OK, so I just got really obsessed with a very arcane question. There are 'land' and 'water' hemispheres that maximize the amount of each (below). But can you divide the earth into two hemispheres that are each 29% land, 71% water, just like the earth as a whole? The LLMs said no… but I persisted.

Find us today at the MIT @medialab.bsky.social — and at Northeastern tomorrow and Sunday — during #infoplus2025 with the latest books on data visualization and design. Looking forward to presentations by authors @kanarinka.bsky.social, @laurenfklein.bsky.social, @dietoff.bsky.social, and others!

What's a data object, and why are they innovative as hell?! Check out today's blog post! datasoapbox.com/book-review-... Edited by @cybunk.bsky.social @tnagel.bsky.social Lora Oehlberg & Wesley Willett, featuring projects by @dietoff.bsky.social @flowingdata.com @kimsauve.bsky.social & many others!

Sharing this recent interview with @dietoff.bsky.social, E76 | "The Shape of Synthetic Data" Pondering AI: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9njJ...

An absolutely fascinating visualization of astronomical objects in scientific publications by date of publication. @dietoff.bsky.social #VK25

@dietoff.bsky.social referring to the difference between “data” (things given) and “capta” (things taken) from Johanna Drucker. A third perspective could be “acta” (things done). #VK25

At the 2025 Architectural Biennale in Venice, @dietoff.bsky.social and his @northeasternu.bsky.social team have created a project, transforms Venice into a physical reservoir computer, using tidal waters to process information and visualize slow environmental changes. @nu-policyschool.bsky.social

Looking forward to our Haystack residency in July. Thanks for the invitation, Orkan! www.haystack-mtn.org/summer-works...

Experiments in Time Distance Map - gorgeous new collection of Kohei Sugiura’s time space maps going back to the 1960s. Deeply influenced me 20 years ago, but then I knew them only in BW- the color schemes are amazing. The appendix explains the geometry and math.