John Stasko @jstasko3.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Watching the US Open golf telecast today and they showed this shout-out to Tufte. #datavis 010
John Stasko @jstasko3.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Forward Madison of USL League One rolling out their Cow Kits for the home match versus Fort Wayne tonight. 010
John Stasko @jstasko3.bsky.social · 04/01/2026It's really too bad that the Falcons and Saints each didn't win one more non-divisional game earlier in the year. If that was the case, then a Saints win today would put all four teams at 8-9. Mediocrity exemplified. 020
John Stasko @jstasko3.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Just want to put in a plug for this wonderful column by Kevin Van Valkenburg. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/in-...thefriedegg.comIn Praise of the Golf BuddySometimes you need a golf buddy, and other times you need to be the golf buddy, and it's an important role to play in a friend's life. 000
Reposted by John StaskoJason Dykes @jsndyks.bsky.social · 07/11/2025#IEEEVIS - we’re hiring @ City St George’s, University of London. Does this sound like you? bit.ly/3WEYlmm It's a permanent (tenured) position: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPC906/l... Join us @ giCentre & be part of our amazing new ... Data Visualization Doctoral Training Centre: bit.ly/diverseCDT25... 065
Reposted by John StaskoJohn Alexis Guerra Gomez @johnguerra.bsky.social · 02/11/2025My #IEEEVIS 2025 paper explorer is live! 🎉 👉 johnguerra.co/viz/ieeevis2... 👈 An interactive #dataviz to explore 300+ papers by similarity. Perfect for: ✨ Discovering papers related to your interests ✨ Planning which sessions to attend ✨ Creating your own paper list (new!) Pls help me distribute it 13110
Reposted by John StaskoArpit Narechania @arpitnarechania.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Thrilled to share Exploropleth - our new #GIS #dataviz tool. 💡 @Mapmakers, you can simultaneously explore & compare 16+ data binning methods on a choropleth map, directly in your browser! 🎓 @Instructors, you can use the tool to teach how choropleth maps can mislead people! exploropleth.github.io 0127
John Stasko @jstasko3.bsky.social · 14/09/2025Why do we continually wear our alternate kit at home? #ATLUTD 000
Reposted by John StaskoInformation is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 13/09/2025The world divided into two equal parts (by @WorldInMaps) 23714
Reposted by John StaskoKaty Williams @kt-williams.bsky.social · 21/07/2025The first-ever meeting of #VIS-SEA is underway! (VIS South EAst) 151
Reposted by John StaskoMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 20/07/2025Temperature change in Washington DC since 1895, by @edhawkins.org You can visualize any world region and many cities, here—>showyourstripes.infoShow Your StripesVisualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe 14111
John Stasko @jstasko3.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Heh-heh, I bet not many people have a nearly mint condition InterCHI '93 folder. 110
Reposted by John StaskoJ.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 08/07/2025With the MLB All-Star Game happening next week in Cobb, there's about to be a barrage of propaganda about what an economic success it has been. This isn't true. I wrote up a report with all the data 3 years ago. It's a net cost to taxpayers of -$15 million/year. www.kennesaw.edu/coles/center...kennesaw.edu 46528
John Stasko @jstasko3.bsky.social · 07/07/2025VIS-SEA (VIS - South EAst) is taking place @EmoryUniversity July 20-22. Please share -- all vis researchers, students welcome to attend! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…. Sign up for a project pitch and get feedback here: forms.gle/Cidbs3nR4rz7Lv���. 010
John Stasko @jstasko3.bsky.social · 04/06/2025All this AI/LLM stuff - You can go ahead and thank Clippy. 😉 110
Reposted by John StaskoDavid Malakoff @davidmalakoff.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3 www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgTrump officials take steps toward a radically different NSFEfforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress 15407310
Reposted by John StaskoDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/05/2025I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews. 246188256426
Reposted by John StaskoJoe Laszlo @joelaszlo.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Must listen. youtu.be/Yr8qPKTo8yA?...youtu.beExcerpt from Conan O'Brien's Mark Twain Prize Acceptance SpeechYouTube video by Conan O'Brien 052
Reposted by John StaskoScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 19/02/2025National Park ranger fired from "dream job" on Valentine's Day pens emotional viral letter: "Things are not ok" www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...cbsnews.comNational Park ranger fired from "dream job" on Valentine's Day pens emotional viral letter: "Things are not ok""I am the defender of your public lands and waters ... I am the highlight of your child's school day ... I am tired of waking up every morning at 2am wondering how I am going to provide for my family ... 10635351170
Reposted by John StaskoPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...sfchronicle.comYosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their returnYosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return at a time when federal employees are being laid off 801174088819
Reposted by John StaskoReuters @reuters.com · 18/02/2025South African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for decades, when the order came from USAID to stop work reut.rs/41l2Qpereut.rsSouth African scientists were testing a promising HIV vaccine. Then came Trump’s aid cutsSouth African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for decades, when the order came from USAID to stop work. 22520286
Reposted by John StaskoCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 08/02/20251. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost RatesNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD 25470014079
John Stasko @jstasko3.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Why don’t offensive coordinators around the league steal a bunch of Reid’s plays and formations? So many brilliant concepts. #nflconcepts.nfl 000
Reposted by John StaskoArpit Narechania @arpitnarechania.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Are you looking for #PhD student positions in data visualization, visual analytics, #HCI research? I am recruiting multiple #PhD students (fully funded) to join my group at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology #HKUST in Fall 2025. If interested, EMAIL me! Reposts appreciated 🙏 [1/2] 1103
Reposted by John StaskoAlexander Lex @alex-lex.bsky.social · 14/01/2025We introduced folks a Georgia Tech to revisit.dev yesterday in a workshop. Check out our slides to learn more about how to run a user study with revisit! #datavis sci.utah.edu/~vdl/talks/2... sci.utah.edu/~vdl/talks/2... 052
John Stasko @jstasko3.bsky.social · 13/01/2025The students in our fall Data Visualization course created a great set of projects again. Topics this past fall included hip-hop music, fish populations, the Office TV show, MLB rules, national parks, UFOs, climate change, and many other. The webpage below links to their sites and videos.faculty.cc.gatech.eduCS 6730 Fall '24 Projects 160
John Stasko @jstasko3.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Highly recommended follow. The account takes current photos from sports and identifies similar works of art from the past. Brilliant. 👍 010
John Stasko @jstasko3.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Why is it that when the student course reviews come out, I tend to overlook the large number of extremely nice, positive ones, but get really bothered by the few negative remarks? 110
Reposted by John StaskoEric Schuster @ejschuster.bsky.social · 18/12/2024I almost feel like a parody of myself being obsessed with a YouTube channel called "Saxsquatch" where a man in a Bigfoot costume plays chill ass sax over looping beats in a forest youtu.be/I1lUTER8Eek?...youtu.beHide & Seek (Original Song) (Live Looping)YouTube video by Saxsquatch 37125
