Alvin Chang
@alv9n
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Follow me here: https://t.co/xw1LwyaU1S Journalist / Assistant professor @TheNewSchool / https://t.co/jJ4Vf9PVsu
Joined April 2009
My latest @puddingviz piece: Who killed the world?. An exploration of how sci-fi has changed in the last 70-some years.
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Explore science fiction worlds from the last few decades – and what these fictional settings tell us about ourselves
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RT @PoppyNoor: I wrote a piece about a very intimate and shattering time in my life. I hope you’ll read it:
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After the tragedy, one question haunted me: how do you miss an unborn child?
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RT @puddingviz: New project! What happens when strangers have to talk for 30 minutes? @alv9n's latest project tracks how their moods change….
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RT @puddingviz: The US workforce can be divided into “sitters” (like programmers and lawyers) and “standers” (like servers and construction….
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RT @puddingviz: Just one week left to enter The Pudding Cup, where we crown our favorite data visual passion projects of 2024. Get your sub….
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The Pudding's annual picks for the best visual and data-driven stories
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In my latest piece with @puddingviz, I look at who sits for work — and who stands. Interactive: Video:
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I love this story. I love this chart. I love when people just go so deep into something they love, and make something meaningful for the rest of us.
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An introduction to a delightful game called crokinole. Fun fact: An earlier draft of this had a very difficult interactive challenge. I spent 30 minutes trying to beat it. Never beat it.
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This isn’t just a flicking game, but a century-old test of skill and strategy.
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Really great work from @Neil_Paine and @mich_mcghee. Only flaw is that I can't buy a Quickey Henderson card.
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Catnip for '90s baseball fans: How data has changed baseball lineups.
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The evolution of baseball’s perfect lineup
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This latest @matthew_daniels piece is so cool.
New project! Explore satellite imagery of every outdoor basketball court in the U.S.A.
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Walz used GIS software. in the 90s! To teach history!! To high schoolers!!!.
NEW: Giving the keynote address at a GIS conference last month, former high school geography teacher Tim Walz talked about some of his favorite maps
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This @mashagessen piece on the Russia prisoner swap is a spectacular piece of journalism.
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The plan that freed the journalist was hatched long before he was arrested.
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This experiment is a really good indicator of where consumer-facing AI bots are now. 1. It did way better than I thought!. 2. If you've used AI tools, you'll be familiar with where it falls short. 3. I'm sure it'll get better are some aspects, but for now it's an OK assistant.
Warning: AI wrote this tweet. and our latest story. We challenged an AI to do our jobs at The Pudding. From idea generation to coding, see how it performed:
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RT @puddingviz: New project! @_tomvaillant examines one of the most debated questions in parenting: whether or not to sleep train your chil….
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The behind-the-scenes for how this piece was done:
My latest @puddingviz piece: Who killed the world?. An exploration of how sci-fi has changed in the last 70-some years.
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Last week I published an interactive data essay on how sci-fi has changed in the last 70 years. I also made a video version, and found myself getting emotional tracking the voiceover. Anyway, I'm pretty proud of this piece:
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RT @puddingviz: Who killed the world? @alv9n analyzed the top 200 sci-fi films from every decade. Here’s what he learned. 📹 Watch the vide….
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RT @matthew_daniels: new video from @alv9n on @puddingviz! "We analyzed the top 200 sci-fi films from every decade. Here’s what we learned.….
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