on Rinse & Repeat Action: Make your own masks at home (TLDR: Two layers of cotton with an inner layer of tight weave polyester—chiffon—or silk. Make sure it fits tight to your face, especially between nose and cheeks. You don’t want to feel air rush out past your eyes when you exhale heavily. You can also… Continue Reading Notes: Week Of 7/06/20
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
on Panic & Percentages Action: Find a local food bank to use or donate to depending on your circumstances, and help out our undocumented (1, 2), indigenous (1, 2), and trans friends through mutual aid programs as they face the virus with fewer resources and less government support than they should have to. Follow the CDC guidelines (wash your hands, wear a mask in… Continue Reading Notes: Week of 4/27/20