Krisha
@krisha-mehta.bsky.social
PhD student @UChicago. I study data visualizations.
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Unreasonably excited to present THEORY IS SHAPES at alt.vis this November! Read on to find out what the "BLT Sandwich Theory of Visualization Consumption" (and other shape-based shenanigans) can teach us about theorycrafting in research 🥪🧲🧊♾️
to appear at #alt.vis 2025: THEORY IS SHAPES
sure "theory figures" are great, but @matthew.wiki, @maryamhed.bsky.social, me, and Carolina Nobre wonder: why always a 2D plane or a flowchart? why not icebergs, horseshoes, Möbius strips, or BLT sandwiches?
arxiv.org/abs/2510.01382
#ieeevis #hci
sure "theory figures" are great, but @matthew.wiki, @maryamhed.bsky.social, me, and Carolina Nobre wonder: why always a 2D plane or a flowchart? why not icebergs, horseshoes, Möbius strips, or BLT sandwiches?
arxiv.org/abs/2510.01382
#ieeevis #hci
October 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Unreasonably excited to present THEORY IS SHAPES at alt.vis this November! Read on to find out what the "BLT Sandwich Theory of Visualization Consumption" (and other shape-based shenanigans) can teach us about theorycrafting in research 🥪🧲🧊♾️
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here's a preprint of the unhinged paper i wrote with @lane
we stop just short of saying that the unthinking use of frequentist statistics puts your very soul at hazard
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08213
we stop just short of saying that the unthinking use of frequentist statistics puts your very soul at hazard
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08213
September 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
here's a preprint of the unhinged paper i wrote with @lane
we stop just short of saying that the unthinking use of frequentist statistics puts your very soul at hazard
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08213
we stop just short of saying that the unthinking use of frequentist statistics puts your very soul at hazard
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08213
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📢The open access version of our book is available now via OUP's site: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
August 20, 2025 at 4:57 AM
📢The open access version of our book is available now via OUP's site: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Announcing my forthcoming short paper at #ieeevis! In this solo-author work, I examine and critique the logic of generalization about decision support in visualization research. arxiv.org/abs/2508.06751
Toward a Logic of Generalization about Visualization as a Decision Aid
Visualization as a discipline often grapples with generalization by reasoning about how study results on the efficacy of a tool in one context might apply to another context. This work offers an accou...
arxiv.org
August 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Announcing my forthcoming short paper at #ieeevis! In this solo-author work, I examine and critique the logic of generalization about decision support in visualization research. arxiv.org/abs/2508.06751
I am excited to share a new paper titled “Designing for Disclosure in Data Visualizations” set to appear at IEEE VIS 2025 (link below). 1/n
August 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I am excited to share a new paper titled “Designing for Disclosure in Data Visualizations” set to appear at IEEE VIS 2025 (link below). 1/n
@tengshanyuan.info is an incredible researcher and collaborator. He’s hiring students for his new lab at NTU! Don’t miss this opportunity!
Want to work with one of the best thinkers out there, with endless creativity and super supportive environment in futuristic Taipei? 😎
My former PhD student, (now Prof.) @tengshanyuan.info just started the Dexterous Interaction Lab @ NTU lab.tengshanyuan.info #hci #haptics #phd #academicChatter 😍
My former PhD student, (now Prof.) @tengshanyuan.info just started the Dexterous Interaction Lab @ NTU lab.tengshanyuan.info #hci #haptics #phd #academicChatter 😍
July 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
@tengshanyuan.info is an incredible researcher and collaborator. He’s hiring students for his new lab at NTU! Don’t miss this opportunity!
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LAUNCH DAY 🚀
Today I’m launching a new podcast, Hard Drugs, with Jacob Trefethen (@jacobtref.bsky.social)
Our first episode is about lenacapavir — a new HIV drug that blocks infections with an efficacy rate of nearly 100%, and which could completely change the fight against HIV worldwide.
Today I’m launching a new podcast, Hard Drugs, with Jacob Trefethen (@jacobtref.bsky.social)
Our first episode is about lenacapavir — a new HIV drug that blocks infections with an efficacy rate of nearly 100%, and which could completely change the fight against HIV worldwide.
Lenacapavir: The miracle drug that could end AIDS
Hard Drugs · Episode
open.spotify.com
June 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
LAUNCH DAY 🚀
Today I’m launching a new podcast, Hard Drugs, with Jacob Trefethen (@jacobtref.bsky.social)
Our first episode is about lenacapavir — a new HIV drug that blocks infections with an efficacy rate of nearly 100%, and which could completely change the fight against HIV worldwide.
Today I’m launching a new podcast, Hard Drugs, with Jacob Trefethen (@jacobtref.bsky.social)
Our first episode is about lenacapavir — a new HIV drug that blocks infections with an efficacy rate of nearly 100%, and which could completely change the fight against HIV worldwide.
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Do you use data visualizations 📊 or add annotations to them? My collaborators and I are doing a study on how people use visualizations in their work — we'd love to interview you!
Survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Book a time: calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0...
Survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Book a time: calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0...
Annotation Interview Study
We are researchers at University of Utah, Harvard Medical School, and University of Oklahoma, seeking visualization professionals/practitioners to share insights on their annotation practices. The goa...
docs.google.com
May 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Do you use data visualizations 📊 or add annotations to them? My collaborators and I are doing a study on how people use visualizations in their work — we'd love to interview you!
Survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Book a time: calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0...
Survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Book a time: calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0...
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Thanks to everybody who chimed in!
I arrived at the conclusion that (1) there's a lot of interesting stuff about interactions and (2) the figure I was looking for does not exist.
So, I made it myself! Here's a simple illustration of how to control for confounding in interactions:>
I arrived at the conclusion that (1) there's a lot of interesting stuff about interactions and (2) the figure I was looking for does not exist.
So, I made it myself! Here's a simple illustration of how to control for confounding in interactions:>
May 11, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Thanks to everybody who chimed in!
I arrived at the conclusion that (1) there's a lot of interesting stuff about interactions and (2) the figure I was looking for does not exist.
So, I made it myself! Here's a simple illustration of how to control for confounding in interactions:>
I arrived at the conclusion that (1) there's a lot of interesting stuff about interactions and (2) the figure I was looking for does not exist.
So, I made it myself! Here's a simple illustration of how to control for confounding in interactions:>
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🚨Paper alert! 🚨
I'll be presenting my paper visualising multiple forecast distributions at #chi2025! (If you are in-person, the talk is on Wed 11:10am in G414+415)
If you are not interested in probability distributions, I will also be talking about 🦙 alpacas 🦙
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
I'll be presenting my paper visualising multiple forecast distributions at #chi2025! (If you are in-person, the talk is on Wed 11:10am in G414+415)
If you are not interested in probability distributions, I will also be talking about 🦙 alpacas 🦙
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
More Forecasts, More (Decision) Problems: How Uncertainty Representations for Multiple Forecasts Impact Decision Making | Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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April 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
🚨Paper alert! 🚨
I'll be presenting my paper visualising multiple forecast distributions at #chi2025! (If you are in-person, the talk is on Wed 11:10am in G414+415)
If you are not interested in probability distributions, I will also be talking about 🦙 alpacas 🦙
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
I'll be presenting my paper visualising multiple forecast distributions at #chi2025! (If you are in-person, the talk is on Wed 11:10am in G414+415)
If you are not interested in probability distributions, I will also be talking about 🦙 alpacas 🦙
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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My student @abhsarma.bsky.social is presenting his work on visualizing forecasts under uncertainty induced by the presence of multiple forecasters at #chi2025 tomorrow! #vis #stats #hci
BTW he's great and he's looking for jobs!!
BTW he's great and he's looking for jobs!!
🚨Paper alert! 🚨
I'll be presenting my paper visualising multiple forecast distributions at #chi2025! (If you are in-person, the talk is on Wed 11:10am in G414+415)
If you are not interested in probability distributions, I will also be talking about 🦙 alpacas 🦙
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
I'll be presenting my paper visualising multiple forecast distributions at #chi2025! (If you are in-person, the talk is on Wed 11:10am in G414+415)
If you are not interested in probability distributions, I will also be talking about 🦙 alpacas 🦙
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
More Forecasts, More (Decision) Problems: How Uncertainty Representations for Multiple Forecasts Impact Decision Making | Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.
dl.acm.org
April 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
My student @abhsarma.bsky.social is presenting his work on visualizing forecasts under uncertainty induced by the presence of multiple forecasters at #chi2025 tomorrow! #vis #stats #hci
BTW he's great and he's looking for jobs!!
BTW he's great and he's looking for jobs!!
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behold the CONNECTED SPLATTERPIE
kneel before my works, ye mighty, and despair
kneel before my works, ye mighty, and despair
March 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
behold the CONNECTED SPLATTERPIE
kneel before my works, ye mighty, and despair
kneel before my works, ye mighty, and despair
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I’ve long used FiveThirtyEight’s interactive “Hack Your Way To Scientific Glory” to illustrate the idea of p-hacking when I teach statistics. But ABC/Disney killed the site earlier this month :(
So I made my own with #rstats and Observable and #QuartoPub ! stats.andrewheiss.com/hack-your-way/
So I made my own with #rstats and Observable and #QuartoPub ! stats.andrewheiss.com/hack-your-way/
March 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I’ve long used FiveThirtyEight’s interactive “Hack Your Way To Scientific Glory” to illustrate the idea of p-hacking when I teach statistics. But ABC/Disney killed the site earlier this month :(
So I made my own with #rstats and Observable and #QuartoPub ! stats.andrewheiss.com/hack-your-way/
So I made my own with #rstats and Observable and #QuartoPub ! stats.andrewheiss.com/hack-your-way/
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🌡 New on @ourworldindata.org:
We added global temperature anomaly charts *coloured by El Nino / La Nina periods*.
Today's "cool" years are warmer than "warm" years of the past.
[New article and charts by my colleague Veronika Samborska and I: ourworldindata.org/global-tempe... ]
We added global temperature anomaly charts *coloured by El Nino / La Nina periods*.
Today's "cool" years are warmer than "warm" years of the past.
[New article and charts by my colleague Veronika Samborska and I: ourworldindata.org/global-tempe... ]
March 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🌡 New on @ourworldindata.org:
We added global temperature anomaly charts *coloured by El Nino / La Nina periods*.
Today's "cool" years are warmer than "warm" years of the past.
[New article and charts by my colleague Veronika Samborska and I: ourworldindata.org/global-tempe... ]
We added global temperature anomaly charts *coloured by El Nino / La Nina periods*.
Today's "cool" years are warmer than "warm" years of the past.
[New article and charts by my colleague Veronika Samborska and I: ourworldindata.org/global-tempe... ]
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I really liked this idea of using a histogram as a legend in a choropleth map (since land isn't unemployed; people are), so I made a little guide to doing it with #rstats, {ggplot2}, and {patchwork}
www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2025/02...
www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2025/02...
February 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I really liked this idea of using a histogram as a legend in a choropleth map (since land isn't unemployed; people are), so I made a little guide to doing it with #rstats, {ggplot2}, and {patchwork}
www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2025/02...
www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2025/02...
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We ( @joshnicholas.com and I ) have just finished a big re-design of our poll tracking page. The redesign had two goals 1) improve the clarity of the summary charts and 2) de-emphasise the mean, and add emphasis on the credibility range/uncertainty of the modelling...
February 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
We ( @joshnicholas.com and I ) have just finished a big re-design of our poll tracking page. The redesign had two goals 1) improve the clarity of the summary charts and 2) de-emphasise the mean, and add emphasis on the credibility range/uncertainty of the modelling...
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Writing in the Age of AI
The author John Warner discusses why “writing is thinking.”
www.chronicle.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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How can helping people think with data benefit society?
Explore the research of Alex Kale (@kalealex.bsky.social), Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Data Science at the University of Chicago!
www.youtube.com/shorts/8SkXI...
Explore the research of Alex Kale (@kalealex.bsky.social), Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Data Science at the University of Chicago!
www.youtube.com/shorts/8SkXI...
Can thinking with data benefit society? @UChicago #datascience #ai #airesearch
YouTube video by UChicago Data Science Institute
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February 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
How can helping people think with data benefit society?
Explore the research of Alex Kale (@kalealex.bsky.social), Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Data Science at the University of Chicago!
www.youtube.com/shorts/8SkXI...
Explore the research of Alex Kale (@kalealex.bsky.social), Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Data Science at the University of Chicago!
www.youtube.com/shorts/8SkXI...
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🏙️ Chicago friends! I will be in your city soon, talking about the end of the universe! Come join me and take your mind off your troubles by contemplating ultimate cosmic destruction instead! 🌌💥 astrophysics.uchicago.edu/events/event...
Picture an Astronomer: Katie Mack | Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics | The University of Chicago
The Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics is a world leader in astrophysical research and offers rigorous academic programs at both the graduate and undergraduate level.
astrophysics.uchicago.edu
February 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🏙️ Chicago friends! I will be in your city soon, talking about the end of the universe! Come join me and take your mind off your troubles by contemplating ultimate cosmic destruction instead! 🌌💥 astrophysics.uchicago.edu/events/event...
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#info+ 2025 conference announced!! informationplusconference.com/2025/
Information+ Conference 2025
informationplusconference.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
#info+ 2025 conference announced!! informationplusconference.com/2025/
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Tues 2/11! Join us for a FREE online lecture, Design Pioneers: African American Graphic Designers You Should Know with Glenford Laughton, founder of Laughton Creatves.
Free to attend: letterformarchive.org/shop/design-...
Free to attend: letterformarchive.org/shop/design-...
January 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Tues 2/11! Join us for a FREE online lecture, Design Pioneers: African American Graphic Designers You Should Know with Glenford Laughton, founder of Laughton Creatves.
Free to attend: letterformarchive.org/shop/design-...
Free to attend: letterformarchive.org/shop/design-...
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Anyone know how to turn off the AI assistance feature in Overleaf? I didn’t want this. I didn’t consent to this. I find the suggestions distracting in a way that basically makes the tool unusable for deep work. Am I alone in feeling this way?
January 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Anyone know how to turn off the AI assistance feature in Overleaf? I didn’t want this. I didn’t consent to this. I find the suggestions distracting in a way that basically makes the tool unusable for deep work. Am I alone in feeling this way?
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Love this approach from the @nytimes.com where you can pick which of three forecasts to view - nice way of communicating uncertainty by getting readers to interact.
How Much Snow Will Fall Where You Live? (gift link!) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Much Snow Will Fall Where You Live? (gift link!) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Love this approach from the @nytimes.com where you can pick which of three forecasts to view - nice way of communicating uncertainty by getting readers to interact.
How Much Snow Will Fall Where You Live? (gift link!) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Much Snow Will Fall Where You Live? (gift link!) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Crowdsourced Think-aloud Studies w/ full interaction provenance+rehydration, auto voice transcription, and correlation between timelines.
That plus a pile of new features and capabilities in the reVISit 2.0 release.
Check it out & let us know what you think!
That plus a pile of new features and capabilities in the reVISit 2.0 release.
Check it out & let us know what you think!
We’re released reVISit 2.0, the latest version of our open user study platform! There are a LOT of awesome new things in this release that will not only make it easier to run your user study for #ieeevis, but give you new analysis capabilities. #datavis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjP3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjP3...
Replay with provenance in reVISit
YouTube video by Visualization Design Lab
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Crowdsourced Think-aloud Studies w/ full interaction provenance+rehydration, auto voice transcription, and correlation between timelines.
That plus a pile of new features and capabilities in the reVISit 2.0 release.
Check it out & let us know what you think!
That plus a pile of new features and capabilities in the reVISit 2.0 release.
Check it out & let us know what you think!