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Blog 2016

Robert Kosara / October 30, 2016

VIS 2016 – Wednesday, Thursday: Papers and the Death of SciVis

Two more postings about VIS 2016 last week! Wednesday got a lot of us talking, with the Death of SciVis panel. There were also more papers on a variety of topics. [Read more…] about VIS 2016 – Wednesday, Thursday: Papers and the Death of SciVis

Robert Kosara / October 25, 2016

VIS 2016 – Tuesday

The official opening of the main conference was today, Tuesday. The conference is now in full swing until Friday. [Read more…] about VIS 2016 – Tuesday

Robert Kosara / October 24, 2016

VIS 2016 – Sunday, Monday: BELIV and Being Contrarian

The early part of IEEE VIS 2016 is already behind us. This includes many workshops, tutorials, as well as the Doctoral Colloquium. It has been an interesting three days (considering Saturday here as well). This posting is less a report as a number of observations from a several discussions and talks. [Read more…] about VIS 2016 – Sunday, Monday: BELIV and Being Contrarian

Robert Kosara / October 23, 2016

Common Speaking Mistakes To Avoid

Whenever I go to academic conferences, I have to sit through some terrible talks. It continues to amaze me that so many people make mistakes that are so easy to avoid. Here are a few I noticed just in the last two days.

[Read more…] about Common Speaking Mistakes To Avoid

Robert Kosara / October 20, 2016

A Treemap Chart Pie

After his recent early chart pie attempts, Ben Shneiderman has now achieved the ultimate in chart pie baking: a treemap chart pie.  [Read more…] about A Treemap Chart Pie

Robert Kosara / October 18, 2016

IEEE VIS Pointers and Running

VIS is around the corner, taking place in Baltimore next week. Here are some pointers to a handful of interesting papers, as well as how to catch one of my live performances or attend the blogging and podcasting meetup – plus a reminder to bring your running shoes! [Read more…] about IEEE VIS Pointers and Running

Robert Kosara / October 3, 2016

The Winding Path of Data Analysis

Data analysis is not a straight-forward process: you try out lots of things, you go down a path that seems promising but then turns out to not work out, and suddenly you hit upon the thing you were looking for. [Read more…] about The Winding Path of Data Analysis

Robert Kosara / October 1, 2016

A Decade of EagerEyes

So here we are. 10 years. A decade. 3653 days. 452 postings. Some good stuff. Some bad stuff. Some terrible stuff. A decade is a long time. But its end is also just the beginning of the next one. [Read more…] about A Decade of EagerEyes

Robert Kosara / September 30, 2016

The EagerEyes Origin Story

Have you ever wondered where the weird name comes from, what the site was like before it was a blog, and how it all got started? This posting has all the answers. [Read more…] about The EagerEyes Origin Story

Robert Kosara / September 29, 2016

Why I Do This

Why spend countless hours writing a blog like this? What do I get out of it? What do I hope to accomplish? What is the purpose? [Read more…] about Why I Do This

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