Moritz Stefaner / Truth & Beauty
@moritzstefaner.bsky.social
Crafting data experiences at http://truth-and-beauty.net
If you like short, on-point interviews, this might be of interest :D
Jetzt LIVE: Wikipedia-Gründer Jimmy Wales bei Jung & Naiv youtu.be/uswRbWyt_pg
Bringt euch ein mit naiven Fragen im Livechat!
Bringt euch ein mit naiven Fragen im Livechat!
Wikipedia-Gründer Jimmy Wales - Jung & Naiv: Folge 792
YouTube video by Jung & Naiv
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If you like short, on-point interviews, this might be of interest :D
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In Germany, booking a doctor appointment is monopolised by a company which suffered data leaks, didn’t have 2FA, and got caught harvesting data.
Really cool to learn about a 1) open-source 2) Svelte / SvelteKit-based alternative!
Kudos to the Prototype fund!
github.com/open-recepti...
Really cool to learn about a 1) open-source 2) Svelte / SvelteKit-based alternative!
Kudos to the Prototype fund!
github.com/open-recepti...
November 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
In Germany, booking a doctor appointment is monopolised by a company which suffered data leaks, didn’t have 2FA, and got caught harvesting data.
Really cool to learn about a 1) open-source 2) Svelte / SvelteKit-based alternative!
Kudos to the Prototype fund!
github.com/open-recepti...
Really cool to learn about a 1) open-source 2) Svelte / SvelteKit-based alternative!
Kudos to the Prototype fund!
github.com/open-recepti...
Nice work and good to see @protomaps.com finding adoption in major news outlets!
What would happen if the Amazon rainforest collapsed?
Our look at deforestation and feedback loops.
Also, the perfect occasion to make use of our new MapLibre/Protomaps scroller component.
#maps #dataviz #ddj
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
Our look at deforestation and feedback loops.
Also, the perfect occasion to make use of our new MapLibre/Protomaps scroller component.
#maps #dataviz #ddj
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Nice work and good to see @protomaps.com finding adoption in major news outlets!
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We just shipped a desktop version of Rowboat that runs fully offline: rowboat.net
It's silly fast, the app loads almost instantly, and you can plunk a multiple gigabyte dataset into it and it just starts spilling out answers.
Lots more in the pipeline; try it out and send us your feedback!
It's silly fast, the app loads almost instantly, and you can plunk a multiple gigabyte dataset into it and it just starts spilling out answers.
Lots more in the pipeline; try it out and send us your feedback!
We just launched a desktop version of Rowboat!
* Open much larger files (offline!)
* Own Desktop as a one-time purchase.
* Use a double-clickable app that’s even faster than the web version.
Browser or desktop, your data never leaves your machine.
Read more: www.fathom.info/notebook/251...
* Open much larger files (offline!)
* Own Desktop as a one-time purchase.
* Use a double-clickable app that’s even faster than the web version.
Browser or desktop, your data never leaves your machine.
Read more: www.fathom.info/notebook/251...
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We just shipped a desktop version of Rowboat that runs fully offline: rowboat.net
It's silly fast, the app loads almost instantly, and you can plunk a multiple gigabyte dataset into it and it just starts spilling out answers.
Lots more in the pipeline; try it out and send us your feedback!
It's silly fast, the app loads almost instantly, and you can plunk a multiple gigabyte dataset into it and it just starts spilling out answers.
Lots more in the pipeline; try it out and send us your feedback!
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just started having recency bias and i love it. easily the best bias
August 12, 2023 at 6:04 PM
just started having recency bias and i love it. easily the best bias
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All roads lead to Rome?
Well, here’s a map to check that saying.
#30DayMapChallenge | Day 11 - Minimal map #rstats #ggplot2
Well, here’s a map to check that saying.
#30DayMapChallenge | Day 11 - Minimal map #rstats #ggplot2
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
All roads lead to Rome?
Well, here’s a map to check that saying.
#30DayMapChallenge | Day 11 - Minimal map #rstats #ggplot2
Well, here’s a map to check that saying.
#30DayMapChallenge | Day 11 - Minimal map #rstats #ggplot2
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One more #GovDesign #DesignJob:
@sprind-de.bsky.social is looking for a #ux/ #uiDesigner to assist with the EU Digital Identity wallet.
The role is remote, full-time, and as soon as possible. Initially it’s limited until December 2026.
👉🏻 verwaltungsgestaltung.de/#positionen
@sprind-de.bsky.social is looking for a #ux/ #uiDesigner to assist with the EU Digital Identity wallet.
The role is remote, full-time, and as soon as possible. Initially it’s limited until December 2026.
👉🏻 verwaltungsgestaltung.de/#positionen
November 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
One more #GovDesign #DesignJob:
@sprind-de.bsky.social is looking for a #ux/ #uiDesigner to assist with the EU Digital Identity wallet.
The role is remote, full-time, and as soon as possible. Initially it’s limited until December 2026.
👉🏻 verwaltungsgestaltung.de/#positionen
@sprind-de.bsky.social is looking for a #ux/ #uiDesigner to assist with the EU Digital Identity wallet.
The role is remote, full-time, and as soon as possible. Initially it’s limited until December 2026.
👉🏻 verwaltungsgestaltung.de/#positionen
This research from @arvind.bsky.social's lab is right down my alley, in terms of exploring the medium of data visualization, and what happens between the lines:
"Visualization Vibes: The Socio-Indexical Function of Visualization Design"
vis.csail.mit.edu/pubs/quantif...
"Visualization Vibes: The Socio-Indexical Function of Visualization Design"
vis.csail.mit.edu/pubs/quantif...
November 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This research from @arvind.bsky.social's lab is right down my alley, in terms of exploring the medium of data visualization, and what happens between the lines:
"Visualization Vibes: The Socio-Indexical Function of Visualization Design"
vis.csail.mit.edu/pubs/quantif...
"Visualization Vibes: The Socio-Indexical Function of Visualization Design"
vis.csail.mit.edu/pubs/quantif...
The eplusm scale is an interesting take on the old log-scale chestnut. It is logarithmic for the landmark steps (1, 10, 100), but linear in between. Crazy idea, but according to user studies, it seems to work pretty well in some settings! github.com/jdfekete/d3-...
November 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The eplusm scale is an interesting take on the old log-scale chestnut. It is logarithmic for the landmark steps (1, 10, 100), but linear in between. Crazy idea, but according to user studies, it seems to work pretty well in some settings! github.com/jdfekete/d3-...
xcoax.org sounds like a fun conference between art / design and academia — thanks to @kimay.bsky.social for the tip!
November 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
xcoax.org sounds like a fun conference between art / design and academia — thanks to @kimay.bsky.social for the tip!
From the Department of Interesting Datasets:
"Welcome to The DreamBank, a collection of over 20,000 dream reports."
dreambank.net
"Welcome to The DreamBank, a collection of over 20,000 dream reports."
dreambank.net
DreamBank
dreambank.net
November 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
From the Department of Interesting Datasets:
"Welcome to The DreamBank, a collection of over 20,000 dream reports."
dreambank.net
"Welcome to The DreamBank, a collection of over 20,000 dream reports."
dreambank.net
A pretty entertaining gallery of misleading visualizations + discussion
www.vislies.org/2024/gallery/
(already a year old, but I only discovered it through this year's VIS conference)
www.vislies.org/2024/gallery/
(already a year old, but I only discovered it through this year's VIS conference)
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
A pretty entertaining gallery of misleading visualizations + discussion
www.vislies.org/2024/gallery/
(already a year old, but I only discovered it through this year's VIS conference)
www.vislies.org/2024/gallery/
(already a year old, but I only discovered it through this year's VIS conference)
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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...
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
#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...
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...
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Global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions rise again in 2024, up 2.3%.
This is our collective progress, 10 years after the Paris Agreement.
www.unep.org/resources/em...
1/
This is our collective progress, 10 years after the Paris Agreement.
www.unep.org/resources/em...
1/
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions rise again in 2024, up 2.3%.
This is our collective progress, 10 years after the Paris Agreement.
www.unep.org/resources/em...
1/
This is our collective progress, 10 years after the Paris Agreement.
www.unep.org/resources/em...
1/
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🚨 Wir schreiben den 1. Marie Neurath Preis für Datenvisualisierung aus!
Alle Infos hier: wien.arbeiterkammer.at/neurath
Prämiert werden 3 Visualisierungen mit Fokus auf Verteilungsfragen.
Wir freuen uns auf viele Einreichungen!
Alle Infos hier: wien.arbeiterkammer.at/neurath
Prämiert werden 3 Visualisierungen mit Fokus auf Verteilungsfragen.
Wir freuen uns auf viele Einreichungen!
Marie Neurath Preis für Datenvisualisierung
Die AK Wien schreibt 2025 erstmals den Marie Neurath Preis für Datenvisualisierung aus.
wien.arbeiterkammer.at
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 AM
🚨 Wir schreiben den 1. Marie Neurath Preis für Datenvisualisierung aus!
Alle Infos hier: wien.arbeiterkammer.at/neurath
Prämiert werden 3 Visualisierungen mit Fokus auf Verteilungsfragen.
Wir freuen uns auf viele Einreichungen!
Alle Infos hier: wien.arbeiterkammer.at/neurath
Prämiert werden 3 Visualisierungen mit Fokus auf Verteilungsfragen.
Wir freuen uns auf viele Einreichungen!
Interesting analysis outsidetext.substack.com/p/how-does-a...
How Does A Blind Model See The Earth?
A tiny LLM eval with pretty pictures
outsidetext.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Interesting analysis outsidetext.substack.com/p/how-does-a...
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🧠⚙️ Interested in decision theory+cogsci meets AI? Want to create methods for rigorously designing & evaluating human-AI workflows?
I'm recruiting PhDs to work on:
🎯 Stat foundations of multi-agent collaboration
🌫️ Model uncertainty & meta-cognition
🔎 Interpretability
💬 LLMs in behavioral science
I'm recruiting PhDs to work on:
🎯 Stat foundations of multi-agent collaboration
🌫️ Model uncertainty & meta-cognition
🔎 Interpretability
💬 LLMs in behavioral science
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🧠⚙️ Interested in decision theory+cogsci meets AI? Want to create methods for rigorously designing & evaluating human-AI workflows?
I'm recruiting PhDs to work on:
🎯 Stat foundations of multi-agent collaboration
🌫️ Model uncertainty & meta-cognition
🔎 Interpretability
💬 LLMs in behavioral science
I'm recruiting PhDs to work on:
🎯 Stat foundations of multi-agent collaboration
🌫️ Model uncertainty & meta-cognition
🔎 Interpretability
💬 LLMs in behavioral science
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We have had surveys that have shown us exactly this in the UK, France, the EU etc for many years
What we need to ask ourselves is why have journalists, politicians, academics etc chosen to focus on surveys that hype immigration
This is what I explore here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
What we need to ask ourselves is why have journalists, politicians, academics etc chosen to focus on surveys that hype immigration
This is what I explore here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
October 31, 2025 at 8:27 AM
We have had surveys that have shown us exactly this in the UK, France, the EU etc for many years
What we need to ask ourselves is why have journalists, politicians, academics etc chosen to focus on surveys that hype immigration
This is what I explore here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
What we need to ask ourselves is why have journalists, politicians, academics etc chosen to focus on surveys that hype immigration
This is what I explore here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Ugly but interesting
May I present to you, the Potsdam Gravity Potato?
Areas of the earth where the gravitational field is mysteriously weaker (blue) or stronger (orange)
via @earthlymission
earthlymission.com/the-potsdam-...
Areas of the earth where the gravitational field is mysteriously weaker (blue) or stronger (orange)
via @earthlymission
earthlymission.com/the-potsdam-...
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Ugly but interesting
Looking forward to a week in Vienna at #ieeevis — and especially to presenting a keynote at the VisComm workshop on Sunday! www.viscomm.io See you there?
VisComm 2025
www.viscomm.io
October 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Looking forward to a week in Vienna at #ieeevis — and especially to presenting a keynote at the VisComm workshop on Sunday! www.viscomm.io See you there?
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I have some space for commissions, consulting, custom workshops and other imaginative engagements in November.
If you're looking to get some puzzle pieces placed between now and the end of the year, let me know...?
If you're looking to get some puzzle pieces placed between now and the end of the year, let me know...?
October 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I have some space for commissions, consulting, custom workshops and other imaginative engagements in November.
If you're looking to get some puzzle pieces placed between now and the end of the year, let me know...?
If you're looking to get some puzzle pieces placed between now and the end of the year, let me know...?
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A quick blog for y'all, because it feels important to nip this one early: NO, this chart DOESN'T show a European solar voltage apocalypse
Spoiler: it is almost entirely down to Sweden's grid operator upgrading detection software
All the dirty details here:
ketanjoshi.co/2025/10/29/c...
Spoiler: it is almost entirely down to Sweden's grid operator upgrading detection software
All the dirty details here:
ketanjoshi.co/2025/10/29/c...
October 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
A quick blog for y'all, because it feels important to nip this one early: NO, this chart DOESN'T show a European solar voltage apocalypse
Spoiler: it is almost entirely down to Sweden's grid operator upgrading detection software
All the dirty details here:
ketanjoshi.co/2025/10/29/c...
Spoiler: it is almost entirely down to Sweden's grid operator upgrading detection software
All the dirty details here:
ketanjoshi.co/2025/10/29/c...
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That's it, that's the day.
After years of open collaboration, the Design Tokens Community Group delivers a production-ready, interoperable format for design systems. Goodbye disjointed workflows.
Hello open standards. → tr.designtokens.org/format
After years of open collaboration, the Design Tokens Community Group delivers a production-ready, interoperable format for design systems. Goodbye disjointed workflows.
Hello open standards. → tr.designtokens.org/format
Design Tokens Format Module 2025.10
This document describes the technical specification for a file format to
exchange design tokens between different tools.
tr.designtokens.org
October 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Bärbel Bas: "Wer mitmacht, der hat überhaupt nichts zu befürchten."
Nichts außer Druck & Existenzangst:
Nichts außer Druck & Existenzangst:
October 28, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Bärbel Bas: "Wer mitmacht, der hat überhaupt nichts zu befürchten."
Nichts außer Druck & Existenzangst:
Nichts außer Druck & Existenzangst: