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John Stasko
@jstasko3.bsky.social
Professor of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech, visualization researcher, Atlanta sports fan, and not-frequent-enough golfer
Just want to put in a plug for this wonderful column by Kevin Van Valkenburg.

www.thefriedegg.com/articles/in-...
In Praise of the Golf Buddy
Sometimes 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.
www.thefriedegg.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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#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...
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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My #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
November 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Roll Bison!
WE GOT A BATTLE OF THE NELLS THIS WEEKEND!!

BUCKNELL 🆚 CORNELL

WE’LL BE THERE WITH NELLS ON!
October 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Thrilled 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
October 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Why do we continually wear our alternate kit at home? #ATLUTD
September 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It’s good!
As called by Andy Demetra on Georgia Tech radio:
September 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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The world divided into two equal parts

(by @WorldInMaps)
September 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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This podcast was a lot of fun and hit on some important issues!
Fulk It Episode 9 is LIVE with an amazing episode. Professor @jstasko3.bsky.social from Georgia Tech joins us with great insights from his career. We delve into information overload, data and info viz, using AI (or not) from his perspective as a retiring educator, and MORE.
youtu.be/RjadBen2Dsw
Episode 9: Information Overload, Humans vs. AI, and Retirement
YouTube video by Mike Fulk
youtu.be
September 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I said "Just Fulk it".
Fulk It Episode 9 is LIVE with an amazing episode. Professor @jstasko3.bsky.social from Georgia Tech joins us with great insights from his career. We delve into information overload, data and info viz, using AI (or not) from his perspective as a retiring educator, and MORE.
youtu.be/RjadBen2Dsw
Episode 9: Information Overload, Humans vs. AI, and Retirement
YouTube video by Mike Fulk
youtu.be
August 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
👍
The internet peaked when everyone was making cool data visualizations with D3. It's all been downhill ever since.
August 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Fantastic.
GPT-5 is so amazing it can make 52.8 higher than 69.1 on a bar chart

It can even make 69.1 and 30.8 THE SAME SIZE
August 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Big congrats Yalong!
Our very own IVI.Lab @ICatGT @gtcomputing received the prestigious @NSF CAREER award to build the future of immersive analytics and spatial computing (VR/AR)! Super grateful & endless thanks to my students, mentors & collaborators!

Interested in working together? Let's chat! 🥽
July 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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The first-ever meeting of #VIS-SEA is underway! (VIS South EAst)
July 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Temperature change in Washington DC since 1895, by @edhawkins.org

You can visualize any world region and many cities, here—>
Show Your Stripes
Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe
showyourstripes.info
July 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Heh-heh, I bet not many people have a nearly mint condition InterCHI '93 folder.
July 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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With 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...
www.kennesaw.edu
July 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
VIS-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���.
July 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
All this AI/LLM stuff - You can go ahead and thank Clippy. 😉
June 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Thank you.
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Another 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...
Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF
Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress
www.science.org
May 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Shaking my head...
For your enjoyment: here is Secretary of Education Linda McMahon talking about implementing AI in schools, but pronouncing it "A1," as in "A1 Steak Sauce"

www.youtube.com/live/lxrg28z...
April 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Excerpt from Conan O'Brien's Mark Twain Prize Acceptance Speech
YouTube video by Conan O'Brien
youtu.be
March 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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National Park ranger fired from "dream job" on Valentine's Day pens emotional viral letter: "Things are not ok"

www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...
National 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 ...
www.cbsnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM