Topic: Pie Charts

A Yale study on communicating climate change consensus is analyzed, revealing that pie charts and simple descriptive text are more effective than metaphors for convincing the public. The study specifically notes that pie charts performed well among Republicans. The hosts question the validity of the "97% consensus" figure, demanding the raw numbers and names of the scientists involved.

Vivek Kundra promotes a public-facing IT dashboard designed to lift the veil on federal technology expenditures. Critics argue the dashboard merely converts existing, non-transparent data into decorative pie charts without providing substantive new information. Many projects on the dashboard reportedly show zero dollars in spending due to incomplete data reporting.