John Brosz
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📣 NEW! I’ve just released the BIGGEST and perhaps most creative project I’ve ever worked on!
“Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤
A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.
“Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤
A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.
February 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM
📣 NEW! I’ve just released the BIGGEST and perhaps most creative project I’ve ever worked on!
“Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤
A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.
“Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤
A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.
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Whenever I've written about oil and gas property tax arrears in the past, people emailed me asking why I didn't name the companies. The answer is that this information wasn't public and difficult to obtain. With this story we're releasing the tax debts of hundreds of companies /1
zurl.co/O1gMZ
zurl.co/O1gMZ
February 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Whenever I've written about oil and gas property tax arrears in the past, people emailed me asking why I didn't name the companies. The answer is that this information wasn't public and difficult to obtain. With this story we're releasing the tax debts of hundreds of companies /1
zurl.co/O1gMZ
zurl.co/O1gMZ
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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Final mention for this new episode, published yesterday, which is all about cartoons.
If you're looking to expand your creative mind and consider new ways of thinking about your data viz sensibilities, this is one for you!
If you're looking to expand your creative mind and consider new ways of thinking about your data viz sensibilities, this is one for you!
NEW EPISODE!
What do cartoons have to do with data viz? More than you might think! I chat with @chazhutton.com to learn about this artform and the critical thinking that shapes this contrasting visual form.
visualisingdata.com/2026/02/expl...
What do cartoons have to do with data viz? More than you might think! I chat with @chazhutton.com to learn about this artform and the critical thinking that shapes this contrasting visual form.
visualisingdata.com/2026/02/expl...
Explore Explain S6 E5: Chaz Hutton - Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere
Welcome to episode 5 of season 6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. IWelcome to episode 5 of season 6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video a...
visualisingdata.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Final mention for this new episode, published yesterday, which is all about cartoons.
If you're looking to expand your creative mind and consider new ways of thinking about your data viz sensibilities, this is one for you!
If you're looking to expand your creative mind and consider new ways of thinking about your data viz sensibilities, this is one for you!
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If a plagiarized paper by an author who claims he didn’t write it disappears from a journal’s website with no notice, did it ever exist in the first place?
Journal silently removes paper for plagiarism, author claims identity theft
If a plagiarized paper by an author who claims he didn’t write it disappears from a journal’s website with no notice, did it ever exist in the first place? It’s not just a philosophical question fo…
retractionwatch.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:32 PM
If a plagiarized paper by an author who claims he didn’t write it disappears from a journal’s website with no notice, did it ever exist in the first place?
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When animals like hedgehogs, pangolins and potato bugs (AKA rolly pollies or sow bugs) curl up into a defensive little ball it's called "Conglobation." Because they roll up into a cute little globe.
In related news, here's an Armadillo Projection map: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadil...
In related news, here's an Armadillo Projection map: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadil...
Armadillo projection - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM
When animals like hedgehogs, pangolins and potato bugs (AKA rolly pollies or sow bugs) curl up into a defensive little ball it's called "Conglobation." Because they roll up into a cute little globe.
In related news, here's an Armadillo Projection map: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadil...
In related news, here's an Armadillo Projection map: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadil...
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The last few weeks I've seen a lot of great job opportunities shared, listing a few that stood out to me in the mapping/cartography/visual journalism space:
www.linkedin.com/posts/lauren...
www.linkedin.com/posts/lauren...
#mapping #cartography #datajournalism #visualjournalism | Lauren Tierney
The last few weeks I've seen a lot of great job opportunities shared, listing a few that stood out to me in the mapping/cartography/visual journalism space:
Data Visualization Journalist at The Seatt...
www.linkedin.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The last few weeks I've seen a lot of great job opportunities shared, listing a few that stood out to me in the mapping/cartography/visual journalism space:
www.linkedin.com/posts/lauren...
www.linkedin.com/posts/lauren...
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This is too good to not share. From de Adder at Globe & Mail
February 3, 2026 at 5:05 AM
This is too good to not share. From de Adder at Globe & Mail
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Students!
The City of Calgary just posted their summer jobs.
There are a lot of them. #ucalgary #mru #yyc #abpse
Here are some:
- Finance intern: $29.82/hr
- Archivists team intern: $29.82/hr
- Audio-Visual student: $29.82/hr
www.calgary.ca/careers.html...
The City of Calgary just posted their summer jobs.
There are a lot of them. #ucalgary #mru #yyc #abpse
Here are some:
- Finance intern: $29.82/hr
- Archivists team intern: $29.82/hr
- Audio-Visual student: $29.82/hr
www.calgary.ca/careers.html...
Careers
View job and career listings for the City of Calgary.
www.calgary.ca
February 1, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Students!
The City of Calgary just posted their summer jobs.
There are a lot of them. #ucalgary #mru #yyc #abpse
Here are some:
- Finance intern: $29.82/hr
- Archivists team intern: $29.82/hr
- Audio-Visual student: $29.82/hr
www.calgary.ca/careers.html...
The City of Calgary just posted their summer jobs.
There are a lot of them. #ucalgary #mru #yyc #abpse
Here are some:
- Finance intern: $29.82/hr
- Archivists team intern: $29.82/hr
- Audio-Visual student: $29.82/hr
www.calgary.ca/careers.html...
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Children make up about 30% of the over 70,000 people killed in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Israel accepts health authorities’ Gaza death toll is broadly accurate, saying 70,000 have died
Israeli military’s U-turn in accepting official figures comes after years of attacking data as ‘Hamas propaganda’
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Children make up about 30% of the over 70,000 people killed in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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The Open Visualization Academy (OVA) IS LIVE!
openvisualizationacademy.org
Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
openvisualizationacademy.org
Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
January 30, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The Open Visualization Academy (OVA) IS LIVE!
openvisualizationacademy.org
Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
openvisualizationacademy.org
Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
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I usually repost #dataViz and #dataJournalism I love. This by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com is excellent —but I don't like what it means...
New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
January 31, 2026 at 9:20 PM
I usually repost #dataViz and #dataJournalism I love. This by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com is excellent —but I don't like what it means...
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I'm sometimes accused of “political bias" for statements I make in my books, and I'll admit it's 100% true: I'm politically biased in favor of empirical reality and reasoning.
When too many lack such a bias, things like this happen: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/h... #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism
When too many lack such a bias, things like this happen: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/h... #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism
January 28, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I'm sometimes accused of “political bias" for statements I make in my books, and I'll admit it's 100% true: I'm politically biased in favor of empirical reality and reasoning.
When too many lack such a bias, things like this happen: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/h... #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism
When too many lack such a bias, things like this happen: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/h... #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism
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Join us in Bologna, Italy, 4–6 Nov 2026 for Visualising Climate — the first global conference fully dedicated to climate data visualization and its power to transform public understanding of a changing planet. Come see the data.
visualisingclimate.org
#VisualisingClimate2026 #DataVis #ClimateCrisis
visualisingclimate.org
#VisualisingClimate2026 #DataVis #ClimateCrisis
January 28, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Join us in Bologna, Italy, 4–6 Nov 2026 for Visualising Climate — the first global conference fully dedicated to climate data visualization and its power to transform public understanding of a changing planet. Come see the data.
visualisingclimate.org
#VisualisingClimate2026 #DataVis #ClimateCrisis
visualisingclimate.org
#VisualisingClimate2026 #DataVis #ClimateCrisis
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“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
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I love weather and I love maps. So when there is an incoming snow storm it is interesting for me to see how different news agencies are mapping the event.
Here are examples from @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com @cnn.com. Any others you've seen that work well (or don't)?
Links threaded below:
Here are examples from @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com @cnn.com. Any others you've seen that work well (or don't)?
Links threaded below:
January 22, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I love weather and I love maps. So when there is an incoming snow storm it is interesting for me to see how different news agencies are mapping the event.
Here are examples from @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com @cnn.com. Any others you've seen that work well (or don't)?
Links threaded below:
Here are examples from @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com @cnn.com. Any others you've seen that work well (or don't)?
Links threaded below:
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I have enjoyed this post by Nikita Prokopov so much, as a Mac user, as a designer, and most of all as a stickler.
Lots of takeaways for UI and information designers, starting with "adding an icon to everything is exactly the wrong thing to do".
Lots of takeaways for UI and information designers, starting with "adding an icon to everything is exactly the wrong thing to do".
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe
tonsky.me
January 20, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I have enjoyed this post by Nikita Prokopov so much, as a Mac user, as a designer, and most of all as a stickler.
Lots of takeaways for UI and information designers, starting with "adding an icon to everything is exactly the wrong thing to do".
Lots of takeaways for UI and information designers, starting with "adding an icon to everything is exactly the wrong thing to do".
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"Bankrupt oil company leaves Alberta county with $9.3M unpaid tax bill.
According to the Unpaid Oil and Gas Property Tax Survey conducted by the province in 2022, a cumulative $220 million in unpaid taxes has been reported by municipalities..."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
According to the Unpaid Oil and Gas Property Tax Survey conducted by the province in 2022, a cumulative $220 million in unpaid taxes has been reported by municipalities..."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Bankrupt oil company leaves Alberta county with $9.3M unpaid tax bill | CBC News
Big Lakes County in northwestern Alberta says it has formally approved the write off of more than $9 million in unpaid property taxes owed by the now bankrupt Razor Energy Corp.
www.cbc.ca
January 22, 2026 at 12:06 AM
"Bankrupt oil company leaves Alberta county with $9.3M unpaid tax bill.
According to the Unpaid Oil and Gas Property Tax Survey conducted by the province in 2022, a cumulative $220 million in unpaid taxes has been reported by municipalities..."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
According to the Unpaid Oil and Gas Property Tax Survey conducted by the province in 2022, a cumulative $220 million in unpaid taxes has been reported by municipalities..."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Friends, I’d like to show @ucalgary.bsky.social that @bsky.app is where the cool kids hang out and that they should start posting here more and less/none at TheBadPlace™️. Show them some love by reskeeting this 100000000x. 🧪
January 22, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Friends, I’d like to show @ucalgary.bsky.social that @bsky.app is where the cool kids hang out and that they should start posting here more and less/none at TheBadPlace™️. Show them some love by reskeeting this 100000000x. 🧪
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Very late to this but here we go! A collection of our visual and graphics storytelling from 2025. Enjoy 💞
What 2025 looked like - in graphics
Our most striking visual explainers and data stories of the year, all in one place.
www.reuters.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Very late to this but here we go! A collection of our visual and graphics storytelling from 2025. Enjoy 💞
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At wit’s end after a publisher ignored her repeated requests for a correction, Ursula Bellut-Staeck took the extreme step of issuing her own retraction. But is that even a thing?
Fed up, author issues her own retraction after journal ghosts her
At wit’s end after a publisher ignored her repeated requests for a correction, Ursula Bellut-Staeck took the extreme step of issuing her own retraction. But is that even a thing? Bellut…
retractionwatch.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM
At wit’s end after a publisher ignored her repeated requests for a correction, Ursula Bellut-Staeck took the extreme step of issuing her own retraction. But is that even a thing?
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NEWS: the entire staff of the Alberta Law Foundation has resigned in the wake of Bill 14, which gives the justice minister more say in how the independent org operates. This is according to a board member who says she was ousted by the law society for speaking out edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/a...
Alberta Law Foundation board members ousted, staff resign in wake of controversial justice bill
Moira Vane says she and another lawyer were told the Law Society of Alberta is removing them from the board of the Alberta Law Foundation.
edmontonjournal.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:36 PM
NEWS: the entire staff of the Alberta Law Foundation has resigned in the wake of Bill 14, which gives the justice minister more say in how the independent org operates. This is according to a board member who says she was ousted by the law society for speaking out edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/a...
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This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 AM
This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
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The Whirlpool Galaxy apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26011...
The Whirlpool Galaxy is a classic spiral galaxy. At only 30 million light years distant and fully 60 thousand light years across, M51, also known as NGC 5194, is one of the brightest and most picturesque galaxies on the sky
The Whirlpool Galaxy is a classic spiral galaxy. At only 30 million light years distant and fully 60 thousand light years across, M51, also known as NGC 5194, is one of the brightest and most picturesque galaxies on the sky
January 14, 2026 at 11:34 AM
The Whirlpool Galaxy apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26011...
The Whirlpool Galaxy is a classic spiral galaxy. At only 30 million light years distant and fully 60 thousand light years across, M51, also known as NGC 5194, is one of the brightest and most picturesque galaxies on the sky
The Whirlpool Galaxy is a classic spiral galaxy. At only 30 million light years distant and fully 60 thousand light years across, M51, also known as NGC 5194, is one of the brightest and most picturesque galaxies on the sky