In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "Content analysis of undefined arbitrary unit labels in scientific figures", published as a Science Editing 2026 paper. "a.u." has a formal meaning (atomic units, a defined metrological system with exact SI equivalents) but is routinely used in figure labels to mean informal "arbitrary units" — an undefined, non-convertible plotting convention. Part of a series covering all 575 of Prof. Volinsky's publications, one episode at a time. Paper DOI: 10.6087/kcse.406. Note: voices in this episode are AI-generated: Elena and Marcus.
