DO NO HARM
Manifesto for Data Practices
Give this a read, whether you sign it or not. - DataPractices.org

REVERSE THE RAINBOW
I wrote some code that automatically checks visualizations for non-colorblind safe colors. Here's how it works
Gregor Aisch unpacks the code behind a new Datawrapper feature that makes your charts color-blind friendly. - vis4.net

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY YOU DO HERE
What is a Senior Data Visualization Engineer
“It differs from an analyst role in that the focus is not on a question but rather on an audience that typically needs something more than a single report and who expects views into the data that generate more than just the expected insights.” - Elijah Meeks

FLOUR POWER
Probabilistic Cookies!
Nothing says “I love you” on Valentine's Day like a cookie shaped like a probabilistic distribution made with Python and a 3D printer. - Fast Forward Labs

HOLDING PATTERN
What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer
It's worth bubbling this back up in the wake of (yet another) mass shooting. - New York Times

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