What's the best way to debunk a misleading graph? ๐
A new study suggests that providing an "accurate alternative" is most effective.
Misleading graphs can omit baselines to exaggerate differences and cherry-pick sections of data to hide greater trends. The other methods tested included providing a warning arrow pointing to the issue or an educational or general text warning next to the graph.
doi.org/10.22323/2.21070207
#SciComm #ResearchIntegrity #Misinformation #Science @academicchatter
Debunking strategies for misleading bar charts
Graphs are useful to communicate concisely about complex issues. Although they facilitate intuitive reading of data, trends, and predictions, hasty readers may still come to the wrong conclusions, especially if graphs are misleading due to violated dโฆJCOM - The Journal of Science Communication
Gorgeous 3D adventure platformer New Super Lucky's Tale is now Steam Deck Verified
New Super Lucky's Tale appears to be one that somewhat flew under the radar. Originally released in 2020, it looks quite wonderful and after an update it became Steam Deck Verified.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
X-Plane 12 flight sim is officially out now
X-Plane 12 from Laminar Research is a realistic and powerful flight simulator with real-world physics, accurate aircraft systems / behaviour and an immersive simulation of the world.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
heavyelement.io/giveaway/steamโฆ
Steam Deck gets SteamOS 3.4 update, hereโs whatโs inside. - The Verge
The highlights for me: a new horizontal performance overlay that uses the wasted space when youโre running games at 16:9, a fix for weird fan behavior, and the ability to manually eject (read: unmount) SD cards to be extra safe before you yank โem.The Verge
Of course, there are many more events. We look forward to meet you, at FOSDEM or another event in 2023! See our event page for whatโs coming. nextcloud.com/events/#events_2โฆ
I challenged the community to a rap battle,
But all I got in response was this childish prattle.
I'm like Biggie or Tupac, a legend in this game,
These guys are Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer--just lame!
youtube.com/watch?v=kv8QF_Bduhโฆ -- Brodie Robertson
youtube.com/watch?v=MAtgKJuTCuโฆ -- BugsWriter
At least @BrodieOnLinux and BugsWriter stepped up and answered the call,
We need others to join us in this Linux rap brawl!
Distrotube Went Too Far This Time!! - Linux Rap Battle
Distrotube challenged me and the rest of the Linux community to a rap battle so there's only 1 thing to do. I have to respond to show the old man what I can ...YouTube
Here is the list of instances that are about the same hobby tabletop.social:
indiepocalypse.socialโ
dice.campโ
ludosphere.frโ
rollenspiel.socialโ
warhammer.socialโ
peoplemaking.gamesโ
toot.portes-imaginaire.orgโ
tabletop.vipโ
ttrpg-hangout.socialโ
clocktower.social/
mstdn.games
Please reply with others you know of, and boost for visibility.
Thank you all in advance.
#ttrpg #Boardgames #Games #Wargames #Tabletop
Indiepocalypse Social
Inspired by itch.io - a place for independent creators of all sorts. If you create and publish independent art, comics, music, table top games, video games or the written word, you're welcome here.Mastodon hosted on indiepocalypse.social
The Seaโs Strangest Square Mile
You've heard of Weird Twitter but now there's Weird Ocean. This square mile of water in the Lembeh Strait has some of the strangkottke.org
People don't mate randomly โ but the flawed assumption that they do is an essential part of many studies linking genes to diseases and traits
People donโt randomly select who they have children with. And that means an underlying assumption in research that tries to link particular genes to certain diseases or traits is wrong.The Conversation
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Need a place to send beginner students for microbiome-relevant computational biology training?
For the past 3 years, we have built a virtual course and symposium, attracting over 4,000 registrants from >80 countries.
All materials are freely available, and courses materials can be run/viewed on-demand.
Check it out, and if you like it, please share with your networks! isbscience.org/microbiome2022/
2022 ISB Virtual Microbiome Series
On October 12 - 14, 2022, ISB will host a virtual course and symposium on global perspectives in microbiome research.isbscience.org
This is a Spanish rockband doing a US song in a J-Pop style. Amazing.
Broken Peach - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (Christmas Special)
"๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ" is a Christmas song written in 1951 by Meredith Willson. The song was origin...YouTube
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Stumbled upon @drewendy making me remember this gem of a #preprint It provoked me to think about how dual-use research of concern can be used oppressively. And challenges me to think about #synbio research that is also #frugalInnovation
Complete absence of thebaine biosynthesis under home-brew fermentation conditions
Yeast-based biosynthesis of medicinal compounds traditionally derived from plant materials is improving.bioRxiv
In any case, Mac doesn't seem active anymore last I corresponded with him was here:
github.com/DIYbiosphere/sphereโฆ
I didn't push to continue migrating control of the site. sjamesparsonsjr and I can merge pulls into sphere and he has access to the gsuite. AFAIK there isn't (and maybe there never was) an explicit policy around what belongs on the site, and attention on it has dwindled
diybiosphere-tng ยท Issue #286 ยท DIYbiosphere/sphere
@sjamesparsonsjr @jasonbobe some random notes re passing torch / collaborating on new better sphere site, esp contribution features (will be updated) resources old script that dynamically generates...GitHub
@naturepoker When I asked for the ability to merge pulls it was because there were folks that wanted an updated directory of projects and things. But after much discussion I think there wasn't anybody who could lead/do the work to update it as an directory.
But I agree with you it's a marketing tool. I think that's why it was interesting to folks as a way to collaborate on marketing. I think it's become even more explicit because James was imagining a sort of newsletter being generated from it
@naturepoker Yes I was not active in biology outside academic institutions/industry then.
Oh I did partially misunderstand what you were saying though. You're saying that folks were excluding academic people from "low-ranking" institutions. One story I listened to was of exclusion because they were from a "high-ranking" institution, a sorta you're not outsider enough sentiment. In any case, that exclusionary behaviour is no good. Enough problems trying to do science/maintain organizations.
Hmm. I think there's a bit of a serious cultural difference at work here, between you and me that is.
The division in DIYBio was people with, say, B.S. from UC system (leadership of DIYBio) complaining that warehouse laborers and people with degrees from 2 year colleges are involved, acting like 'welfare queens' who 'coast on other people's work' and are generally too stupid and incompetent to know what they're doing - not paraphrasing. Real phrases thrown around in person.
Sounds horrible. And I am absolutely so interested and thankful right now that you're taking the time to share. I want to boost your last comment, but I want to get your consent first. No worries if you are not comfortable. If you're not comfortable then I'm also happy to switch to followers only as well (if you want mentioned only then let's just try and meetup in meatspace?) to continue the discussion. (1/3?)
I'm almost not surprised that there were class issues at play in during the DIYbio.org era, mainly because of how much white tech culture underpins DIYbio (and still does underpin many elements of the community now). My understanding of the split between EJ and Genspace fuels a narrative where certain elements of radical social work (offering lab access for a low cost) clash with the values shared by a board with little accountability to it's membership. (2/3)
SteamOS 3.4 is out now for Steam Deck
Pulling in tons of improvements for desktop mode, along with a healthy dose of bug fixes elsewhere, the SteamOS 3.4 update for Steam Deck has been released.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
I've gotten some cool new moots/followers, so I'm going to drop a lil #introduction
Been here since 2017, OG, mod on first Black instance, Ive made all your fav hashtags onhere :hair flick:
Artist, writer, PhD candidate-art/philosophy
I make work about Afro Indigeneity & Caribbean/Lat Am
I produce lots of work that you can support if you want (prints, content subscription, decolonial bookclubs and more)
Lots of links are available & my blog has rss feed
ใPokemonใSurely The Run Can't Get Worse feat Rogue Ren
Tip: https://streamlabs.com/brodierobertsonplaysPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BrodieRobertsonVideoPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/brodierobertsonT...YouTube
Myself and my mate Dennis shooting the milky way at lake Ellesmere after a workshop
Usually I'm beat after spending several hours teaching, not normally a people person but I love doing this stuff.. Still kills me..
But couldnt resist shooting this and getting Dennis in the frame on the right
#photography #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #longexposure #NewZealand #astro #astrophotography
Why Would Anyone Use Another Centralized Social Media Service After This?
So, itโs been quite a year for legacy, centralized social media โ and all without any really big change to the laws that govern it (yet โ the EUโs are coming into force shortly, but posโฆTechdirt
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The Book of Leaves
As a companion to his short film LeafPresser, Brett Foxwell's simpler and (in my opinion) more effective The Book of Leaves is akottke.org
youtu.be/llZboeDztkg
Steam Deck 2 focuses on Battery & Screen, Valve paying over 100 Open Source Developers
Valve talk to The Verge about the #SteamDeck, whatโs to come and what they want to do like a Steam Controller 2!Full link: https://www.theverge.com/23499215/...YouTube
Proton Experimental fixes The Witcher 3, plus better steering wheel support
Valve has updated Proton Experimental for Steam Deck and Linux desktop with a few quick fixes so here's the usual run over what's new.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
I Love This Anime But... #shorts
Pick your anime recommendations carefully#kingdomhearts2 #Shorts #KingdomHeartsTwitch: https://brodierobertson.xyz/twitchDlive: https://brodierobertson.xyz/...YouTube
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SOLSTICE ANNOUNCEMENT TIME FOR THE WIZARDS, WITCHES, OCCULTISTS MAGICIANS ETC:
I and Frater Acher and a whole horde will, with @hadeanpress be bringing you our little tome entitled GOETIC ATAVISMS, in May 2023 Here is a sneak peak of what we are currently preparing for you: GOรTIC ATAVISMS, Hadean Press, May 2023.
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Songda Cai on Instagram: "As female argonauts can grow a very thin shell made of calcium, it is also called paper nautilus, belongs to Cepholapoda, Octopoda. They are pelagic animals and rarely seen on the reefs. As shown in the photo, the female argonaut
Songda Cai shared a post on Instagram: "As female argonauts can grow a very thin shell made of calcium, it is also called paper nautilus, belongs to Cepholapoda, Octopoda. They are pelagic animals and rarely seen on the reefs.Instagram
About the evolution of perceived rhythm: sciencenews.org/article/rats-bโฆ
@cognition @cogsci
Rats can bop their heads to the beat
Ratsโ rhythmic response to human music doesnโt mean they like to dance, but it may shed light on how brains evolved to perceive rhythm.Deborah Balthazar (Science News Magazine)
A post-migration re-#introduction!
Iโm currently a postdoc in Marlene Behrmannโs lab at Carnegie Mellon. Iโm broadly interested in understanding the #psychology and #neuroscience underlying the #development of cognitive abilities such as categorization.
Recently Iโve been exploring the broader biological network that may support may object categorization (e.g., doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2022.09โฆ) and the #computational processes that may support few-shot categorization in infancy (e.g., doi.org/10.7554/eLife.74943)
Perception of an objectโs global shape is best described by a model of skeletal structure in human infants
Six- to twelve-month old infants, who have little linguistic or object experience, classify objects by relying on a invariant representation of global shape known as the shape skeleton.Vladislav Ayzenberg (eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd)
Wayland Global Shortcuts Make Me Consider KDE!?!
Finally Global Shortcuts have been merged into the XDG Desktop Portal project and are now available in the 1.16.0 release but now we must wait for all the de...YouTube
Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine remake fheroes2 hits 1.0
fheroes2 is a free and open source game engine reimplementation of the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II, and after many development releases they've finally hit the big 1.0.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
>fheroes2 is a free and open source game engine reimplementation of the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II,
Is it remake of game, just engine or it's remake of game using open source engine? I'm lost. what does "engine" here refers to?
I'm an #obsidian user now
Also, this is nice: digitalzettels.gumroad.com/l/bโฆ
Obsidian Templates Starter Kit
New to Obsidian? Here are 10+ templates you can use in building your Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) system!What is Obsidian?Obsidian is a light-weight tool, that simplifies the gathering, storing, and connecting information.Gumroad
Clear Is a Pox on Americaโs Airports
Happy holidays to everyone but the company for skipping the security line.David Zipper (Slate)
As a very frequent flier I consider Clear a godsend. Yes, it is insane that itโs necessary. Yes, perverse incentives created the company and it has perverse incentives. Yes, tax filing software is a good analogy.
But a couple hundred dollars to save tens of hours per year in line, and more importantly, to reduce the variability of airport-to-gate time? Hell yeah. And if people who want greater ease end contributing disproportionately to airport revenueโฆ is that so bad?
fun fact: the TSA has zero jurisdiction before you actually reach the agent. Everything before that belongs to the airport. So any person can just push to their way to the front of the line, and there is nothing official the TSA agent can do about it.
Iโve seen this happen twice at SJC, and both times the TSA agent apologized to the angry crowd still in line and said there was nothing he/she could do.
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