.

Improved public health messaging to Black, Latinx, and other communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic can increase Covid-19 knowledge and information-seeking.

Think beyond facts to make your argument.

When the scientific establishment gets involved in partisan politics, surveys suggest, there are unintended consequences – especially for conservatives.

Research shows how failing to engage the public can lead scientists' work to be inaccurately reported and interpreted.

Large datasets are difficult to depict as scatterplots — but that may change with a new CSAIL project for creating interactive visualizations.