Tag: Science
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Design guidelines for data sonification: making an audio alternative to charts for people who are vision-impaired
I’ve been experimenting and trawling through the academic literature to figure out what the best ‘default’ approach to sonification should be, to ensure we have the best possible approach to audio accessibility in our charts. Here’s a summary of what I’ve found in the hope that it might be helpful for others
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In praise of the Bowerbird
It has been a warm start to spring, and my neighbourhood has been absolutely overrun by a mob of rowdy, horny, young satin bowerbirds. I’m assuming they’re mostly juvenile males from the behaviour (hanging out in parks, acting moody, vaping …) but I’m no ornithologist, so take my observations with a grain of salt. One of…