Trains in Tokyo play a seven-second jingle when they depart — thousands of stations, hundreds of songs, but nobody ever catalogued which plays where! Akash Wadhwani mapped all 2,496 stations, turning up actual audio for 200. Read how, in Nightingale: buff.ly/lv9uaao

Long before Florence Nightingale or modern data science, women were likely the first humans to track cycles, patterns, and records. Alexey Pomigalov digs into that lineage in Nightingale, connecting Stone Age tally bones to the database software cracking cave art today! buff.ly/aRALcHX

Vagueness, uncertainty, and money often stand in the way of understanding what using an AI workflow in data visualization really means. Rituparna Das demystifies this in Nightingale, going over specific (and cost-effective) workflows they are using today. buff.ly/eCrByCJ

Today is World Emoji Day! 😁💯 😱 💥 What do emojis really represent? Does what an emoji means to us differ across generational divides? Today in Nightingale, Callie Dean poetically explores this visual shorthand for our expressions and feelings. buff.ly/fXtDkYG #WorldEmojiDay

Join me at the @datavizsociety.bsky.social Outlier Conference for my talk tomorrow (Thursday) 11:25 a.m. EDT/8:25 a.m. PDT Everything I Know about Visuals I Learned from Sound: How does expertise in mixing, recording, and synthesis translate to #dataviz? outlier2026.vfairs.com/en/#about

Heading to Outlier? The conversations don't stop when the talks end. Beyond the Stage is where the real connections happen. Join Sophie Sparkes, Milan Janosov, @yan-holtz.bsky.social, and Brian Salmon throughout the conference for relaxed, no-pressure networking in the data viz community.

📊 This painting is unmistakably a funeral. But death has different meanings based on culture and context. This week in Nightingale Magazine, Nastassia Shaveika explores how AI came to label so much of the world's art with a single feeling.

AI, Orientalism, and “Calm” Art - Nightingale

How GPT-4 labeled over half of the world’s art with a single feeling This painting is unmistakably a funeral. Death, in different cultures and to..

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Thank you to our Outlier 2026 sponsors and partners—University of Miami (@umiamisoc.bsky.social), MPS Data Visualization and Communication (@svanyc.bsky.social), and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs—for helping us bring the conference to life.

Support budding data viz practitioners at Outlier 2026! Help them refine their resume, project, or portfolio. Selected volunteers receive a complimentary conference pass. Sign up by June 12: buff.ly/lOnKfPg

We’re partnering with the United Nations to lead a data viz challenge before the Outlier 2026 Conference. Build practical skills by working with experts in this hands-on session. Regster here: buff.ly/sCgeHlX

Meet the #Outlier2026 speakers presenting on "Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility". Join us June 24 to 26—register today: buff.ly/9c7RcCl Thoughtful Data: A Guide to Empathy and Equity in Data Communication by Jonathan Schwabish and Alice Feng

🌎 What does it take to make massive imagery datasets web-ready? Join geospatial expert and YouTube creator Matt Forrest for Modern GeoTiling Techniques for Web Maps. 🗓 June 18, 12 PM ET 🗺️ Free virtual event — sign up: buff.ly/Oqc3ksw 🔗 Follow Matt: forrest.nyc, buff.ly/MATGiOr, buff.ly/gsG44iT

Meet the #Outlier2026 speakers presenting on "Data Sonification". Join us June 24 to 26—register today: buff.ly/9c7RcCl Everything I Know about Visuals I Learned from Sound by Robert Simmon

Meet the #Outlier2026 speakers presenting on "Data Physicalization". Join us June 24 to 26—register today: buff.ly/9c7RcCl chromnos – what if we perceived life through the colors of everyday? by Andrei Speridião

Meet the #Outlier2026 speakers presenting on "Real World Case Studies". Join us June 24 to 26—register today: buff.ly/9c7RcCl The art of the long scroll: How Reuters shows scale by visualising every data point by Rebecca Pazos and Han Huang

Our next Data Craft Circle is around the corner! Join us next week on June 7 at 3pm GMT to work on your latest analog data experience in our shared space. Register for free on Eventbrite: buff.ly/bGlkTRI

The #Outlier2026 agenda is live! Our virtual conference includes 32 talks designed to help you develop a global perspective in data viz. Explore the full agenda: buff.ly/zMqny5o

Meet the #Outlier2026 speakers presenting on "Artificial Intelligence". Join us June 24 to 26—register today: buff.ly/9c7RcCl DraftGPT: fast ≠ finished in vibe-coding data visualisation by @surbhaai.bsky.social

Meet the #Outlier2026 speakers presenting on "Dashboards and Exploratory Data Viz". Join us June 24 to 26—register today: buff.ly/86jQO4j Dashboards Are Never Done: Designing for Action Through Iteration and User Story by Tyler Portis

Meet the #Outlier2026 speakers presenting on “Data Viz Fundamentals”. Join us June 24 to 26—register today: buff.ly/86jQO4j Good-Enough DataViz: High-Quality, Accessible Visuals under Impossible Turnaround Times and Tight Budgets by Ann K. Emery

We are excited to announce that Arlene Birt will join #Outlier2026 as a keynote speaker. Join the virtual data viz conference June 24 to 26. Register: buff.ly/86jQO4j

Meet the #Outlier2026 speakers presenting on “Design Systems and Collaboration Workflows”. Join us June 24 to 26—register today: buff.ly/86jQO4j

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Kick off your summer project at our next Data Craft Circle gathering on June 7 at 3pm GMT. Register for free on Eventbrite: buff.ly/WgL78Ar

Make a positive impact as a #dataviz mentor in our Mentorship Program. 40% of our mentors return for another cohort. We’re still accepting mentor applications for the June to August cohort: buff.ly/qIWG2hn

Are you looking to grow your communication and coaching skills? 40% of our mentors return for another cohort. Sign up to become a mentor to give back to the #dataviz community and help uncover hidden talents within our members. buff.ly/0e3tb77

What does it actually mean when a country has 60% access to safe drinking water? For most people, percentages don’t translate into lived reality. This gap between understanding data and feeling its impact led Inumimo Idowu to build “The Empty Glass Project.”

How a Simple Glass of Water Makes Global Inequality Impossible to Ignore - Nightingale

A minimal, metaphor-driven approach to visualizing global access to safe drinking water — and why simplicity may be the most powerful storytelling tool in data..

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Mentee applications are now open for the next cohort of the DVS mentorship program! Talented mentors from around the globe and across disciplines, techniques, and tech stacks are ready to guide you in exploring new skills and career goals! Learn more: buff.ly/qIWG2hn

What happens when you layer weather, crime, and demographics? Jonathon Lipke shows you—don’t miss this deep dive into the “Layered City.” 🌆 🗓 May 21, 12 PM ET 🌍 Free virtual event — sign up: buff.ly/kfLhnMC 🔗Follow Jonathon: buff.ly/E2VK48c

Apply as a mentor today for our DVS Mentorship Program and provide valuable 1-on-1 guidance to the #dataviz practitioners of tomorrow. 📋Apply here: buff.ly/STNl2AT Full Mentorship details: buff.ly/KP6Jb36