Today’s Lessons in Grief: It’s okay to talk
I’ve heard from a number of people in response to my (semi) public grief. There’s a common thread in each
Relational-ish: JSON, Tableau, and the Power of Sets
JSON is incredible if you want a lightweight way to share the data. It allows you to track loads of
Relational-ish: A Preview of Working with JSON
Next week, I’ll be presenting with Patrick McCormick on working with JSON. Here’s a quick preview of WHY you want
Data Ethics, Dashboards, and Presenting Death
Today’s Lessons in Grief: The Seeking Humor Edition
We so rarely discuss grief as a society. We instead like to mark those who are grieving as fragile and,
Hiring Tableau Talent in 2019: The Machine Learning Edition for LinkedIn Recruiters
The Death of an Analyst
There are few posts about death one wants to write. Some are poignant, like ones Oliver Sacks wrote before his
Designing Tableau Dashboards in the Age of Digital Distraction
Somedays, I wonder when the internet became a massive park dedicated to billboards. Call me old, grumpy, or whatever else
How We Collect Data Matters
I saw something on Twitter that made me stop recently. Too often, in the data field, we talk about data
Tableau + Schools = Opportunity
Data and the World in Which I Live
There’s a mass, she signed, in your colon. I watched her, as she explained to my friend the diagnosis. Colon
Art, Science, or Something in Between
In May 1919, Arthur Eddington flew to Principe to grab 5 images of a solar eclipse. Eclipses are rare, breath-taking
Magically Minimalist Maps with Mapbox and other Delights in 2019.2
Tableau continues to give me small ways to make a big impact on my work. Take for example buttons. They’ve
A Linguistics-Centric Take on Data Literacy
Ask anyone in data these days, and the term du jour is ‘data literacy’. We define this a myriad of









