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A Garden of Sleep: Tracking the Emotional Distance Between Two Bedtimes

June 24, 2025

For the past six months, my husband and I haven’t gone to sleep at the same time. We both work full-time and raise two…

Learn from Valentina D’Efilippo: Visualize Your Data and Shape Your Growth (Future Fridays, July 2025)

June 23, 2025

We’re excited to continue our partnership with infogr8, the data design company for social good, to offer DVS members a chance to collaborate on…

“Can We Have That?”: The Consequences of Under-Scoping Your Data Projects

June 23, 2025

In the ever-evolving field of data visualization, no-code/low-code tools like Tableau and Power BI have become indispensable for quickly transforming data into accessible, actionable…

REVIEW: Be Data Literate (Second Edition) by Jordan Morrow

June 18, 2025

The first edition of “Be Data Literate” by Jordan Morrow was published in 2021, and this second edition, hot on its heels, has been…

4 Months, 2 Programs, 6 Advisers: How I Pivoted Careers through Communal Learning

June 17, 2025

When I decided to pivot my career, I quickly ruled out going back to school. Not just because it would be expensive, but because…

From Homemaker to Data Storyteller: Lessons from a Local Analytics Class

June 16, 2025

Recently, I concluded a 6-weeks intensive Data Analytics Course in our local community. I vividly remember how participants responded when I asked each to…

Celebrating the 2024 Information is Beautiful Winners

June 14, 2025

After months of curation, judging, and community excitement, we’re thrilled to unveil the winners of the 2024 Information is Beautiful Awards. This year’s entries…

Datafying Mixed Social Identities: Nonbinarity as the Complementary of Intersectionality

June 10, 2025

Capturing mixed social identities through categorical data presents significant challenges. Nonbinarity provides a conceptual, computational, and visual framework for reimagining social identities beyond binary…

The Shape of Why

June 9, 2025

From descriptive to prescriptive: How AI in data visualization is evolving from plotting the “What” to telling the “Why”. Today’s AI systems can draw…

Decoding the Influence of Visual Data in Consumer Decisions

June 5, 2025

Do you ever wonder why your eyes dart to a flashy “50% OFF” sticker? or an appetite-stimulating visual of potato chips on a pack…