Editor of Datavisualization.ch the premier news and knowledge resource for data visualization and infographics.

Joined January 2009
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Benjamin Wiederkehr retweeted
8 Apr 2020
I'm excited to host an online conversation with @datavisFriendly and @srendgen on Historical #DataVisualization next week (April 14th). This is a FREE panel followed by QA. Please register 👇 and help us spread the message. 👋 See you on the other side. crowdcast.io/e/historical-vi…
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Benjamin Wiederkehr retweeted
This Sunday is election day in Switzerland 🗳🇨🇭! Over the past few months, we’ve supported @srfdata with their #ddj on candidates, parties, financing, diversity, and the electorate: srf.ch/news/wahlen-2019-srf-….
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Oh my, this list of data physicalizations is 🔥 dataphys.org/list/
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«A Closer Look at the Polar Vortex’s Dangerously Cold Winds» by @nytgraphics (now with even more animated particles!) buff.ly/2HEpzWp

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Very pretty traces of airplanes landing and taking off from FRA, LHR, SFO & CDG by @phil_osophie: x.com/phil_osophie/status/10…

18 Nov 2018
Actually I wanted to penplot them but turns out they look super boring on paper and much better with transparency & darker colors. So here are ~10h of takeoffs and landings at FRA,LHR,SFO & CDG 🛫 🛬 Data from @OpenSkyNetwork rendered with #deckgl #webgl #dataviz
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Benjamin Wiederkehr retweeted
NEW PROJECT - A visualization of the careers of football players Legends, One-club men and Journeymen futbolismo.it/legends-one-cl… #dataviz for #football at @ftblsm
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We, The Technocrats buff.ly/2Apq7bV

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Benjamin Wiederkehr retweeted
Visualizations in scientific papers... @GBPlucinska had enough of it and started a blog, with critique and makeovers: gabrielaplucinska.com/blog Nice work, Gabriela!
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Benjamin Wiederkehr retweeted
Are you a woman who works in the field of data visualization? 👩🏻‍🎓🖋👩🏽‍💻📊👩🏿‍🎨📈 If so, contact us TODAY to join our panel tomorrow. (Don’t be shy!) 🙏 (RT please) meetup.com/vismtl/events/256…

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Benjamin Wiederkehr retweeted
NEW PROJECT: for my great client @figshare I've create a space/time #dataviz based on @NOAA @noaafish_pifsc data to explore the state of fish population and coral reef at pacific reefs and islands knowledge.figshare.com/noaa/ thanks for the collaboration @hardemeg
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Benjamin Wiederkehr retweeted
Sometimes we have to challenge readers' sensibility so we can build a better world. Cut-out infographic to be aware of childhood malnutrition tragedy. November issue, @NatGeoMag. #MUAC (Mid-Upper-Arm Circumference). Next to @melindagates, @BillGates, @susanbgoldberg and @UNICEF
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Zurich provides full 3d model of the city as open data to the public. buff.ly/2T9xhtc

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«We decided to start this blog to make cutting-edge research available and accessible to designers, analysts, data scientists, and researchers in other fields.» 🎉 Multiple Views by @JessicaHullman, @dalbersszafir, @eagereyes, and @FILWD medium.com/multiple-views-vi…
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There’s a first draft publication of the upcoming book «Data Feminism» by @kanarinka and @laurenfklein for @mitpress. bookbook.pubpub.org/data-fem…

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Teaching #datavis principles to algorithms! Draco: Representing, Applying & Learning Visualization Design Guidelines buff.ly/2NXs6sO

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Whoa. Thank you @RonMorrison_ for closing #Infoplus2018 with such a deep and powerful talk. Everyone, please see their work: elegantcollisions.com/
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Benjamin Wiederkehr retweeted
ahh here it is 👻
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All the Buildings in Manhatten by @taylorbaldwin built with open data: tbaldw.in/nyc-buildings/
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If you'd like to tip your toes into #datavis, you might want to check out this week-long introduction course in Turin in June 2018: bigdive.eu/becomedatascienti…
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