During our @earthinstitute #sustainwhat chat on the collective failure to imagine & prep for pandemics & the like, @DavidVanBiema asked if more visualizations can help. @RodSchoonover stressed the science behind #FlattenTheCurve art was key prerequisite.

Then I did offer one of my favorite visualizations of the full sweep of risk from this #pandemic... 2/

...through the #Anthropocene (brilliant piece by @statisticallycartoon on Instagram).. 3/3

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I left out the visual kicker to this thread starting with a question about #flattenthecurve visualizations outside of pandemic communication.

Here's my favorite now, via @statisticallycartoon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-aVW_GH29v/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link