Evidence and data is crucial for risk communication, but it can come across as intimidating or even boring. IPUR organised an inaugural student data visualisation competition – Optigram, where youths were invited to share their ideas on how to visualise scientific data to communicate risks, patterns and trends.
The top prize of S$1,000 was awarded to the team proposal submitted by Anubharath Pabba and Lee Yueh Jia. The proposal features trade-offs between therapeutic efficacy and negative side-effects of drug consumption, and the important message that these trade-offs vary between individuals. Through the use of a LED mannequin and LED panels, the proposal creatively conveys the concept of risk – that the same drug may have variations in outcomes for individuals.
The second prize of S$800 was awarded Sumedha Gupta and her proposal “The Smog Person”. The proposal showcases the use of iodine gas filling up glass mannequins as a representation of CO2 emissions per capita for different Asian cities.
