Allison Horst
@allisonhorst.bsky.social
DevRel @observablehq.com, previously teaching faculty (Environmental Data Science) at UC Santa Barbara. PhD, Environmental Science and Management. Data science | R | data visualization | education | art | www.allisonhorst.com
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Notebooks 2.0 is here! 📓🔮 Previewing today:
Notebook Kit, an open file format for notebooks with open-source tooling for generating static sites; and
Observable Desktop, a macOS desktop application for editing notebooks as local files, with a radical new approach to AI. observablehq.com/notebooks/2/
Observable Notebooks 2.0 Technology Preview | Observable
observablehq.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Notebooks 2.0 is here! 📓🔮 Previewing today:
Notebook Kit, an open file format for notebooks with open-source tooling for generating static sites; and
Observable Desktop, a macOS desktop application for editing notebooks as local files, with a radical new approach to AI. observablehq.com/notebooks/2/
Happy first day of December! Hope you're skating through your R CMD checks 🤍❄️⛸️
December 1, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Happy first day of December! Hope you're skating through your R CMD checks 🤍❄️⛸️
November 28, 2024 at 7:20 PM
A quick bag of tortilla chips.
November 27, 2024 at 6:15 PM
A quick bag of tortilla chips.
OR IS IT observable_insight_prep <- c("Allison", "Tanya")?
![Snapshot of a Google Meeting invite titled “const observableInsightPrep = [‘Allison’, ‘Tanya’]”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rqcdegxr22bnmi5c2bsrji3m/bafkreibwexnyynie3pfa2ingw7efbtcxa5wxcekt5cwsehrjpdpbmqz3fy@jpeg)
November 25, 2024 at 8:38 PM
OR IS IT observable_insight_prep <- c("Allison", "Tanya")?
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To celebrate this gem of a book by @statsteph.bsky.social, @ivelasq3.bsky.social and Rebecca Powell on complex survey data with #RStats and the #tidyverse, we are giving away one copy to a lucky winner. To enter, re-post this and follow me by Nov 24. Not affiliated with bsky.
November 21, 2024 at 9:09 AM
To celebrate this gem of a book by @statsteph.bsky.social, @ivelasq3.bsky.social and Rebecca Powell on complex survey data with #RStats and the #tidyverse, we are giving away one copy to a lucky winner. To enter, re-post this and follow me by Nov 24. Not affiliated with bsky.
I recently had the opportunity to interview Ben Welsh (Reuters news applications editor), during a very interesting time for data journalists. Check out the story below! 👇
We chatted with award-winning journalist and Reuters applications editor Ben Welsh about building back-end data pipelines for data journalism. Learn how he's cutting down the time data journalists spend writing code, to make time for more important work: https://buff.ly/4fJFIF8
November 12, 2024 at 5:31 PM
I recently had the opportunity to interview Ben Welsh (Reuters news applications editor), during a very interesting time for data journalists. Check out the story below! 👇
Apricot mallow quick sketch
November 11, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Apricot mallow quick sketch
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I'm a climate scientist living in Texas who served as a lead author on the National Climate Assessment under the previous Trump administration. I witnessed first-hand its chilling impact on access to data, funding & publication of research, implementation of solutions, and scientists themselves. 🧵
Trump victory has sweeping climate change consequences
From the endorsement of climate denial to a brain drain of climate scientists, Trump's victory will bring major changes.
www.axios.com
November 6, 2024 at 4:25 PM
I'm a climate scientist living in Texas who served as a lead author on the National Climate Assessment under the previous Trump administration. I witnessed first-hand its chilling impact on access to data, funding & publication of research, implementation of solutions, and scientists themselves. 🧵
👻 Here's the ✨ new 2024 art, feat. community responses to the question "What's something in R that feels tempting, but is actually dangerous?"
I couldn't fit them all, so I've added a blank version 👇🧵 so you can make your own (could be a fun class activity 😉)
Happy Halloween, #rstats world! 🤡🎈
I couldn't fit them all, so I've added a blank version 👇🧵 so you can make your own (could be a fun class activity 😉)
Happy Halloween, #rstats world! 🤡🎈
October 31, 2024 at 2:35 PM
👻 Here's the ✨ new 2024 art, feat. community responses to the question "What's something in R that feels tempting, but is actually dangerous?"
I couldn't fit them all, so I've added a blank version 👇🧵 so you can make your own (could be a fun class activity 😉)
Happy Halloween, #rstats world! 🤡🎈
I couldn't fit them all, so I've added a blank version 👇🧵 so you can make your own (could be a fun class activity 😉)
Happy Halloween, #rstats world! 🤡🎈
Little R horror monsters (2022). New R community inspired Halloween 2024 illustration coming up tomorrow 🎃🎈
October 30, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Little R horror monsters (2022). New R community inspired Halloween 2024 illustration coming up tomorrow 🎃🎈
The responses are so good, & I learned quite a few new things! Thanks everybody, keep 'em coming -- the thread feels like the start of a fun blog post.
👻🎀👾🎀👾👻
Here's one that wasn't specifically made for Halloween but feels like the right vibes, from early 2021.
👻🎀👾🎀👾👻
Here's one that wasn't specifically made for Halloween but feels like the right vibes, from early 2021.
October 30, 2024 at 2:38 PM
The responses are so good, & I learned quite a few new things! Thanks everybody, keep 'em coming -- the thread feels like the start of a fun blog post.
👻🎀👾🎀👾👻
Here's one that wasn't specifically made for Halloween but feels like the right vibes, from early 2021.
👻🎀👾🎀👾👻
Here's one that wasn't specifically made for Halloween but feels like the right vibes, from early 2021.
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If you're an #rstats user, one way to protect yourself from yourself is to do:
usethis::git_vaccinate()
which will setup or modify your user-level (aka global) gitignore file to handle the most obvious R-associated files that probably don't belong in git.
usethis.r-lib.org/reference/gi...
usethis::git_vaccinate()
which will setup or modify your user-level (aka global) gitignore file to handle the most obvious R-associated files that probably don't belong in git.
usethis.r-lib.org/reference/gi...
October 29, 2024 at 5:06 PM
If you're an #rstats user, one way to protect yourself from yourself is to do:
usethis::git_vaccinate()
which will setup or modify your user-level (aka global) gitignore file to handle the most obvious R-associated files that probably don't belong in git.
usethis.r-lib.org/reference/gi...
usethis::git_vaccinate()
which will setup or modify your user-level (aka global) gitignore file to handle the most obvious R-associated files that probably don't belong in git.
usethis.r-lib.org/reference/gi...
I'm working on my 2024 Halloween R monsters illustration and #rstats folks, I need your help 👻🎃 What's something in data science, R, statistics, etc. that feels tempting but is very, very dangerous?
In the meantime I'll be sharing some Halloween R art from previous years 🕷️🧟☠️
The first (2019?):
In the meantime I'll be sharing some Halloween R art from previous years 🕷️🧟☠️
The first (2019?):
October 29, 2024 at 2:15 PM
I'm working on my 2024 Halloween R monsters illustration and #rstats folks, I need your help 👻🎃 What's something in data science, R, statistics, etc. that feels tempting but is very, very dangerous?
In the meantime I'll be sharing some Halloween R art from previous years 🕷️🧟☠️
The first (2019?):
In the meantime I'll be sharing some Halloween R art from previous years 🕷️🧟☠️
The first (2019?):
I absolutely loved working on this cover art w/ @statsteph.bsky.social, @ivelasq3.bsky.social, & Rebecca Powell! Fantasy maps + data? What a dream.
Learn how to do tidy survey analysis in R 👇
🌟 Free online: tidy-survey-r.github.io/tidy-survey-...
📖 Preorder: www.routledge.com/Exploring-Co...
Learn how to do tidy survey analysis in R 👇
🌟 Free online: tidy-survey-r.github.io/tidy-survey-...
📖 Preorder: www.routledge.com/Exploring-Co...
October 29, 2024 at 1:54 PM
I absolutely loved working on this cover art w/ @statsteph.bsky.social, @ivelasq3.bsky.social, & Rebecca Powell! Fantasy maps + data? What a dream.
Learn how to do tidy survey analysis in R 👇
🌟 Free online: tidy-survey-r.github.io/tidy-survey-...
📖 Preorder: www.routledge.com/Exploring-Co...
Learn how to do tidy survey analysis in R 👇
🌟 Free online: tidy-survey-r.github.io/tidy-survey-...
📖 Preorder: www.routledge.com/Exploring-Co...
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Here is my opinion on important #rstats accounts to follow.
go.bsky.app/8pYGwbP
It is very much a curated list by me, and reflects my own opinion. I will be adding to it as I discover more folks i think should be on the list.
go.bsky.app/8pYGwbP
It is very much a curated list by me, and reflects my own opinion. I will be adding to it as I discover more folks i think should be on the list.
October 23, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Here is my opinion on important #rstats accounts to follow.
go.bsky.app/8pYGwbP
It is very much a curated list by me, and reflects my own opinion. I will be adding to it as I discover more folks i think should be on the list.
go.bsky.app/8pYGwbP
It is very much a curated list by me, and reflects my own opinion. I will be adding to it as I discover more folks i think should be on the list.
Got a special delivery of bRew together stickers (and sweet moose card!) from Angie Reed. Finding this in the mail, + reconnecting w/ so many great #rstats folks, has me feeling very optimistic 💙
If we haven't met, I'm Allison 👋 I do data science and art: allisonhorst.com
Let's bRew this thing!
If we haven't met, I'm Allison 👋 I do data science and art: allisonhorst.com
Let's bRew this thing!
October 28, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Got a special delivery of bRew together stickers (and sweet moose card!) from Angie Reed. Finding this in the mail, + reconnecting w/ so many great #rstats folks, has me feeling very optimistic 💙
If we haven't met, I'm Allison 👋 I do data science and art: allisonhorst.com
Let's bRew this thing!
If we haven't met, I'm Allison 👋 I do data science and art: allisonhorst.com
Let's bRew this thing!
I've learned a lot about data loaders (in R, Python, SQL, or whatever language you 💗) to generate static data snapshots at build time for faster page loads & more strongly opinionated data apps/reports/dashboards. I wrote about the "what" & "why" of it: observablehq.com/blog/data-lo...
March 24, 2024 at 2:44 PM
I've learned a lot about data loaders (in R, Python, SQL, or whatever language you 💗) to generate static data snapshots at build time for faster page loads & more strongly opinionated data apps/reports/dashboards. I wrote about the "what" & "why" of it: observablehq.com/blog/data-lo...
Reposted by Allison Horst
I cannot believe how quickly one can build prototypes in Observable Framework
March 20, 2024 at 7:28 PM
I cannot believe how quickly one can build prototypes in Observable Framework
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Proud to be part of this project with Voltron Data!
They just released their Benchmarking Report comparing GPU vs CPU performance. Theseus = crazy fast 🤯
Interactive data vizzes in report to prove it. So hyped to show off Observable Plot tricks in this one 🙌📊
voltrondata.com/benchmarks/t...
They just released their Benchmarking Report comparing GPU vs CPU performance. Theseus = crazy fast 🤯
Interactive data vizzes in report to prove it. So hyped to show off Observable Plot tricks in this one 🙌📊
voltrondata.com/benchmarks/t...
March 19, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Proud to be part of this project with Voltron Data!
They just released their Benchmarking Report comparing GPU vs CPU performance. Theseus = crazy fast 🤯
Interactive data vizzes in report to prove it. So hyped to show off Observable Plot tricks in this one 🙌📊
voltrondata.com/benchmarks/t...
They just released their Benchmarking Report comparing GPU vs CPU performance. Theseus = crazy fast 🤯
Interactive data vizzes in report to prove it. So hyped to show off Observable Plot tricks in this one 🙌📊
voltrondata.com/benchmarks/t...
Teaching intro data science or stats in environmental sciences / ecology this fall? The lterdatasampler package is now on CRAN, with curated real world datasets from the US Long Term Ecological Research program! Check it out: lter.github.io/lterdatasamp...
August 23, 2023 at 1:48 PM
Teaching intro data science or stats in environmental sciences / ecology this fall? The lterdatasampler package is now on CRAN, with curated real world datasets from the US Long Term Ecological Research program! Check it out: lter.github.io/lterdatasamp...
Reposted by Allison Horst
Awesome work by @allisonhorst.bsky.social #stats
![two small anthropomorphized data samples (looking like mischievous kids) run in opposite directions away from their parent "population". One of the samples says "OK, what about NOW???" with [p = 0.02] above their head. The population, looking exasperated and with one hand grabbing their head, says "(sigh)...YES. I'm STILL sure I birthed BOTH of you."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4wwhwq5yy6btl4omycw66gfd/bafkreihm7flfdbaljzvaj2bscdiqtt6fmbcwx2n6tc3ufzbyqvp53rj5ra@jpeg)
August 3, 2023 at 3:11 PM
Awesome work by @allisonhorst.bsky.social #stats
New platform new profile pic, hi everybody!
July 26, 2023 at 12:27 AM
New platform new profile pic, hi everybody!