on I walked past the authorities in hazmat suits and masks, only to be motioned to proceed down a short hall to be screened again, this time in a small cubicle. After handing over bags and passport, explaining my entire situation over again—with liberal use of hand gestures and several attempts at finding a phrasing that… Continue Reading Disaster Planning: Escape from Shanghai!
on If there is anything that is permeating the national conversation wholly and completely as of late, it’s a bunch of numbers and percentages tossed like spaghetti at a wall hoping something might stick. And a lot of those same numbers and percentages are freaking a lot of people out. So let’s get into what all… Continue Reading Numbers are hard, yo
on “The Corona Virus has swept our globe, changed our way of life, and forced us to look at what we’re willing to sacrifice for our own safety, and for each other. But is going the distance on social distancing worth it? How bad could it really get if we throw caution to the wind and… Continue Reading Episode 001 – Visualizing The Consequences
on Who wants to listen to news anchors spout off a bunch of percentages and rates of change without any context? No one. No one wants that. Communication about numbers has been a struggle during this crisis, and it has not exactly gotten better over time. If there are any cardinal rules in communicating during a… Continue Reading Panic & Percentages