Alberto Cairo
@albertocairo.com
Designer, journalist, and professor.
Author of 'The Art of Insight' (2023) 'How Charts Lie' (2019), 'The Truthful Art' (2016), and 'The Functional Art' (2012). NEW PROJECT: https://openvisualizationacademy.org/
Author of 'The Art of Insight' (2023) 'How Charts Lie' (2019), 'The Truthful Art' (2016), and 'The Functional Art' (2012). NEW PROJECT: https://openvisualizationacademy.org/
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In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
I tried to read this book when it came out, to see what the fuzz was about. I stopped after ~50 pages, frustrated by the barrage of triviality and nonsense. This episode reveals that it gets *worse* after those first chapters. Incredible.
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
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November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I tried to read this book when it came out, to see what the fuzz was about. I stopped after ~50 pages, frustrated by the barrage of triviality and nonsense. This episode reveals that it gets *worse* after those first chapters. Incredible.
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Somehow I spoke to more anthropologists for my silly little podcast than Yuval Harari did for his bestselling book
Really enjoyed chatting with @michaelhobbes.bsky.social for this episode! In addition to being a delight to talk to, Michael was _extremely_ committed to getting the facts right & engaged very earnestly with our feedback. A scientist's dream.
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Somehow I spoke to more anthropologists for my silly little podcast than Yuval Harari did for his bestselling book
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I don’t know what the answer is either. We’ve built a world that seems unsustainable from almost every angle.
I try to keep some historical perspective since every generation complains about change, but genAI does seem like a bad shift. What happens when most people simply don’t know anything?
I try to keep some historical perspective since every generation complains about change, but genAI does seem like a bad shift. What happens when most people simply don’t know anything?
My students don’t even bother to remove “ChatGPT said…” from their assignments half the time…
We are doomed.
We are doomed.
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I don’t know what the answer is either. We’ve built a world that seems unsustainable from almost every angle.
I try to keep some historical perspective since every generation complains about change, but genAI does seem like a bad shift. What happens when most people simply don’t know anything?
I try to keep some historical perspective since every generation complains about change, but genAI does seem like a bad shift. What happens when most people simply don’t know anything?
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If ANY university EVER sends you a list of “prohibited words,” you damn well better cancel that speaking engagement.
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
If ANY university EVER sends you a list of “prohibited words,” you damn well better cancel that speaking engagement.
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In the newsletter: Friends of the Open Visualization Academy, first episode of a new series, a conversation with Nina Krug: openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com/p/friends-of... #dataViz #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
Friends of the Open Visualization Academy: Nina Krug
A new series of video conversations with data designers, artists, and journalists
openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In the newsletter: Friends of the Open Visualization Academy, first episode of a new series, a conversation with Nina Krug: openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com/p/friends-of... #dataViz #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
Follow the thread(s) and the links. Worth your time:
There could be an interesting debate here (we are both participants in the same @chronicle.com forum). We agree I think on the severity of the threat to education. We disagree perhaps on how materially manifest that threat already is and its ultimate socio-political framing (and consequent remedy).
November 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Follow the thread(s) and the links. Worth your time:
The charts in Elliott's posts are 🔥
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The charts in Elliott's posts are 🔥
In the newsletter: Friends of the Open Visualization Academy, first episode of a new series, a conversation with Nina Krug: openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com/p/friends-of... #dataViz #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
Friends of the Open Visualization Academy: Nina Krug
A new series of video conversations with data designers, artists, and journalists
openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In the newsletter: Friends of the Open Visualization Academy, first episode of a new series, a conversation with Nina Krug: openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com/p/friends-of... #dataViz #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
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The Computation+Journalism Symposium is less than a month away cplusj2025.com See the full agenda cplusj2025.com/agenda/ and register here events.miami.edu/event/cplusj... ($150 for professionals, $30 for students) #dataJournalism #dataViz #dataVisualization
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The Computation+Journalism Symposium is less than a month away cplusj2025.com See the full agenda cplusj2025.com/agenda/ and register here events.miami.edu/event/cplusj... ($150 for professionals, $30 for students) #dataJournalism #dataViz #dataVisualization
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My new big visualization project is out: The Trans News Initiative, a collaboration between UM's School of Communication, the Trans Journalists Association, and Polygraph (The Pudding): transnewsinitiative.org Here's a piece about it in the Columbia Journalism Review: www.cjr.org/news/visuali...
Trans News Initiative
A database and analysis of news coverage affecting trans communities.
transnewsinitiative.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My new big visualization project is out: The Trans News Initiative, a collaboration between UM's School of Communication, the Trans Journalists Association, and Polygraph (The Pudding): transnewsinitiative.org Here's a piece about it in the Columbia Journalism Review: www.cjr.org/news/visuali...
People like the ones quoted in this story www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u... and many other right-wingers drive me nuts. They parrot "the True, the Good, and the Beautiful!" like we haven't spent 2,500+ years debating those without getting any closer to “objective”—their word, not mine— definitions
Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing With Converts
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November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
People like the ones quoted in this story www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u... and many other right-wingers drive me nuts. They parrot "the True, the Good, and the Beautiful!" like we haven't spent 2,500+ years debating those without getting any closer to “objective”—their word, not mine— definitions
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Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
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This project was a collaboration between the Trans Journalists Association, Polygraph, and the University of Miami's School of Communication, with @albertocairo.com. It will remain a work in progress and updated with new data monthly. Visit transnewsinitiative.org to view our full findings.
Trans News Initiative
A database and analysis of news coverage affecting trans communities.
transnewsinitiative.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This project was a collaboration between the Trans Journalists Association, Polygraph, and the University of Miami's School of Communication, with @albertocairo.com. It will remain a work in progress and updated with new data monthly. Visit transnewsinitiative.org to view our full findings.
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The @transjournalists.org has a great article that goes into plenty of technical details about the project: www.transjournalists.org/introducing-...
How journalists covered the attack on trans rights in Trump's first 100 days
Trans people and our place in society are at the center of a fierce political debate, legislative attacks, and widespread misinformation. As public discourse shapes policy and perception, the accuracy...
www.transjournalists.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The @transjournalists.org has a great article that goes into plenty of technical details about the project: www.transjournalists.org/introducing-...
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The sheer scale of this is simultaneously mind-boggling and heart-wrenching.
November 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The sheer scale of this is simultaneously mind-boggling and heart-wrenching.
The @transjournalists.org has a great article that goes into plenty of technical details about the project: www.transjournalists.org/introducing-...
My new big visualization project is out: The Trans News Initiative, a collaboration between UM's School of Communication, the Trans Journalists Association, and Polygraph (The Pudding): transnewsinitiative.org Here's a piece about it in the Columbia Journalism Review: www.cjr.org/news/visuali...
Trans News Initiative
A database and analysis of news coverage affecting trans communities.
transnewsinitiative.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The @transjournalists.org has a great article that goes into plenty of technical details about the project: www.transjournalists.org/introducing-...
My new big visualization project is out: The Trans News Initiative, a collaboration between UM's School of Communication, the Trans Journalists Association, and Polygraph (The Pudding): transnewsinitiative.org Here's a piece about it in the Columbia Journalism Review: www.cjr.org/news/visuali...
Trans News Initiative
A database and analysis of news coverage affecting trans communities.
transnewsinitiative.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My new big visualization project is out: The Trans News Initiative, a collaboration between UM's School of Communication, the Trans Journalists Association, and Polygraph (The Pudding): transnewsinitiative.org Here's a piece about it in the Columbia Journalism Review: www.cjr.org/news/visuali...
It's a funny coincidence that I saw this post while putting together the slides for a presentation —precisely those that describe Snow's/Cheffins's map
Tracking the spread of bird flu using genetic markers, satellite imagery, property records, and more reminds me of John Snow’s Cholera investigation/map. Howe’s Hens is the modern day Broad Street Pump. Amazing work from @natlash.bsky.social & @chrisalcantara.com. www.propublica.org/article/meth...
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It's a funny coincidence that I saw this post while putting together the slides for a presentation —precisely those that describe Snow's/Cheffins's map
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2005 me: I love literary journalism, I love writers who bare their souls
2025 me: Stop stop oh my god please stop
2025 me: Stop stop oh my god please stop
November 18, 2025 at 4:41 AM
2005 me: I love literary journalism, I love writers who bare their souls
2025 me: Stop stop oh my god please stop
2025 me: Stop stop oh my god please stop
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As always, I'm astonished far less by Trump himself than I am by the tens of millions of Americans, powerful and not, who are essentially pretending this is all normal. It's like the court martial judges saying "well, maybe they DID steal his strawberries" and making Queeg Secretary of The Navy.
Trump: "I gave them as you know unlimited water, Biden came back with a rigged election, and he immediately restricted the water again. But I came back in and immediately unrestricted it again. So now you have unlimited water to clean your damn dishes."
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
As always, I'm astonished far less by Trump himself than I am by the tens of millions of Americans, powerful and not, who are essentially pretending this is all normal. It's like the court martial judges saying "well, maybe they DID steal his strawberries" and making Queeg Secretary of The Navy.
Thread:
So proud of the incredible work by my
@propublica.org colleagues lately. It's truly inspiring. Some examples:
@propublica.org colleagues lately. It's truly inspiring. Some examples:
November 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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The hardest working man in the politics business. www.pbump.net/o/an-officia...
November 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The hardest working man in the politics business. www.pbump.net/o/an-officia...