COVID inquiry heard Boris Johnson 'struggled' with graphs – if you do too, here are some tips

Communication is a two-way street.

Rob Davidson, Postgraduate Researcher in Human Geography, UCL • conversation
Nov. 28, 2023 • ~6 min

From in-crowds to power couples, network science uncovers the hidden structure of community dynamics

A mathematical method of analyzing networks can spot hidden features such as people who wield soft power in organizations.

Mayank Kejriwal, Research Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California • conversation
July 21, 2022 • ~10 min

The science everyone needs to know about climate change, in 6 charts

Take a closer look at what’s driving climate change and how scientists know CO2 is involved, in a series of charts examining the evidence in different ways.

Betsy Weatherhead, Senior Scientist, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Nov. 1, 2021 • ~9 min

What children can teach governments about making graphs

There have been some shockingly bad graphs circulating during the pandemic.

Maria Dunbar, PhD candidate in Statistics, University of Zürich • conversation
Dec. 18, 2020 • ~9 min

3 questions to ask yourself next time you see a graph, chart or map

Visualizations can help you understand data better – but they can also confuse or mislead. Here, some tips on what to watch out for.

Carson MacPherson-Krutsky, PhD Candidate in Geosciences, Boise State University • conversation
July 24, 2020 • ~8 min

Three graphs that show a global slowdown in COVID-19 deaths

These graphs reveal something you may have not seen illustrated before.

Danny Dorling, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford • conversation
April 7, 2020 • ~6 min

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