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William Careri
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Assoc. Dir., Insights and Analytics at Temple University
Managing Editor of Nightingale, the Journal of the Data Viz Society 📊
https://www.wcareri.com
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📊 This exhibition shows LA not just as a city of humans, but as a shared habitat where five animal species navigate the urban landscape alongside us.

"LA on the Move" by @datavandals.bsky.social transforms ecological data into a fascinating view of city life.

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LA on the Move: Data Vandals Bring Wildlife and Humans Together at Union Station, Nightingale
The relationship between nature and the city is often framed as a tension—wilderness versus concrete, animals versus humans.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Harvesting 1,000+ black walnuts from our property is one of my favorite and purposely least efficient things I do each autumn.

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October 1, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.
September 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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New Jackson+Williams piece is out and holy shit there are some outstanding points in this.

Liz and Rua have repeatedly helped my thoughts evolve over the years. This does it again.

This one isn't just about how "design for one, extend to all" is limited, but actively censors disabled people.
September 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Herb Lubalin on the evolution of the PBS logo
Herb Lubalin on the design of PBS logo
Herb Lubalin discussing the design of the original PBS logo. A segment of the Media Probes episode on design, hosted by Bill Blass. Aired in 1981.
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September 19, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
September 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Honored to launch the world’s first MPS in Data Visualization & Communication at SVA NYC—10 months focused on design, data, & communication. Seeking innovators and revolutionaries! for Sept 2026. Learn more/apply: sva.edu/mpsdataviz
September 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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My drawn statement on Ai as standalone from my now finished minicomic as syllabus for new liberal studies class! As promised this is shareable, printable - all from my site, feel free to make use of it, cite me & let me know how it’s received. Share away all here! spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-sy...
August 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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"PEN intends to introduce several new initiatives[,] incldg rsrch + analysis of educational censorship in public libraries; public education campaigns to highlight the free speech implications of book bans...; + safety resources + trainings for librarians who face harassment..."
PEN to Put $1.4m Grant Toward Public Libraries
The Mellon Foundation has awarded PEN America $1.4 million to support its efforts defending the freedom to read in public libraries through new research, public education, and safety initiatives.
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August 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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The statement, "in 100 years no one will know the difference between a booty call and a butt dial and that's why we need historians" (or something like that) has been running through my head all week and damned if this didn't pop up today on @askhistorians.bsky.social.
August 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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University admins need to be more afraid of losing the confidence of their faculty than they are of missing out on the next tech fad
August 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
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August 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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my statement on Ai from the mini-comic I'm making as syllabus for a new class I'm teaching this fall. It's simple, but I pretty much said all I have to say on it - it robs you of decisions and struggle - and the joy of being surprised. It robs you of learning...
August 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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"Front Page of the Internet" throws up a paywall.
Reddit says it will block the Internet Archive from indexing most of its pages after it caught AI companies scraping its data from the Wayback Machine (Jay Peters/The Verge)

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August 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"'They’re after the Ivy League institutions, but we’re affected by the same legislation, the same executive orders,' [...]. 'Except it can be worse for us, because our students are more diverse, and they need different kinds of support.'"

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How Trump’s War on Higher Education Is Hitting Community Colleges
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August 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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An update from us here at PBS 💙
August 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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July 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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"OpenAI has hired former Coursera Inc. executive Leah Belsky to be its first general manager of education, leading the artificial intelligence startup’s efforts to bring its products to more schools and classrooms."

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August 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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This paragraph by @edzitron.com is everything.
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July 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Are you aware that private equity, in addition to destroying numerous other venerable US institutions, is now going after public libraries?
A Virginia public library is fighting off a takeover by private equity.
Photo from The Samuels Public Library After being targeted by anti-LGBTQ book banners and having their funding pulled, a local library in Virginia successfully stopped a threatened takeover by a pr…
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July 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This evening, the Data Visualization Society announced both the departure of its current executive director as well as its financial deficit of $35,000.

As the Managing Editor of Nightingale, the Journal of the Data Visualization Society, I have some thoughts.

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The Water Being Exactly At Your Head — William Careri
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July 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Once again, our application for observer status at WIPO, the UN agency for intellectual property, was blocked by China. This veto excludes a global community of 260,000 contributors and billions of readers from decisions that directly affect them.

Read more ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/07...
July 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM