geog8260.8, the power of simplicity
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Never never never never never never nevernever never never never never never nevernever never never never never never nevernever never never never never never nevernever never never never never never nevernever never never never never never nevernever never never never never never nevernever never never never never never nevernever never never never use Comic Sans.
(unless you happen to be Richard Alley)
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Bullet points lack agency.”“—Edward Tu!e
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VISUALCLUTTER
[I]f you want people to understand [you] be!er, then get that stuff off the screen...Clean it up and get it off because it is simply making it more difficult for people to understand what [you are] saying.”
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—Tom Grimes Kansas State Journalism professor
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Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.
— Albert Einstein
THE
SCIENCE PRESENTATIONCOMMANDMENTS
THOU SHALT NOT show multi-panel illustrations.
THOU SHALT NOT include captions with illustrations.
THOU SHALT NOT show more than one thing at a time.
Results
1.Sap in small trees (DBHs less than 20 cm) at non-streamside sites were lighter in δD.
2.Small trees close to streams had δD values that were similar to that of streamwater.
3.However, large streamside trees had δD values that were significantly lighter than streamwater.
Dawson & Erleringer concluded that:
A.Young (small) streamside trees were using streamwater, but;
B.Larger, mature trees were using a different water source.
Streamwater = -121.4 ‰
Well water = -132.3 ‰
http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/NaturalFlow/current.html
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12,500,000
25,000,000
37,500,000
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Population Growth of Colorado River Basin 1900-2000
CaliforniaOther 6 Basin States Combined
Population
Golf course in Las Vegas photo: K.Dewey, High Plains Climate Center
Low flow conditions since 2000 have coincided with increased consumption from a rapidly growing population and new demands for water for ecosystem health and recreation. Increases in consumptive use are projected to continue.
Remember, slides are free
THOU SHALT NOT decorate your slides with “PowerPoint Phluff”
“CHARTJUNK, OVER-PRODUCED LAYOUTS,
CHEERLEADER LOGOTYPES AND BRANDING, AND
CORNY CLIP ART”
Hydrological dynamics in the Winnipeg River basin: Lessons from long-termgauge and tree-ring data
Scott St. George
Northern Division, Geological Survey of Canada
&
Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona
Operationalizing Sustainable Development Case: Development of Flax & Hemp Value Chains
Canada Grains Council AGMWinnipeg, Manitoba
April 7, 2008 (ver 2)
Maria WellischNatural Resources Canada
Energy Technology and Programs Sector
Operationalizing Sustainable Development Case: Development of Flax & Hemp Value Chains
Canada Grains Council AGMWinnipeg, Manitoba
April 7, 2008 (ver 2)
Maria WellischNatural Resources Canada
Energy Technology and Programs Sector
THOU SHALT embrace the power of white space.
Hydrological dynamics in the Winnipeg River basin: Lessons from long-termgauge and tree-ring data
Scott St. George
Northern Division, Geological Survey of Canada
&
Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona
THOU SHALT NOT u!er the phrase “I know you can’t see this but...”
Under projected greenhouse-gas
emissions, modern climate models yield a
narrow rangeof warming scenarios and
no consistent tendency for precipitation change in
the West.
Greenhouse forcings1900-2100
Earth Sciences Sector
Program Logic ModelActivitiesOutputs
OutcomesLong Term Intermediate Immediate
Eco
no
mic
resilience
Issue
•Collaborative work with stakeholders in coastal, drought-prone and Arctic communities/regions •Knowledge transfer to urban communities and the planning profession
Co
mm
un
ity A
dap
tation
Key Performance Indicators• number of adaptation strategies published each year that are based on NRCan impact assessments• number of published vulnerability studies based on NRCan work• number of adaptation measures adopted that acknowledge NRCan contributions and are deemed successful
Context/Policy linkage
•Glacier and permafrost monitoring •Paleo-reconstructions•Climate, landscape & water change & modelling•Knowledge transfer to government policy groups •Reporting, contributing to national and international CC I&A programs
•Assessment of CC Impact on water-reliant sectors •Adaptation options for agriculture, oil sands production, habitat management
•Regional assessments of landscape, ecosystem response •National datasets and databases on landscape change•Paleoenvironmental reconstructions for impact studies and to constrain models •Reports, contributions to synthesis products and national, international assessments
•Criteria and methodology for assessment of vulnerability
•Documentation of vulnerabilities for stakeholders •Learning, decision-making tools adapted for planning use
Sectoral policy- and decision-makers use Earth science information to appraise the resilience of their sectors to a changing climate
Effective adaptation measures are put in place
by governments
Key economic sectors dependent on natural capital, implement adaptation strategies for a changing climate using Earth science information
Vulnerable communities adopt adaptation measuresthat increase public safety, resilience and sustainability
Science community advising adaptation policy and
decision makers informed by effective change
detection and projection
Adapting to a Changing Climate
Climate is changing. To be prepared and remain competitive, implement an innovative “Made in Canada” policy, emphasizing new technology, developed in concert with provinces and in coordination with other major industrial countries
Ad
vising
Pu
blic
Po
licy
2011 and later by April 2011 by April 2009
Practitioners incorporate Earth science informationin the identification and characterization of vulnerabilitiesand adaptation options
Date created: July 4 2006
Canada’s resilience to a changing climate is enhanced through effective adaptation strategies informed by ESS geoscience and geomatics outputs
•Spatio-temporal assessments for energy, agriculture and northern ecosystem services•Development of models, methodologies, databases
THOU SHALT NOT repeat the mistakes of your predecessors.
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Photograph: Niall Kennedy
BILL GATES CAN AFFORD TO GIVE
LOUSY PRESENTATIONS,
BUT YOU CAN’T.
AND ACTUALLY
HE CAN’T EITHER.
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Exercise!Take one (or two) photographs of billboards or posters that use simple design to catch your a!ention over spring break.