There is a new monthly release of #Positron available, and it delivers fresh new features for the Data Explorer! In this screencast, I walk through how to interactively explore a recent #TidyTuesday dataset on literary prizes 📚📖🏆 using some of the Data Explorer newness.
youtu.be/KOgQuWF0US4
Working on automating pollinator plant fact cards...to simplify pollinator plant choices. #R #Quarto
Thrilled to share I’ve been granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at Penn State, effective July 1!
Grateful for the mentors, colleagues, students, friends & family who made this possible.
Here’s to critical thinking, creative practice & good humans. 💙🌱
A bar chart titled How drivers' reaction times slow showing the percentage increase in distracted drivers' response times. An undistracted driver typically reacts in 1 second. The chart lists various activities and their corresponding percentage increases: Drink Drive Limit 12%, Using Cannabis 21%, Hands-free Phone 27%, Android Auto (Voice) 36%, Texting 38%, Apple CarPlay (Voice) 38%, Hand-held Phone 46%, Android Auto (Touch) 53%, Apple CarPlay (Touch) 57%. The source is IAM RoadSmart.
Touch screens on cars worsen response time significantly worse than drink driving or being high:
www.wired.com/story/why-ca...
🌆🔥 NEW: The NYC Urban Heat Portal is live!
🔍 Neighborhood heat profiles
🌳 Heat risk factors like tree cover & cool roofs
📥 Downloadable data for action & advocacy
urbanheat.nyc
Built by researchers at Hunter College + BetaNYC + Penn State
#UrbanHeatNYC #ClimateJustice #HeatEquity #NYCHeat
I’ve been working on integrating my spatial analysis into an interactive and reproducible data pipeline, using leaflet, revealjs, r, and quarto. #gischat
I’m not sure if you’ve seen this resource oshermaps.org/exhibitions/...
If you are a member of an underrepresented group in data science, consider applying for a scholarship to attend this year's posit::conf() in Atlanta!
In the conversations that are starting about the slow-motion collapse of the insurance industry, I hope journalists don't lose sight of the core reason: massive increases in risk from #climatechange.
We're reaping the consequences of politicians failing to heed decades of warnings from scientists.
I find it interesting how everyone’s journey is unique. I tried to teach myself python, but ultimately found r much easier to understand and learn. I think both in the same video would be great, as each brings pros and cons.
