Mitch L
@matchbookblue.bsky.social
Graduate Fellow at the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at Indiana University
Mostly retweeting cool data viz :)
Mostly retweeting cool data viz :)
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Ten pathogens are responsible for three-quarters of diarrheal deaths in children
May 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Ten pathogens are responsible for three-quarters of diarrheal deaths in children
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Want to turn raw wind data into a mesmerizing, animated map?
With R, it’s easier than you think.
My new tutorial shows you how, step by step.
Let’s catch the breeze. ⤵️
youtu.be/EmVbVTqwoMU
#GIS #DataViz #gganimate #metR #WindMap #ClimateData #SpatialAnalysis #MilosMakesMaps
With R, it’s easier than you think.
My new tutorial shows you how, step by step.
Let’s catch the breeze. ⤵️
youtu.be/EmVbVTqwoMU
#GIS #DataViz #gganimate #metR #WindMap #ClimateData #SpatialAnalysis #MilosMakesMaps
May 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Want to turn raw wind data into a mesmerizing, animated map?
With R, it’s easier than you think.
My new tutorial shows you how, step by step.
Let’s catch the breeze. ⤵️
youtu.be/EmVbVTqwoMU
#GIS #DataViz #gganimate #metR #WindMap #ClimateData #SpatialAnalysis #MilosMakesMaps
With R, it’s easier than you think.
My new tutorial shows you how, step by step.
Let’s catch the breeze. ⤵️
youtu.be/EmVbVTqwoMU
#GIS #DataViz #gganimate #metR #WindMap #ClimateData #SpatialAnalysis #MilosMakesMaps
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Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/c...
Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back.
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/c...
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Sure, AI may be an environmental disaster and produce mid outcomes in cases where it doesn't straight up lie, but at least it's extremely unprofitable.
As Klarna flips from AI-first to hiring people again, a new landmark survey reveals most AI projects fail to deliver
Just 1 in 4 AI investments bring in the ROI they promise—but CEOs just can’t resist the technology.
fortune.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Sure, AI may be an environmental disaster and produce mid outcomes in cases where it doesn't straight up lie, but at least it's extremely unprofitable.
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NEW: NOAA retires its widely cited billion-dollar weather and climate database amid staff cuts. Unique database had been tallying disaster costs for 45 years. www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/c...
NOAA ends extreme weather database that tracked cost of disasters since 1980 | CNN
Its discontinuation is another Trump-administration blow to the public’s view into how fossil fuel pollution is changing the world around them and making extreme weather more costly.
www.cnn.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
NEW: NOAA retires its widely cited billion-dollar weather and climate database amid staff cuts. Unique database had been tallying disaster costs for 45 years. www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/c...
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Land cover change of fruit trees, olive groves, and vineyards in Europe between 1990 and 2018 🍇🍏🫒
Based on data from CORINE
@copernicusland.bsky.social
#dataviz #rstats
Based on data from CORINE
@copernicusland.bsky.social
#dataviz #rstats
May 6, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Land cover change of fruit trees, olive groves, and vineyards in Europe between 1990 and 2018 🍇🍏🫒
Based on data from CORINE
@copernicusland.bsky.social
#dataviz #rstats
Based on data from CORINE
@copernicusland.bsky.social
#dataviz #rstats
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There's something so fulfilling in learning about the history of a technology that we take for granted today.
I just loved this one.
I hadn't thought about it so it hadn't occurred to me that centrifuges would be so useful across many fields, but now it seems so obvious that they could be.
I just loved this one.
I hadn't thought about it so it hadn't occurred to me that centrifuges would be so useful across many fields, but now it seems so obvious that they could be.
Making the Centrifuge
The modern centrifuge was first designed for milkfat separation in the dairy industry. Today, it is ubiquitous in research laboratories. To whom do we owe its astonishing versatility?
press.asimov.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
There's something so fulfilling in learning about the history of a technology that we take for granted today.
I just loved this one.
I hadn't thought about it so it hadn't occurred to me that centrifuges would be so useful across many fields, but now it seems so obvious that they could be.
I just loved this one.
I hadn't thought about it so it hadn't occurred to me that centrifuges would be so useful across many fields, but now it seems so obvious that they could be.
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An essential task that doesn't get recognized (and paid) as it should. Often as complex (or more) as the following tasks.
We need more data janitors in the world. 🧹
People whose focus is organizing, documenting, and wrangling data for other people. I would welcome the company. It’s not a glamorous job but it’s really important and it’s very needed.
People whose focus is organizing, documenting, and wrangling data for other people. I would welcome the company. It’s not a glamorous job but it’s really important and it’s very needed.
April 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
An essential task that doesn't get recognized (and paid) as it should. Often as complex (or more) as the following tasks.
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Confluence of the Wabash and Ohio rivers, both floodplains inundated with muddy water. April 16, 2025.
April 28, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Confluence of the Wabash and Ohio rivers, both floodplains inundated with muddy water. April 16, 2025.
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We just hit 2k!! Thank you so much everyone that has donated!
But we’re not done yet! As a celebration Slam will be streaming for an extra 2 hours, extending the stream ‘til 2am EST! Come show your support if you can! 💖
But we’re not done yet! As a celebration Slam will be streaming for an extra 2 hours, extending the stream ‘til 2am EST! Come show your support if you can! 💖
Some of you may know, one of my dearest friends passed away earlier this week. To show support for his family, my partner is hosting an all-day fundraiser where any donations will be matched by us. Please spread the word and show your support if you have the time and means! ❤️
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Welcome to the Swamp. I try to play a variety of games and am always up to hear suggestions! I play solo most streams, but also do regular partner or group streams, too. If something catches your atte...
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April 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
We just hit 2k!! Thank you so much everyone that has donated!
But we’re not done yet! As a celebration Slam will be streaming for an extra 2 hours, extending the stream ‘til 2am EST! Come show your support if you can! 💖
But we’re not done yet! As a celebration Slam will be streaming for an extra 2 hours, extending the stream ‘til 2am EST! Come show your support if you can! 💖
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The paperback is here!
April 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The paperback is here!
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For this week's #TidyTuesday data about car crashes in the USA, I decided to take the simple approach of plotting every data point.
📊 Jittered scatter plot made with #ggplot2
🧮 Over 1.3 million points drawn
📅 Noticeable reduction after 2008 (ish)
#RStats #DataViz
📊 Jittered scatter plot made with #ggplot2
🧮 Over 1.3 million points drawn
📅 Noticeable reduction after 2008 (ish)
#RStats #DataViz
April 22, 2025 at 8:58 AM
For this week's #TidyTuesday data about car crashes in the USA, I decided to take the simple approach of plotting every data point.
📊 Jittered scatter plot made with #ggplot2
🧮 Over 1.3 million points drawn
📅 Noticeable reduction after 2008 (ish)
#RStats #DataViz
📊 Jittered scatter plot made with #ggplot2
🧮 Over 1.3 million points drawn
📅 Noticeable reduction after 2008 (ish)
#RStats #DataViz
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The High Plains Regional Climate Center shut down its operations on Thursday as the Trump administration allowed its funding through NOAA to lapse.
The center supported programs like CropWatch and the National Drought Mitigation Center: journalstar.com/news/state-r...
The center supported programs like CropWatch and the National Drought Mitigation Center: journalstar.com/news/state-r...
Nebraska's High Plains Regional Climate Center shuttered amid Trump cuts
Instead of featuring regional drought models or precipitation trends, the website for the center tells users that its funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency had lapsed.
journalstar.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The High Plains Regional Climate Center shut down its operations on Thursday as the Trump administration allowed its funding through NOAA to lapse.
The center supported programs like CropWatch and the National Drought Mitigation Center: journalstar.com/news/state-r...
The center supported programs like CropWatch and the National Drought Mitigation Center: journalstar.com/news/state-r...
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Some fake follower networks put in at least some effort to make their mass-produced accounts appear authentic.
Others, like this new Bluesky fake follower network, just create a bunch of accounts with default avatars and call it a day.
Others, like this new Bluesky fake follower network, just create a bunch of accounts with default avatars and call it a day.
February 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Some fake follower networks put in at least some effort to make their mass-produced accounts appear authentic.
Others, like this new Bluesky fake follower network, just create a bunch of accounts with default avatars and call it a day.
Others, like this new Bluesky fake follower network, just create a bunch of accounts with default avatars and call it a day.
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We're told the FDA is now making plans to end most of its routine food safety inspections
That oversight work would be effectively outsourced to state and local authorities, under this plan
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-foo...
That oversight work would be effectively outsourced to state and local authorities, under this plan
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-foo...
FDA making plans to end its routine food safety inspections, sources say
Food safety inspections would be left to state and local authorities under the plan being developed by the FDA.
www.cbsnews.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We're told the FDA is now making plans to end most of its routine food safety inspections
That oversight work would be effectively outsourced to state and local authorities, under this plan
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-foo...
That oversight work would be effectively outsourced to state and local authorities, under this plan
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-foo...
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4. Here's an NPR story about the study.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
A crow's math skills include geometry
Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
4. Here's an NPR story about the study.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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April 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Strong contender in the "Charts that look like their topic" category climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2024/g...
April 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Strong contender in the "Charts that look like their topic" category climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2024/g...
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Want to know how I made the Arctic sea ice animation? You can now the read the ‘How we made it’ section of our Climate Graphic: Explained newsletter on FT.com
www.ft.com/content/6d26...
#dataviz
www.ft.com/content/6d26...
#dataviz
April 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Want to know how I made the Arctic sea ice animation? You can now the read the ‘How we made it’ section of our Climate Graphic: Explained newsletter on FT.com
www.ft.com/content/6d26...
#dataviz
www.ft.com/content/6d26...
#dataviz
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I decided to start writing blog posts about data science a few years ago, and it's one of the best decisions I've made to improve how I write and communicate.
I'd highly recommend it, and this a really nice blog post from @paulrjohnson.net which has some truly great advice in it!
I'd highly recommend it, and this a really nice blog post from @paulrjohnson.net which has some truly great advice in it!
He has written. I had a crack at writing about writing, and in the process suffered extreme imposter syndrome and felt very vulnerable. That means you're not allowed to bully me if it's shit.
paulrjohnson.net/blog/writing...
paulrjohnson.net/blog/writing...
How to Write About Data Science (Effectively) – Paul Johnson
Writing about data science like you have interacted with another human being before.
paulrjohnson.net
April 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I decided to start writing blog posts about data science a few years ago, and it's one of the best decisions I've made to improve how I write and communicate.
I'd highly recommend it, and this a really nice blog post from @paulrjohnson.net which has some truly great advice in it!
I'd highly recommend it, and this a really nice blog post from @paulrjohnson.net which has some truly great advice in it!
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The recording of my PyData Global talk about Plotnine in #Python is available! 🐍
Give it a watch if you're interested in:
📊 customising plotnine plots
📈 combining with matplotlib
✍️ adding custom annotations
(or if you're an #RStats user wondering about Plotnine vs #ggplot2)
#DataViz #Plotnine
Give it a watch if you're interested in:
📊 customising plotnine plots
📈 combining with matplotlib
✍️ adding custom annotations
(or if you're an #RStats user wondering about Plotnine vs #ggplot2)
#DataViz #Plotnine
April 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Eastern Bluebird
Sometimes you have to pause in order to appreciate...
Sometimes you have to pause in order to appreciate...
April 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Eastern Bluebird
Sometimes you have to pause in order to appreciate...
Sometimes you have to pause in order to appreciate...