Making Sense of Science Infographics
17:43 minutes
Modern science infographics can show everything from rising temperatures to population growth—if you know how to read them. The Best American Infographics 2013 editor Gareth Cook and neuroscientist Stephen Kosslyn explain how to be a savvier infographics reader, and how to spot graphics that mislead.
Segment Guests
Stephen Kosslyn
Stephen Kosslyn is a neuroscientist, psychologist, and the founding dean of the Minerva School of Arts & Sciences in San Francisco, California.
Gareth Cook
Gareth Cooke is a science journalist and editor of The Best American Infographics 2013 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013) based in Boston, Massachusetts.
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About Annie Minoff
@annieminoffAnnie Minoff is a producer for The Journal from Gimlet Media and the Wall Street Journal, and a former co-host and producer of Undiscovered. She also plays the banjo.
About Becky Fogel
@beckyfogelBecky Fogel is a newscast host and producer at Texas Standard, a daily news show broadcast by KUT in Austin, Texas. She was formerly Science Friday’s production assistant.
About Christopher Intagliata
@cintagliataChristopher Intagliata was Science Friday’s senior producer. He once served as a prop in an optical illusion and speaks passable Ira Flatowese.